João Fonseca made beautiful in his debut in Roland Garros and, this Tuesday (27), beat the Polish Hubert Hurkacz by 3 sets to 0, with partials from 6/2, 6/4 and 6/2.
The carioca, number 65 of the world ranking, showed personality in 1h40 game, and did not learn of the current 28th ATP, winning nine aces and five breakpoints.
This is Fonseca’s second victory in a Grand Slam. In January, he, then number 9 of the world, in the debut.
In the second round, the Brazilian faces the Frenchman Pierre-Huugues Herbert, number 147th in the world. It took more than three hours to overcome compatriot Benjamin Bonzi by 3 sets to 2, with 7/5, 3/6, 4/6, 7/5 and 6/2 partials.
This is the clay as a professional athlete. He was in the youth version of the tournament in 2023 when he fell in the quarterfinals.
