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Fonseca roars home to deny Prizmic in five

Brazilian bounces back from the brink to set Djokovic clash.

Joao Fonseca, R2, Roland-Garros 2026, 20260527
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 - Dan Imhoff

Joao Fonseca has earned a shot at 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic in the third round of Roland-Garros after stifling Croatian Dino Prizmic’s flame over five sets on Wednesday evening.

While a year younger, the 28th-seeded Brazilian struggled to match the in-form Prizmic off the ground through the opening two sets before flicking the switch in a 51-minute third set to pull clear 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2.

Fonseca became just the third teenager this century to win a main draw match at Roland-Garros from two sets down after Roger Federer in 2001 and Thanasi Kokkinakis in 2015.

He will meet Djokovic for the first time following the Serbian's earlier four-set victory over Frenchman Valentin Royer.

More to come …