India, June 2 -- Of late, the Grand Slam stage had been awash with the recurrent presence of three men who invariably cruised to the deep end of the draw.

This peculiar 2026 French Open, where Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic sank early while Carlos Alcaraz stayed away, has been struck by a wave of three fresh faces. One's a 19-year-old Brazilian boy wonder, one's a 19-year-old Spanish sensation, and one's a 20-year-old Czech giant.

Meet your new Slam surfers: Joao Fonseca, Rafael Jodar and Jakub Mensik.

All three have entered the last eight at Roland Garros for their first ever quarter-final appearance in a Slam. For the first time this century, three players below 21 will battle for a men's singles semi-final spot in a Slam, as per O...