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6-3, 6-3, 6-3: Fonseca didn't mix it up, and Safiullin didn't have to break a sweat
The clean scoreline against a qualifier tells a clear story: the Brazilian played on autopilot and paid for it.
Keys is the favorite? I don't buy it, not for a second.
Anisimova dispatched Kenin with 20 aces and a nail-biter of a tiebreak. Now comes Keys — and I know exactly which side I'm on.
Brazilian fans need to learn tennis's own clock
Between a prospect and a career lie a calendar, travel, losses, technical adjustments, and weeks where the best result is simply surviving well.
When Guga won Roland Garros, I was in the kitchen listening on the radio
In 1997, a boy from Santa Catarina turned tennis upside down. Today, watching Fonseca and Guto Miguel, that same feeling is back.
Brazil's best-ever showing at a single Grand Slam — and it's only the beginning
Guto Miguel champion, Fonseca in the quarterfinals, Stefani in the semis. Roland Garros 2026 was Brazilian tennis's biggest collective result ever in Paris.
Brazilian tennis doesn't need to pretend it's bigger than it is
Good coverage starts when a site admits the real size of the project, shows its sources, and delivers context instead of promising nonstop spectacle.
Grass will reveal Fonseca's real ceiling in 2026
On hard courts and clay, the Brazilian has shone. But grass — where points are shorter and the serve more decisive — will show whether he's ready for the next level.
A ranking without context is just a pretty table
An athlete's position matters, but what explains the week is in the detail: points defended, surface, draw, schedule, and consistency.