00:00João Fonseca's journey at Roland Garros 2026 has come to an end.
00:05The Brazilian ended up being defeated in the quarterfinals by Jacob Mencic.
00:08by 3-7 to 0, with sets of 6-4, 6-3 and 7-6.
00:14A defeat that, of course, is painful.
00:16We Brazilians would have loved to see João Fonseca reach the semi-finals.
00:20Reaching the final, becoming champions in a place that has brought us so much happiness, right?
00:25With Guga back in the past, winning campaigns.
00:27For example, Bia Haddad, three years ago, also reached a Grand Slam semi-final.
00:32It was supposed to be at Roland Garros, but it didn't work out.
00:36And it's natural, we also can't make a fuss over João Fonseca's defeat.
00:41It's true that we would have liked to have seen much more,
00:43Of course, we'd love to be together again in 2 or 3 days, cheering for João.
00:48But it's only natural that he lost that game, and I'll explain why.
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01:01Well, João Fonseca ended up being brought down in this...
01:04Well, João Fonseca ended up being knocked out in those quarter-final matches at Roland Garros.
01:09But I think we have many more positive lessons to take away from this journey.
01:13more than necessarily negative things to take away from today's match.
01:17João, if we look at past games,
01:20He had some difficulty in some of the big matches.
01:22But man, he knocked out none other than Novak Djokovic, folks.
01:26The greatest tennis player of all time...
01:28The greatest tennis player in history, at least in my opinion,
01:33It was left behind for a 19-year-old Brazilian tennis player.
01:37And not only that, he also eliminated Kasper Rudd soon after.
01:41who is a very good player, very skilled as well,
01:44Experienced, already has considerable experience in international tennis.
01:48So, man, João Fonseca made history in that Roland Garros campaign.
01:51Of course, we would also like to be watching and cheering for the semi-final.
01:55And, obviously, we're celebrating this great match here.
01:58that he could have done in the quarter-final game.
02:01And yet, we still have a lot of cool things to take away from this game.
02:05It's true that it was a next-generation tennis match,
02:09Next Gen, as we like to say,
02:11But João, man, he naturally had difficulty in the match.
02:15It was a close game at certain points.
02:17But João still makes a lot of wrong decisions.
02:20And that's natural for a 19-year-old tennis player.
02:22If you really think about it, folks, Mensic isn't just anyone.
02:25João Fonseca, a lot of people even like to joke around, right?
02:27Wow, João Fonseca eliminated Djokovic only to lose to Mensic.
02:29If we were to go back a year and two, three months on the calendar,
02:33Mensic was knocking out Djokovic in the Miami Open final.
02:37This isn't for everyone.
02:38Remember when Djokovic was desperate to win another major title?
02:42So, in your career, in your trajectory?
02:44So Mensic ended the party in the United States?
02:47Yes, it was him.
02:47So, it's complicated.
02:49Mensic is still a young player, he's only 20 years old.
02:52One year older than João.
02:54But, man, he's a player who, in this one year, ends up making a huge difference.
02:58What João Fonseca did this year, Mensic did a year ago.
03:01So, that one-year difference makes a lot, a lot, a lot of difference.
03:05This is a different issue, both for Mensic and for João Fonseca.
03:09So, it was a match that seemed to be very evenly matched.
03:12João managed to match the tennis of some moments in the game, of course.
03:15But in others, Mensic managed to make the most of the calmness he had acquired.
03:19In that recent time, during that time competing in the big tennis tournaments,
03:26From tennis on the internet, to tennis on grass, to tennis on a hard court.
03:29I think that makes a big difference for Mensic too.
03:31He's a player who has a lot of variety, he knows how to adapt best to different playing surfaces.
03:36So, man, it was a game we would have liked to see João win, obviously, but it happens.
03:40I think we'll take many positive lessons from this defeat as well.
03:45But, man, we're going to mark this tournament as a great achievement, a great story.
03:49a great fairy tale also created by João Fonseca.
03:52How long has it been since a male tennis player reached the quarterfinals?
03:57from Roland Garros to Simps.
03:58If we were to go back in time, if I'm not mistaken, only Guga would remain.
04:00Back in 2004, when they lost to Naubandian, they had reached that stage.
04:03After that, no Brazilian managed to win at Simps.
04:06Only Bia, but of course in the women's category, in 2023, even reached the semi-finals.
