Teenage prodigy João Fonseca beats old master Novak Djokovic in five-set epic at French Open

Djokovic had stormed into 2-0 lead on Philippe-ChatrierBrazilian 19-year-old wins 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5As Novak Djokovic limped back to his chair four hours into a tennis match that had descended into hell, the 24-times grand slam winner did not have much more to give. A two-set lead had unravelled and his 39-year-old body had hit a wall against a shining opponent 20 years his junior. Having reached the umpire’s chair, Djokovic vomited into the red dirt.Still, nobody has mastered the art of finding victory from a miserable position quite like Djokovic, so everybody inside Court Philippe-Chatrier knew he could always conjure a path through. Continue reading...