{"id":1975762,"date":"2026-06-06T14:08:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T11:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1975762"},"modified":"2026-06-06T14:08:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T11:08:56","slug":"andre-agassi-spots-something-new-in-joao-fonseca-after-french-open-breakthrough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1975762","title":{"rendered":"Andre Agassi spots something new in Joao Fonseca after French Open breakthrough"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Andre Agassi spots something new in Joao Fonseca after French Open breakthrough<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/oliver-paton\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br 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!text-content\">\n                                Joao Fonseca reacts during his match                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Andre Agassi believes that Joao Fonseca has \u2018grown up\u2019 after his French Open breakthrough, adding that he never looked \u2018outmatched\u2019 against Novak Djokovic during their third-round duel.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian recently reached his maiden Grand Slam quarter-final at this year\u2019s edition of the Parisian event, further underlining his status as one of the most exciting young talents in the sport.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/joao-fonseca\">Fonseca\u2019s<\/a> run involved a dramatic five-set victory over Croat Dino Prizmic before he backed it up by coming back from a two-set deficit against Djokovic in the third round.<\/p>\n<p>That win was the Serb\u2019s earliest French Open loss since 2009 and his first defeat after holding such a lead at Roland Garros since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Fonseca then faced two-time finalist Casper Ruud, prevailing 7-5, 7-6 (8), 5-7, 6-2 to reach the last eight.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Czech star Jakub Mensik proved a step too far for the Brazilian as he bowed out of the event following a magical campaign in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Agassi, who famously lifted the title in 1999, heaped praise on the teenager\u2019s run and was particularly impressed by his ability to recover from difficult positions in consecutive matches.<\/p>\n<h2>Latest Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/former-grand-slam-finalist-makes-intriguing-french-open-final-prediction\">Former Grand Slam finalist makes intriguing French Open final prediction<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/french-open\/john-mcenroe-stunned-by-flavio-cobolli-decision-ahead-of-french-open-final-against\">John McEnroe stunned by Flavio Cobolli decision ahead of French Open final<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want 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Add us as<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, watching him play Novak [Djokovic], I think he\u2019s grown up,\u201d analysed the eight-time Grand Slam champion during a segment on TNT Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, he\u2019s 19 years old, you know, but he\u2019s grown into a young man already.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think a big match for Joao was that Prizmic match. Second round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wasn\u2019t playing well, and it\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve ever seen Joao from not playing well to, like, figuring out a way on how to just settle in, maybe win ugly, right? And he got through that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNormally, he goes out there and either plays well and dominates, or he doesn\u2019t kind of find his game, he\u2019s overcooking balls, but he got through that from two sets down, and I felt like he kind of started the problem solve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then to watch him out there against Novak, he\u2019s never outmatched by any stage, which you\u2019ve got to love.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I think [Rafael] Jodar\u2019s been a big, you know, kick in the butt for him. Whether it\u2019s appearing, taking some of the pressure off, whether it\u2019s inspiring him to believe he can do maybe something more, or, you know, whether it\u2019s just straight fear that, oh, no, I might be losing my way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever it\u2019s done, I think those two guys will count on each other and need each other moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Agassi mentions, Jodar \u2013 who is one month younger than Fonseca \u2013 also reached the quarter-finals before falling to world No 3 Alexander Zverev 7-6(3), 6-1, 6-3.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard\u2019s deep run highlighted the emergence of another highly-rated teenager on the ATP Tour, with both players expected to challenge the likes of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n<p>Fonseca gained 300 ranking points for his quarter-final run in Paris and currently sits at world No 25 in the Live ATP Rankings, just one place shy of his career-high ranking.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian is next scheduled to compete at the ATP 500 grass-court event in Halle from June 15-21 as he looks to carry his momentum into the grass-court season.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andre Agassi spots something new in Joao Fonseca after French Open breakthrough Oliver Paton 06 Jun 2026 3:08 PM Joao Fonseca reacts during his match Andre Agassi believes that Joao Fonseca has \u2018grown up\u2019 after his French Open breakthrough, adding that he never looked \u2018outmatched\u2019 against Novak Djokovic during their third-round duel. 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