Draper outclasses rising star Fonseca at French Open

French Open 2025

Location: Roland Garros, May 25 – June

With a ruthlessly effective victory over Brazilian rising star Joao Fonseca in the third round of the French Open, Britain’s Jack Draper highlighted his status as one of the world’s top players.

In a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 victory for Draper, the fifth seed, was a cut above his 18-year-old foe.

Fonseca’s explosive style and fiery forehand have caused a stir, despite only making it to the top 100 earlier this year.

Draper quickly dissipated what could have been a challenging encounter, demonstrating his superior skill and skill right away.

Joao has caught the fans’ and the players’ attention. “Today, my experience came through,” Draper said.

The 23-year-old Englishman will face Henrique Rocha from Portugal or Alexander Bublik from Kazakhstan in the fourth round. He had never won a match at Roland Garros before this week.

Draper has since grown to be a force for top positions, with the goal of challenging himself for the biggest titles.

Draper has since become a French Open contender thanks to having tools that work on all surfaces.

His early performances in Paris have bolstered his progress and his Madrid Open final appearance was a promising first step in the direction of improvement.

Mattia Bellucci, an Italian champion, and Gael Monfils, a veteran of France, required patience in victories. Similar to Fonseca, Draper quickly took control by biding his time in the rallies and picking attacking shots just in the right moment.

Fonseca struggled to control Draper’s forehand in increasingly fast-paced conditions because the Briton quickly went a double break.

Fonseca had a chance to get back on his feet after 30-30 in the eighth game when Draper rediscovered his first serve and won the opening set in 29 minutes.

In a tighter second set, the popularity of Fonseca increased, but Draper quickly stifled hope with strong service games.

After saving two break points in the tenth game, he broke for a 4-3 lead that extended to two sets.

This was yet another example of how he still needs time to develop, despite the fact that the popularity of Fonseca has remained steady.

Fonseca traveled from Melbourne to Paris this year in a carnival-like atmosphere led by thousands of Brazilians.

Fans patiently line up to watch his majors matches on smaller courts, with some setting up camp at Roland Garros before his first two matches.

After home favorite Arthur Fils withdrew from the tournament with an injury, the Briton’s favor was changed to the ticket-only Court Suzanne Lenglen late on Friday evening, which was where he and Draper squared off.

Although there was plenty of Brazilian support, which Draper could identify from the splashes of yellow and green national flags and Selecao football shirts.