Brilliant Brazilian Luis Guto Miguel capped a remarkable week at Roland Garros with an historic success in the boys’ singles final in Paris.

The first Brazilian player to win the junior title at Roland Garros, Miguel saved his best tennis for the decider with a stunning 6-3 6-4 victory over Michael Antonius.

As the American challenged in the latter stages of the second set, the No. 1 seeded Miguel rose to the occasion when cheered on by a large contingent of Brazilian fans in the stands.

“It means a lot. It's reward for a lot of hard work that me and my team have put in, not only this week but many, many years ago,” he said. 

“Everything worked right now, but I’m just really happy. I’m enjoying the moment, but keeping humble, because we have a lot to do yet.”

In an interview with the ITF during his run to the final, Miguel noted that Brazilian tennis was “enjoying a moment again”, a theme he touched on again on Saturday after his triumph.

From Joao Fonseca in the men’s singles to Miguel and respective boys’ and girls’ semi-finalists Leonardo Storck Franca and Victoria Luiza Barros, there was good reason for the Brazilian flag to wave with pride at the clay-court championship.

Fonseca, who reached the quarter-finals in the men’s singles, has been a mentor and has sent messages of support to him at different stages in his progression through junior ranks.

“When I was a kid, I was always watching Novak Djokovic playing, but now I'm a big fan of Joao Fonseca,” he said. 

“What he's doing is amazing. Also, Brazil has an amazing history here in the French Open. What Guga (Gustavo Kuerten) has made, Fonseca made this week, and now I think I did a little bit more for Brazil right now. 

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“I think Brazil is living a good moment again, and all the players are growing up together.” 

The fourth Brazilian to win a junior Grand Slam singles title after Tiago Fernandes at the Australian Open in 2010, Thiago Seyboth Wild in New York in 2018 and Fonseca in the same US city in 2023, Miguel said it was a delight to have so much support this week.

“I'm the kind of player that likes to play with the crowd. In Brazil, especially because we are mostly a football country, the crowd is always supporting a lot,” Miguel said. 

“I like to play with that, so I just want to thank everyone that cheered for me today. It was a big atmosphere. For sure, I won't forget this day. I will never forget this day.”

Pitted against a rival who had not lost a set this week and who created history in March when becoming the youngest American to win an ITF World Tennis Tour event at the M25 Bakersfield, Miguel dictated terms from the start in the final.

It was an impressive effort given Antonius, who showed tremendous promise this week, had won their only previous encounter 6-1 6-0 at the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals in 2023.

“Michael is a big, solid player. For sure he's in the final, so he has confidence as well,” he said. 

“I think in the beginning of the match, I was just trying to intimidate him a little bit, just hitting winners, but he was really solid. It was a bit tough to manage the situation.

But at some point of the match, I think I increased my level, and I was enjoying the opportunities that I had. 

“To close the match wasn't too easy. There was a special feeling in my heart. But it was a good match today, at a great level, and also congrats to him for his amazing week.”

German combination Jamie Mackenzie and Vincent Jakob Reisach clinched the boys' doubles title with a 6-1 6-4 triumph over French pair Daniel Jade and Mathys Domenc.

A full list of results from the 2026 Roland Garros Junior Championships can be found here