After his historic comeback victory over Novak Djokovic, João Fonseca returns to the center court of Roland Garros this Sunday (31) to face Norwegian Casper Ruud. The clash will be the last on the main court of the tournament and, therefore, will not start before 3:15 pm (Brasília time).
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It will be the second time that the Brazilian will step onto the Philippe Chatrier court. The first was on Friday (29), when he beat Djokovic by 3 sets to 2, in almost five hours of battle.
The Serbian himself made a point of honoring the Brazilian’s effort and talent. “An epic battle, @joaoffonseca. And a hard-fought victory that you deserve. Good luck for the rest of the tournament and the incredible career that lies ahead,” he wrote on his Instagram profile.
This Sunday’s match will be João Fonseca’s first against Casper Ruud. The Norwegian is currently 16th in the rankings.
The Brazilian arrives excited for the clash after two comeback victories. Before beating Djokovic, he also went from 2-0 against to 3-2 against Croatian Dino Prizmic in the second round. In his debut, he had beaten Frenchman Luka Pavlovic 3-0.
Casper Ruud debuted with a 3-2 victory over Russian Roman Safiullin. Then, he scored 3-0 against Serbian Hamad Medjedovic and 3-2 against American Tommy Paul.
