Novak Djokovic snaps at French Open cameraman for getting too close before shocking upset by Brazilian phenom

Novak Djokovic whitethorn person been enjoying the commencement of his third-round lucifer against Brazilian Joao Fonseca, but that changed erstwhile 1 French Open cameraman got excessively adjacent for his liking.

A changeable during the lucifer went viral erstwhile Djokovic snapped astatine the cameraman who was close successful the tennis star’s look successful betwixt sets astatine Court Philippe-Chatrier successful Paris connected Friday during French Open play.

The cameraman decided to determination successful for a adjacent changeable aft Djokovic won his 2nd consecutive acceptable implicit 19-year-old Fonseca, 6-4, but the Serbian fable was speedy to halt it.

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia uses 2 crystal bags to chill down during his third-round men's singles lucifer against Joao Fonseca of Brazil astatine the French Open successful Paris connected May 29, 2026. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

"Can you travel much successful my face?" Djokovic was heard saying sarcastically. "For God’s sake, marque immoderate space."

Djokovic besides threw his hands up arsenic helium yelled, and the cameraman rapidly obliged to springiness him much space.

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TNT Sports commentator Nick Mullins said helium saw an adjunct referee caput implicit to the cameraman to besides implore him not to get that close.

"That cameraman has present been substituted. There’s a caller 1 there," Mullins said.

While Djokovic was frustrated with the cameraman successful that moment, everything with his third-round lucifer was going well. He needed to decision Fonseca successful 1 much acceptable to cement himself successful the Round of 16.

Winner Joao Fonseca of Brazil greets Novak Djokovic of Serbia aft their men's singles lucifer connected time 6 of the French Open astatine Court Philippe-Chatrier successful Paris connected May 29, 2026. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP)

That wasn’t what happened for the 24-time Grand Slam champion.

Djokovic was shocked by Fonseca, who rallied to triumph the adjacent 3 sets and upset the Serbian successful the end, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5. The Brazilian phenom is ranked No. 28 successful the world, but Djokovic, astatine 39 years old, is inactive the No. 3-ranked men’s singles player.

It was the archetypal clip either tennis subordinate had faced each other, but the 19-year-old proved wherefore helium is 1 of the rising stars successful the crippled today.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during his men's singles third-round lucifer against Joao Fonseca of Brazil astatine the French Open successful Paris connected May 29, 2026. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

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Fonseca volition present instrumentality connected Norwegian Casper Ruud, No. 15, successful the 4th circular with a accidental to scope the quarterfinals astatine Roland-Garros.  

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