Joo Fonseca departs Wimbledon with a whimper but deafening hype army roar on

Roman Safiullin ousts Brazilian but fails to dampen the relentless noise that follows the 19-year-oldThe first chants of FON! SE! CA! started up shortly before noon, and its fair to say Joo Fonseca was in need of all the encouragement he could get. For half an hour the Brazilian No 24 seed had been slapped around to the point of mockery. The world No 132 Roman Safiullin of Russia, a quarter-finalist here in 2023, was standing daringly close to the baseline, taking the ball early, teasing him wit...