Galvão Bueno celebrates João Fonseca's victory and compares him to Guga
Galvão Bueno reacted to João Fonseca's victory over Casper Ruud by 3 sets to 1 this Sunday (31) in the round of 16 of the Roland Garros men's draw.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the narrator praised the 19-year-old tennis player's performance in the match and compared João's performance with that of Guga, who was present in the Philippe Chatrier stands to watch the young Brazilian prodigy.
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"João Fonseca is in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros! 22 years after Brazil's last time in the men's draw, with Guga! Who was on the court cheering him on! There are things that only the gods of sport can explain. And today João was incredible with the parallel backhands. Like Gustavo Kuerten did like no one else in his career", began Galvão Bueno.
"In another gala performance. He played solidly, aggressively, growing in the decisive points. Today he beat a specialist on clay, twice runner-up in France and former number 2 in the world, the Norwegian Casper Ruud. Now, let the Czech Jakub Mensik come, a tennis player of just 20 years old, who is 27th in the rankings. Game between two young stars. Come on, João!! Up!!", concluded the narrator.
What an epic game!! What a fantastic victory!! João Fonseca from Brazil!! pic.twitter.com/TFLE2MmvDZ
- Galvão Bueno (@galvaobueno) May 29, 2026
João Fonseca surpasses Guga
With the victory over Ruud, João Fonseca surpassed a mark that belonged to Guga himself.
At 19 years, 9 months and 10 days, he became the youngest Brazilian to reach the Roland Garros quarterfinals in the Open Era.
In 1997, Gustavo Kuerten reached this stage at the age of 20. The campaign ended with the victory of the first of his three titles on Parisian clay.
In addition to breaking the record, João also ended a long absence in Brazilian men's tennis.
The last time a representative of the country had reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam singles was precisely with Guga, at Roland Garros, in 2004.
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Source: CNN