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Chaos continued to reign at the French Open on Friday, with No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia squandering a two-set lead and exiting with a 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 loss to Brazil\u2019s Joao Fonseca in a third-round match in Paris.<\/p>\n

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Fonseca was staring down a loss when trailing 15-40 on his serve down 4-3 in the fourth set. However, he used two of his 11 break-point saves in 16 opportunities to rally, winning the final three games to force a fifth set.<\/p>\n

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Djokovic then took a 3-1 lead in the final set before he was immediately broken back. Fonseca came away with the decisive break at 5-5 and served out the match with a deuce game to complete the comeback in a match that came seven minutes short of five hours.<\/p>\n

With the victory, Fonseca is through to the fourth round of a major for the first time off his second career top-10 win.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually didn\u2019t (believe I could win),\u201d Fonseca in his on-court interview. I just played, I just enjoyed being on court. What a pleasure it was and what an idol we have. It\u2019s a pleasure just stepping on the court against him. It\u2019s my first time stepping on court against him, so just thanking him and I\u2019m just very happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s just the second time that Djokovic, who has won three of his record 24 Grand Slams at the French Open, has blown a two-set lead, previously doing so at the 2010 French Open against Jurgen Melzer.<\/p>\n

With his exit, three of the top five seeds have been eliminated before the Round of 16. There will also now be a guaranteed first-time Grand Slam champion at Roland Garros, with each of the three competitors who have won a major (Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Stan Wawrinka) eliminated.<\/p>\n

Djokovic was not the only top-10 seed knocked out on Friday. No. 8 Alex de Minaur of Australia saw his fast start quickly fade in a 0-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 loss to 26th-seeded Czech Jakub Mensik.<\/p>\n

After Mensik had no winners and 11 unforced errors in the first set, he converted 7 of 14 break-point chances over the final three sets. De Minaur, on the other hand, had 15 winners to 36 unforced errors after his dominant first set.<\/p>\n

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Additionally, No. 13 seed Russian Karen Khachanov took a marathon 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-2 loss to Dutch lucky loser Jesper de Jong, who had 61 winners and 41 unforced errors to secure his first-ever win over a top-15 opponent.<\/p>\n

Another Russian, 11th-seeded Andrey Rublev, did not have the same trouble on Friday, sweeping Portugal\u2019s Nuno Borges 7-5, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) to coast into the fourth round.<\/p>\n

Fonseca wasn\u2019t the only 19-year-old to reach the fourth round during the day\u2019s action. Spanish teen Rafael Jodar, the No. 27 seed, outlasted American Alex Michelsen 7-6 (2), 6-7 (5), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to reach his first fourth round at a major.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m super happy to be in the fourth round here at Roland Garros, it\u2019s a dream come true,\u201d Jodar said after his four-plus hour victory. \u201cI had to fight a lot today. It was a really tough match. Alex played great the whole match, so I want to congratulate him and wish him the best for the rest of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pablo Carrena Busta of Spain also reached the Round of 16 with a 7-6 (0), 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 triumph over Argentina\u2019s Thiago Agustin Tirante.<\/p>\n

Two matches are ongoing: No. 15 Casper Ruud of Norway is playing No. 24 Tommy Paul for the right to face Fonseca for a spot in the quarterfinals. Ruud lost in the French Open title match in both 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n

Also, No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany is meeting Quentin Halys of France. Zverev lost in the 2024 final at Roland Garros.\n<\/p>\n

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