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June 6, 2026 · 2 min read · By Rishabh Bhardwaj
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Novak Djokovic's bid for a record 25th Grand Slam singles title has been stopped at the French Open third round, beaten in five sets by 18-year-old Brazilian Joao Fonseca in one of the tournament's most dramatic matches in recent memory.
Fonseca, a teenager still early in his professional career, came from behind to complete the upset, winning a five-set contest that tested both players across a gruelling stretch of play. For Djokovic, it means a major title that would have broken his own Grand Slam record remains out of reach for at least another tournament.
Djokovic currently holds 24 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in men's tennis history. Each Slam he enters now carries the weight of that record chase. A third-round exit at Roland Garros is a significant setback, removing him from contention at one of the four most important tournaments on the calendar before the second week had even begun.
Fonseca's win is the kind of result that marks a generational shift in men's tennis. Beating a player of Djokovic's calibre in a five-set match, at a Grand Slam, while still a teenager, puts Fonseca firmly on the map as a name to follow. The five-set format at the French Open rewards endurance and mental resilience as much as shot-making, and Fonseca showed both by fighting back from a losing position.
For Djokovic, attention shifts to Wimbledon and the US Open later this year as the remaining Grand Slam opportunities in 2025. The French Open loss means the record will not be set on clay this season.
For Fonseca, the path continues into the second week at Roland Garros, where he will face higher-ranked opponents with far more experience at this stage of a major. How he handles that test will say a great deal about whether this win was a breakthrough moment or simply a remarkable upset.
The broader field at the French Open now reshapes around Djokovic's absence. Players who might have faced him in the later rounds will recalibrate accordingly, and Fonseca becomes a live threat that remaining competitors will have to account for.
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