(May 27, 2025) Joao Fonseca, the 18-year-old Brazilian knocked out 30th seeded Hubert Hurkacz on Tuesday to a vociferous crowd cheering from fans from his country 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the second round of Roland Garros.
“I’m young, and I’m getting the experience of everything now,” Fonseca said. “So I’m learning a lot from this circuit and this environment.”
“I mean, he’s (got) a very powerful game,” said Hurkacz, “He’s definitely an all-around player and can develop a lot. It’s difficult to play against him.”
No. 6 Novak Djokovic, who is in search of a record 25 major, made a return to Center Court for the first time since winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games last year.
Djokovic scored a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 victory over 98th-ranked ranked Mackie McDonald of the United States at Court Philippe-Chatrier in the first round.
“I still remember last year’s Olympic Games. It was the last time I was here,” Djokovic said afterward. “The emotion is very strong.”
“I don’t have the medal with me. But I have a picture of the medal in my bag,” he said. “The medal is with my father. My dad likes trophies more than I do, so I gave him mine.”
No. 2 Coco Gauff may have forgotten to bring her racquets on court but she did not forget her game, as the former US Open champion beat Australia’s Olivia Gadecki 6-2, 6-2 in her first-round contest.
“Honestly, as long as I’ve been on tour, my coach has always put the rackets in the bag before the match because he’s very superstitious,” she said. “I’m blaming it on my coach. It’s OK.”
France’s Gael Monfils rallied from two sets down and beat Hugo Dellien of Bolivia 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) 6-1, in a match that lasted more than three hours. Monfils injured himself on the fifth point of the match.
Unseeded American Alycia Parks, ranked 52nd in the world, beat No. 14 seed Karolina Muchova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. Muchova was the runner-up to Iga Swiatek at Roland-Garros in 2023. Other winners included the No. 3 seeds, Jessica Pegula and Alexander Zverev, and No. 6 Mirra Andreeva, but 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev, who was seeded 11th, lost to Cam Norrie 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 1-6, 7-5. No. 16 Grigor Dimitrov retired from his match against Ethan Quinn two sets to one. This is the fourth straight major tournament at which Dimitrov retired.
