João 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-old The first chants of “FON! SE! CA!” started up shortly before noon, and it’s fair to say João Fonseca was in need of all the encouragement he could get. For half an hour the Brazilian No 24 seed had been slapped around