João Fonseca has a defined opponent for his debut at Roland Garros; look

João Fonseca already knows who he will face in the debut of Roland Garros, the French Grand Slam. Number 30 in the world, the Brazilian will face Frenchman Luka Pavlovic, number 240 in the rankings. The duel will take place next Sunday (24), at a time to be confirmed.

If João advances to the second round, the most likely opponent is Croatian Dino Prizmic (71st), who will also have an opponent coming from the qualifiers in the first round. He will face off against American Michael Zheng (146th).

This will be the second time that João Fonseca participates in Roland Garros. In 2025, the Brazilian lost in the third round to the British Jack Draper by 3 sets to 0.

Sequence of the Brazilian
If he confirms his favoritism in the first two matches, the Brazilian will face one of the biggest names in the history of tennis: Novak Djokovic. Owner of 24 Grand Slam titles, the Serbian appears as a potential rival for João in the third round of the competition.

Djokovic debuts at Roland Garros against Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.

In addition to the Serbian, João Fonseca's group also has big names on the world circuit. In the round of 16, the possible opponents would be Casper Ruud or Tommy Paul. In a possible quarterfinal, Alex de Minaur and Andrey Rublev appear as the main candidates.

In the semi-final, the Brazilian could cross paths with Alexander Zverev or Taylor Fritz. On the other side of the bracket, world ranking leader Jannik Sinner emerges as the main favorite for the title.

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Source: CNN