Ricardo Bastos
Ricardo Bastos
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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.

Lúcia Sampaio
Lúcia Sampaio
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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.

Lúcia Sampaio
Lúcia Sampaio
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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.

Lúcia Sampaio
Lúcia Sampaio
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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.

Ricardo Bastos
Ricardo Bastos
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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.

Ricardo Bastos
Ricardo Bastos
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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.

Vitor Amaral
Vitor Amaral
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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.

Vitor Amaral
Vitor Amaral
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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.