Tennis Prediction Fonseca vs Mensik: Roland Garros

• Everything seems to be in place to witness one of the tournament's matches here, the first Grand Slam quarter-final for both players, a completely open draw and a unique opportunity to reach a first major semi-final in their career.

• In this context, I have a hard time imagining either of them managing to win in straight sets.

• We're talking about two exceptional young players, but also two players who will discover a pressure they've never experienced at this level before.

• I expect more of a battle of nerves than a demonstration, with inevitably highs, lows, periods of dominance and several turnarounds.

• The physical aspect also plays a huge role.

• And if we look at the statistics of the 2 players since the start of the tournament:

🇨🇿 Jakub Mensik

• 13h01 spent on the courts
• 77% of points won behind his first serve
• 45% of points won behind his second serve
• 11.5 break points faced per match

🇧🇷 Joao Fonseca

• 14h29 spent on the courts
• 71% of points won behind his first serve
• 58% of points won behind his second serve
• 9.8 break points faced per match

• The two players have drawn heavily on their reserves since the start of the fortnight.

• Since his cramp-induced victory against Mariano Navone, I tend to want to lay Mensik physically.

• The Czech had left the court in a worrying state, and yet he has continued to progress with a 4-set win against De Minaur and another 5-set battle won against Rublev, he seems clearly inexhaustible.

• On the other hand, many also feared a backlash for Fonseca after his huge victory against Novak Djokovic.

• But the Brazilian immediately responded by dominating Casper Ruud in 4 sets after another very high-level performance.

• And if I had to name the player who has impressed me the most since the start of the tournament, it would probably be him.

• I find him more complete, more mature in his decision-making and above all more solid in the important moments.

• His forehand is simply devastating since the start of this fortnight. And in night-session, this weapon becomes even more dangerous.

• The slower conditions allow him to commit 200% in each shot without spraying, exactly as he had done against Djokovic and then against Ruud.

• However, I absolutely do not see a one-way match. Mensik has a serve quality capable of winning him a set almost single-handedly.

• And Fonseca's return quality is probably the most improvable aspect of his game at the moment.

• I would therefore be very surprised to see the Brazilian roll out smoothly in this matchup.

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