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Joao Fonseca made his mother\u2019s birthday unforgettable by pulling off a stunning upset against Novak Djokovic at the 2026 French Open. In a thrilling five-set match, Fonseca came back from two sets down to win 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5, marking his first-ever advance to the fourth round of a Grand Slam.<\/p>\n
French Open Day 6 Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n After the match, a delighted Fonseca expressed his joy and dedicated the victory to his mother, who was cheering him on from the stands. \u201cFirst, I need to make my mom\u2019s day. Happy birthday, Mom, thank you very much,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The Brazilian crowd was electrifying, and their support fueled Fonseca\u2019s determination. He took a moment to thank his fans and encouraged them to continue their support throughout his journey at Roland Garros. \u201cThank you to all the Brazilian crowd. Thank you, Brazil! We keep moving forward, we believed, and now we\u2019re in the fourth round. Let\u2019s go all in from here. Thank you!\u201d he exclaimed.<\/p>\n Fonseca’s Respect for Djokovic<\/strong><\/p>\n Fonseca showcased impressive skills during the match, firing 11 aces. He admitted it was a challenge to play against Djokovic\u2019s remarkable consistency. \u201cI wasn\u2019t thinking about the conditions changing,\u201d he said. \u201cI was just trying to hit the ball as fast as I could. Djokovic just doesn\u2019t miss. At times, he seemed more fit than I was, which is crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n He noted that as the day turned to evening, the conditions became easier for him. \u201cIt was slightly slower, which helped me add some power. In the beginning, the heat was tough, but I eventually found my rhythm,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Looking ahead, Fonseca is set to face either Casper Ruud or Tommy Paul in the next round. <\/p>\n Joao Fonseca made his mother\u2019s birthday unforgettable by pulling off a stunning upset against Novak Djokovic at the 2026 French Open. In a thrilling five-set match, Fonseca came back from two sets down to win 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5, marking his first-ever advance to the fourth round of a Grand Slam. French Open Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[43480,1678,43481,42885,43479,43446,5385,14286,43482],"class_list":["post-33172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-brazilian-tennis","tag-casper-ruud","tag-five-set-comeback","tag-french-open-2026","tag-grand-slam-fourth-round","tag-joao-fonseca","tag-novak-djokovic","tag-roland-garros","tag-tommy-paul"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n