04:10It ended up falling to the Deviant.
04:12Of course it's there, my friend, at Esviante, where in 2023 nobody could stop her, right?
04:16But, like, I think it's really cool to see João Fonseca growing up.
04:20And we can't stop here, man.
04:22I think João needs our support, he needs the support of the Brazilian fans.
04:26so that he can continue growing, evolving his tennis and, naturally, winning more titles.
04:30Who knows, maybe very soon, at a future Grand Slam.
04:33Who knows, maybe next year he'll return to Roland Garros.
04:36He won a title, and there's still a lot that can evolve in João Fonseca's career.
04:40Obviously, there's sadness, there's pain at having been eliminated.
04:43Even considering how it went, a difficult 3-0 loss, it's not easy to play against Mencic.
04:49Djokovic himself proved this last year, and other tennis players have proven it as well.
04:53Mencic is ahead of João Fonseca in the ranking.
04:56In that tournament, he was the 26th seed, and João was the 28th seed.
05:00João is in the top 30 in the world, currently ranked 30th in the ATP rankings.
05:03So, Mencic, despite being very close to João, I think he has more decisiveness at this moment.
05:10of the career.
05:11Something that João will acquire over time.
05:13But, man, everyone praises João way too much.
05:16Djokovic himself said, "João is a tennis player meant for the big stages."
05:20He is a tennis player for the big games.
05:22I think we'll see this more and more with João.
05:25Rolando Arroz, we can't treat it as something that's going to be iconic, in that way, because it's not going to happen.
05:31again.
05:31Guys, we'll have to get used to it.
05:33João Fonseca, he's going back to the big stages of tennis.
05:37He will once again play great matches against great tennis players.
05:41This is the future we envision for João Fonseca.
05:43Because we, at only 19 years old, are already attracting the attention of all the guys over there.
05:47In the Top 10.
05:48And speaking of Top 10, isn't that great?
05:50Top 10 is right up there for João Fonseca, folks.
05:52He's constantly improving, evolving his tennis game.
05:55And he will arrive.
05:56He's going to make it into the Top 10.
05:57Some people even say he'll make it to the end of the year.
06:01Possibly.
06:01I wouldn't say no, but I also wouldn't say yes.
06:03But, man, it's possible we'll see that happen.
06:06Brazilian tennis is in good hands.
06:07If we waited so long for a new Guga, we tried to project that.
06:11Thiago Monteiro, Tomás Beluti.
06:13And naturally, he doesn't reach Guga's level.
06:16It has its own history, it has its own trajectory.
06:17Thiago Monteiro, for example, was highly praised here at the Rio Open this year.
06:21We also did a really great coverage of it.
06:23Tomás Beluti also made history in Brazilian tennis.
06:26But man, the new Guga is here.
06:28It's João Fonseca.
06:29And we need to support, we need to value these great games.
06:32These are the great achievements he has accomplished for Brazilian tennis.
06:36His time will come, the time will come when he will win, win, win.
06:40And it will reach a great wool final.
06:42It's on the right track.
06:43This is the path for João Fonseca to achieve, of course, the great feats he has been striving to accomplish.
06:49You're on the right track and you'll get there.
06:51I have no doubt about that.
06:52If it's still in the top 10 this year, we hope so, of course, but I don't know if it will happen.
06:57But, man, that's João.
06:58This is the João we'll have to get used to seeing in the coming years.
07:01He's the one who will dominate, along with Alcaraz, along with the Sinner.
07:05Along with Djokovic, who is already retiring.
07:07Who knows, maybe João Fonseca will fill the third spot in that top 3 of current tennis players, man.
07:13He has the quality, he has the ability, he has the tennis skills.
07:17I think he won't lack anything.
07:18I think the psychological aspect is the only thing he needs to improve at this point in the game.
07:22Sometimes he gets too lost and misses a point, he starts to blame himself, he starts to blame himself.
07:27It takes you a little bit out of the game, it takes you a little bit out of the atmosphere of the match.
07:30It's part of the process; he's a 19-year-old tennis player who will evolve, improve, and reach the top.
07:36world.
07:36I want to know your opinion about João Fonseca in the comments.
07:41Are you happy with his performance at Roland Garros?
07:43Do you think he can repeat that feat at the next Grande Lams tournament in 2026?
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