Red-and-black ace João Fonseca stuns Djokovic in historic comeback | OneFootball

Flamengo congratulated young João Fonseca, who beat the experienced Novak Djokovic

This Friday’s (29) generational clash in tennis ended in victory for Rio native João Fonseca. As a result, Novak Djokovic was beaten by the 19-year-old in an epic comeback, by 3 sets to 2, during the third round of Roland Garros.

How did Flamengo congratulate João?

“A historic comeback at Roland Garros to punch his ticket to the next round of the tournament! The club is here cheering him on! LEEEEET’S GOOOOOO!”, published the Most Beloved.

The Serbian even led 5-1 on the scoreboard to close out the first set, but the Brazilian came back to life in the match. That way, the openly rubro-negro tennis player earned the congratulations from Flamengo, posted on the club’s profiles shortly after the result that eliminated his opponent.

How did João Fonseca defeat the tennis legend?

The Brazilian matched the experienced Novak Djokovic, who took the lead by winning the first two sets by an identical 6-4 score. Showing great resilience as his opponent wore down physically, the Rio native raised his level and dominated the third set 6-3.

Then, the Flamengo fan kept up the aggressive pace in the fourth set, getting crucial breaks and closing it out 7-5, which leveled the match. When it came time to decide it, Fonseca had Djokovic on the ropes, “finished off” his rival with decisive aces, and sealed it 7-5 to win the thriller.

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When does João return to the court?

The rubro-negro tennis player could hardly believe he had qualified for the Roland Garros round of 16, but he will have little time for it to sink in. That’s because Fonseca will face the winner of the match between Norway’s Casper Ruud and American Tommy Paul.

The pair still play later this Friday (29). So, the Rio native’s round-of-16 match will take place on Sunday (31). The broadcast rights belong to ESPN, a cable channel, but Coluna do Fla will bring the result.

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