PARIS (AP) \u2014 There will be a new men\u2019s champion at the French Open after Novak Djokovic followed Jannik Sinner out of Roland Garros in a five-set stunner on Friday.<\/p>\n
Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca beat 24-time major winner Djokovic 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 in the third round to follow Thursday\u2019s huge upset, when No. 1 Sinner \u2014 last year\u2019s runner-up lost to 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cTen minutes after the match I could realize a little bit what I did, what I achieved,\u201d the 19-year-old Fonseca said. \u201cHow difficult it was and how amazing it was for me.\u201d<\/p>\n Djokovic\u2019s latest quest for a record 25th Grand Slam singles title was ended and it was just the second time he lost from two sets up, the other also coming in Paris in 2010.<\/p>\n Along with Daniil Medvedev, Marin Cilic and Stan Wawrinka, all the men\u2019s major winners are out, thus guaranteeing that a new pair of hands will raise the Coupe des Mousquetaires trophy aloft on June 7 on Court Philippe-Chatrier.<\/p>\n \u201cOf course, Jannik and Djokovic out, there\u2019s more chances,\u201d said Fonseca, who next faces two-time runner-up Casper Ruud, who beat Tommy Paul 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 7-5.<\/p>\n Second-seeded Alexander Zverev, the 2024 runner-up, also advanced to the fourth round with a 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 win late Friday over Frenchman Quentin Halys. <\/p>\n The 39-year-old Djokovic faded as the court slowed in the evening cool.<\/p>\n \u201cTough one for me to lose,\u201d Djokovic said. \u201cI was barely standing on my legs toward the end of the match.\u201d<\/p>\n In the final game, Djokovic had a break point for 6-6 but Fonseca served out with three consecutive aces and became the first teenager to beat Djokovic at a Grand Slam tournament.<\/p>\n \u201cI just enjoyed being on court and what a pleasure it was. It\u2019s my first stepping on court against him,\u201d Fonseca said. \u201cWe still think he\u2019s 20. At the end of the match I think he was more fit than me, that\u2019s crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n Fonseca wished his mother in the crowd happy birthday and thanked all the Brazilians who turned up to watch.<\/p>\n Djokovic doubts<\/p>\n This wasn\u2019t as big an upset as Sinner\u2019s loss because Djokovic came to Paris with doubts. <\/p>\n After he lost the Australian Open final to Carlos Alcaraz, a shoulder injury limited his clay-court buildup to one competitive match and Djokovic labored for at least three hours in each of his previous two rounds before facing the full fury of Fonseca\u2019s booming forehand.<\/p>\n \u201cTaking everything in consideration and all the circumstances, I think the level was really good,\u201d said Djokovic, whose last major title was the 2024 U.S. Open.<\/p>\n The heat that stressed Sinner also got to Djokovic, who applied ice packs on both sides of his face during changeovers. Djokovic snapped at a television camera operator for getting too close to his face at one point.<\/p>\n By the fifth set he couldn\u2019t hide his fatigue: He hunched over the advertising boards, his forearms dangling; slumped back in his chair with a towel on his head; grabbed his head with his hands.<\/p>\n He was gracious in defeat.<\/p>\n \u201cI told him (after the match) that he deserved to win and he should be proud of himself,\u201d Djokovic said. \u201cWe\u2019ve all seen today why there is hype around him.\u201d <\/p>\n Djokovic said he was unsure if he would play at the French Open next year, although he said the same after his semifinal defeat to Sinner last year.<\/p>\n Kostyuk keeps going<\/p>\n Still unbeaten on clay this season, Marta Kostyuk reached the fourth round for the second time and set up a big match against four-time champion Iga Swiatek in the women\u2019s draw.<\/p>\n The 15th-ranked Ukrainian extended her winning streak on clay to 15 matches with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Viktorija Golubic on yet another hot day in Paris<\/a>. <\/p>\n She lost to Swiatek in the fourth round in 2021. A rematch is coming up next after Swiatek defeated fellow Polish player Magda Linette 6-4, 6-4.<\/p>\n Swiatek has won in straight sets all three times against Kostyuk and boasts a 43-3 record at Roland Garros.<\/p>\n Seventh-seeded Elina Svitolina was another Ukrainian woman to advance. She beat Tamara Korpatsch 6-2, 6-3.<\/p>\n A dominant win<\/p>\n Also advancing was 36-year-old Sorana Cirstea, who routed Solana Sierra and became the oldest player in the Open Era to claim a 6-0, 6-0 win in a Grand Slam tournament. She next faces China\u2019s Wang Xiyu, who has still not dropped a set.<\/p>\n Eighth-seeded Mirra Andreeva progressed with a 6-4, 6-2 win against Czech opponent Marie Bouzkova and leads the women\u2019s tour with 32 victories this season.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n