Djokovic unsure if he'll ever play French Open again after dramatic loss to Fonseca

[p]Brazilian teenager [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fonseca-joao/tv073LUc/"]Fonseca[/a] produced a sensational comeback to erase a two-set deficit and beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/djokovic-novak/AZg49Et9/"]Djokovic[/a] 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 after almost five hours on court.[/p][p]Djokovic was condemned to his earliest exit at Roland Garros since 2009, and left the court making a heart gesture to the Philippe Chatrier crowd.[/p][p][b]Asked if he would be back next year, Djokovic twice replied: "I don't know."[/b][/p][p]Djokovic has been stuck on 24 majors since the 2023 US Open and may not get a better chance to add to that haul.[/p][p]The 39-year-old, a three-time winner at Roland Garros, had once more emerged as the man to beat following the shock exit of world number one [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Jannik Sinner[/a].[/p][p]Two-time defending champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a] was already missing in Paris due to injury.[/p][p]But Djokovic was in no mood to reflect on what might have been.[/p][p][b]"I don't care. I don't care. I'll stop you right there. No. Just lost third round. Let's just talk about something else," he said.[/b][/p][embed guid="658b8e13-7f85-4fcd-a5e6-447c3c7a9b0d" url="https://x.com/Eurosport_ES/status/2060435724311072909?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]There will be a first-time men's Grand Slam champion this year at the French Open, ending a run of nine successive majors won by Sinner or Alcaraz.[/p][p]Djokovic said Fonseca had clearly shown why he was so highly rated despite struggling for consistency this season.[/p][p][b]"I congratulated him and told him that he deserved to win and played an unbelievable match, and he should be proud of himself," [/b]said Djokovic[b].[/b][/p][p][b]"The kind of level of tennis we've seen him play created a lot of hype around him, and I think we've all seen today why there is hype around him. The level was amazing."[/b][/p]