French Open 2025: Joao Fonseca carries Brazil hopes as he looks to shock Jack Draper

Queues snake outside the courts wherever Joao Fonseca is playing - meaning only the forward planners and most patient are rewarded.

It will be the same when the 18-year-old Brazilian - who had never played a main-draw Grand Slam match until this year - meets Britain's Jack Draper in the French Open third round on Saturday.

Most outside of the tennis bubble have never heard of Fonseca, but the world number 65 is creating a real stir inside it.

"I think everyone can see his potential in the way he plays the game," Draper said.

"The stuff he can come out with is powerful, very dynamic and explosive - that’s what has drawn a lot of people to him. "

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