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Joao Fonseca Vs Jakub Mensik, French Open 2026: Czech Republic Star Books Semi-Final Spot

In men’s play, 20-year-old Jakub Mensik ended the run of Brazil’s Joao Fonseca with a 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory. The 19-year-old Fonseca beat 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic in five sets in the third round and then eliminated two-time runner-up Casper Ruud in the fourth round. Mensik collapsed to the clay with cramps upon edging Mariano Navone in a fifth-set tiebreaker in the second round and also needed five sets to advance in the fourth round against Andrey Rublev. For a place in Sunday’s final, Mensik will face second-seeded Alexander Zverev, the 2024 runner-up, who beat rising Spanish player Rafael Jodar 7-6 (3), 6-1, 6-3.

Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik reacts after winning the quarterfinal tennis match against Brazil's Joao Fonseca at the French Open in Paris. | Photo: AP/Emma Da Silva
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Brazil's Joao Fonseca walks off the court the quarterfinal tennis match against Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik at the French Open in Paris.
Brazil's Joao Fonseca walks off the court the quarterfinal tennis match against Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik at the French Open in Paris. | Photo: AP/Emma Da Silva
Brazil's Joao Fonseca returns to Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik during the quarterfinal tennis match at the French Open in Paris.
Brazil's Joao Fonseca returns to Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik during the quarterfinal tennis match at the French Open in Paris. | Photo: AP/Emma Da Silva
Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik returns to Brazil's Joao Fonseca during the quarterfinal tennis match at the French Open in Paris.
Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik returns to Brazil's Joao Fonseca during the quarterfinal tennis match at the French Open in Paris. | Photo: AP/Emma Da Silva
Brazil's Joao Fonseca returns to Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik during the quarterfinal tennis match at the French Open in Paris.
Brazil's Joao Fonseca returns to Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik during the quarterfinal tennis match at the French Open in Paris. | Photo: AP/Emma Da Silva
Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik returns to Brazil's Joao Fonseca during the quarterfinal tennis match at the French Open in Paris.
Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik returns to Brazil's Joao Fonseca during the quarterfinal tennis match at the French Open in Paris. | Photo: AP/Emma Da Silva
Brazil's Joao Fonseca returns to Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik during the quarterfinal tennis match at the French Open in Paris.
Brazil's Joao Fonseca returns to Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik during the quarterfinal tennis match at the French Open in Paris. | Photo: AP/Emma Da Silva
Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik returns to Brazil's Joao Fonseca during the quarterfinal tennis match at the French Open in Paris.
Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik returns to Brazil's Joao Fonseca during the quarterfinal tennis match at the French Open in Paris. | Photo: AP/Emma Da Silva
Brazil's Joao Fonseca returns to Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik during the quarterfinal tennis match at the French Open in Paris.
Brazil's Joao Fonseca returns to Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik during the quarterfinal tennis match at the French Open in Paris. | Photo: AP/Emma Da Silva
Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik returns to Brazil's Joao Fonseca during the quarterfinal tennis match at the French Open in Paris.
Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik returns to Brazil's Joao Fonseca during the quarterfinal tennis match at the French Open in Paris. | Photo: AP/Emma Da Silva
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