Fonseca: "The victory against Djokovic at Roland Garros has given me a lot of confidence in myself"

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Joao Fonseca experienced one of the most special moments of his young career in the third round of Roland Garros 2026, where he came back to Novak Djokovic after losing the first two sets to achieve the most epic victory of his life. Weeks later, the Brazilian tennis player revealed everything he learned from that match.

"The victory against Djokovic has given me a lot of learning, both mentally and physically. It has given me confidence in myself, I have known my limits, I have known where I can go. Knowing that there, at 5-7, playing against a guy like that, under that pressure, in that place, in that tournament, under that pressure, I have been able to really get to know myself well. Knowing my physical limits, I felt very good after the match. I was fine, whole," he said in an interview with GE TV.

Fonseca aims to make history in tennis

That match is one of those that mark a before and after in the career of a diamond in the rough like Fonseca, who finished by stating that "mentally, being 2 sets down, I wasn't believing, but I was there playing. If I got a small opening, I was going to believe a little more, a little more. And there I started changing the way I was playing a bit. So, I think this experience has given me a lot, a lot, a lot of learning, for this evolution to where I want to get. It gives me more confidence to keep evolving."

Such comebacks are only destined for a few chosen ones, and Fonseca is one of them. At just 19 years old, the Brazilian tennis player is handling the pressure of being one of the names that must face Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in the future very well, so he just has to continue progressing at the pace he is doing to eventually see the inevitable happen.

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