PHOTOS: Joao Fonseca wins Roland Garros debut against Hubert Hurkacz on packed Court 7

PARIS, France—Armed with a legion of passionate, yellow-and-green clad fans, Joao Fonseca made an electrifying main draw debut at Roland Garros on Tuesday evening.

The 18-year-old from Brazil has been taking the tennis world by storm since he announced his arrival with an Australian Open stunner against No. 9 seed Andrey Rublev. It was his first Top 10 win, in his first ever Grand Slam main draw match.

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On the terre battue in Paris, Fonseca once again proved that he lives up to the hype. It was a standing-room only affair on a packed Court 7—with a queue that wrapped around part of Court Philippe-Chatrier—to watch Fonseca face No. 30 seed Hubert Hurkacz.

Those who couldn’t get in started getting creative: Rows and rows of fans took to the balconies of Chartier and Court Suzanne-Lenglen, leaning over barriers to try and catch a glimpse of Brazil's new national tennis hero.

Fonseca is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Gustavo “Guga” Kuerten—Brazil’s beloved three-time Roland Garros winner, who lifted the Coupe des Mousquetaires in 1997, 2000 and 2001.

“I knew there is going to be a lot of Brazilians here in Paris," Fonseca said in his post-match press conference. "A lot of Brazilians live here and they come (to the tennis) a lot. I think because of Guga, because of the tradition...

“I knew when I was walking to the court, and I saw even the line was just huge to go to enter the court, and (there were) people on Philippe Chatrier, Suzanne Lenglen watching.”

“I mean, he’s (got) a very powerful game,” Hurkacz told press afterward. “He’s definitely an all-around player and can develop a lot. It’s difficult to play against him.”

The 2023 US Open junior champion—who captured his first ATP Tour-level title in Buenos Aires—made short work of big-serving Hurkacz, breaking his serve twice in the first set and five times overall.

Though the Pole narrowed the gap in the second, he couldn't hold back Fonseca as the 18-year-old charged to his first Roland Garros victory in an hour and 42 minutes, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.

The performance also settled doubts after a relatively quiet clay-court season for Fonseca.

The Brazilian exploded onto the scene with a victory at the 2024 season-ending Next Gen ATP Finals and kept the momentum going with a his upset of Rublev at the Australian Open win. Fonseca continued with victories in Buenos Aires and the Phoenix Challenger, as well as a run to the Miami Open third round—but cooled off on the European clay. He claimed just one match win across Madrid, Estoril (Challenger) and Rome.

"I mean, the expectations are going to come. People are going to talk," Fonseca said. "Compare with other people, other players...

"I'm managing to do very well, but sometimes the pressure is going to come. It's normal. You need to deal with it. Me, I'm young, and I'm, like, getting the experience of everything now."

He will face an even bigger challenge in the second round, against France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert—who will likely have his own vocal contingent of fans rallying behind him as the home favorite.

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