Fonseca faces de Jong in Wimbledon second round seeking to even head-to-head
Brazil's 24th seed rematches the only player to beat him on the professional circuit — Dutchman Jesper de Jong, who won their sole prior meeting on clay at Estoril in 2025.
João Fonseca meets Jesper de Jong on Wednesday (1st) at 10:30 a.m. Brasília time in the Wimbledon second round — a rematch against the only opponent who has beaten the Brazilian on the professional circuit.
Head-to-head: one win to zero for de Jong
The Dutchman won 6/2, 7/5, eliminating Fonseca, who was seeded eighth at that tournament. Wednesday’s match will be their first meeting on grass and their first at a Grand Slam, giving the 19-year-old Brazilian a chance to level the series.
Who is Jesper de Jong
His best result this season came at Roland Garros, where he qualified as a lucky loser and advanced to the quarterfinals — defeating Stan Wawrinka and Karen Khachanov, the latter in five sets — before losing to Alexander Zverev. Grass is not his strongest surface: he holds six wins in 18 career matches on it. To reach this round, de Jong came from behind against Australian Rinky Hijikata, winning 7/6, 3/6, 5/7, 6/4, 6/3 in a match suspended for darkness and completed Tuesday.
Fonseca’s form heading in
Fonseca opened the tournament by defeating Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 7/6(4), 6/4, 6/3 without dropping a set — marking his first time reaching the Wimbledon second round. A win Wednesday would put him in the third round and square the head-to-head with de Jong.
The match airs on ESPN (pay TV) and Disney+ (streaming) no earlier than 10:30 a.m. Brasília time.
With information from Rádio Itatiaia, ATP Tour (stats centre — Estoril 2025) e SofaScore.
