Joao Fonseca and Rafael Jodar, both 19, have seized the moment at the 2026 French Open as the draw tears wide open. Jodar beat Pablo Carreño Busta from two sets down—4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2—to book a quarterfinal against Alexander Zverev, who matches a feat shared by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic with his latest run. Fonseca, seeded No. 2, also advanced to the quarters, having sent a warm message to Djokovic on social media after a tight battle. The biggest shock came when Marta Kostyuk upset four-time champion Iga Swiatek, eliminating the last former French Open champion and guaranteeing a new titlist in both singles draws. Swiatek issued a worrying admission, confessing she "lost control of the match, and there was no way for me to come back because I felt worse and worse." With no defending champions left, the field is genuinely wide open. World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka faces Naomi Osaka in a rare women's night match, also a quarter-final appointment. Jakub Mensik, just 20, rounds out the breakthrough quartet. The quarterfinals unfold this week, with Zverev the title favourite."
Tennis recap
May 31 – Jun 1
Teenagers Storm Roland Garros Quarterfinals; Swiatek Falls
By the Mob Tennis teamArchive
Past weekly recaps
- Nov 2Alcaraz wins Vienna, Shelton hires Ferrero in shock coaching move
- Oct 26Rybakina defends Ningbo crown; Musetti ends title drought at Lyon
- Oct 19Chwalinska claims first title as Kartal reaches new peak in Wuhan
- Oct 12Zheng wins China Open, then withdraws; Shelton and Cobolli fall in Shanghai
- Oct 5Rybakina, Sabalenka stumble in Beijing as upsets shake the fall circuit
- Sep 28Zverev clinches Laver Cup for Europe; Czechia wins BJK Cup
- Sep 21Davis Cup qualifiers advance Germany, Britain, Australia into Finals
- Sep 15Zverev claims second major at US Open; Rybakina tops rankings