Two 19-Year-Olds Are Leading A Youth Movement (And Making Big Bucks) At Roland Garros

BusinessSportsMoneyTwo 19-Year-Olds Are Leading A Youth Movement (And Making Big Bucks) At Roland GarrosByAdam Zagoria,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a basketball and tennis insiderFollow AuthorMay 31, 2026, 07:53pm EDTMay 31, 2026, 07:55pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 31: Joao Fonseca of Brazil celebrates a point against Casper Ruud of Norway during the Men's Singles Fourth Round match on Day Eight of the 2026 French Open at Roland Garros on May 31, 2026 in Paris, France. (Photo by James Fearn/Getty Images)Getty ImagesCarlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic are out of the Roland Garros draw, but two 19-year-olds are leading a youth movement and capturing the imagination of the tennis world.Joao Fonseca of Brazil, whose idol was Roger Federer, and Rafael Jodar of Spain, whose idol was Rafael Nadal, are both into the quarterfinals in Paris. They are just the fifth pair of teenagers to both reach the quarterfinals of a major in the last 40 years. The last teenage duo to do so was Alcaraz and Holger Rune at Roland Garros in 2022.Along with 20-year-old Jakub Menšík of the Czech Republic, Fonseca and Jodar are in the bottom half of the draw, along with No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev.Zverev is the favorite to win the tournament at 42%, according to Kalshi, while Fonseca is second (20%) and Jodar third (11%).“It’s an electric foursome,” former Wimbledon semifinalist Sam Querrey said on TNT. "We have two 19-year-olds, a 20-year-old and then Zverev.“For a tournament that lost Sinner and Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic, that bottom section alone, that’s four great storylines alone.”Spain's Rafael Jodar celebrates his victory at the end of his men's singles match against Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta on day 8 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Suzanne-Lenglen at the Roland...