The Brazilian João Fonseca (18 years old) and the American Studying Tien (19) will compete this Sunday (6:00 pm) in the final of Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).
In Rafael Nadal as a luxury spectator, Fonseca (145th in the world) won the semifinals (4-2, 4-2, 4-1) against the Frenchman Luca Van Assche (128th) and Tien (122nd) defeated his countryman Alex Michelsen (41st) by 2-4, 4-2, 1-4, 4-0 and 4-1.
The Italian Jannik Sinner (2019) and Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (2021) they have already won this Masters of the young tennis values in their time. The South Korean Hyeon Chung (2017), the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (2018), the American Brandon Nakashima (2022) and the Serbian Hamad Medjedovic (2023) complete the tournament record.
Fonseca and Tien will meet again three days after the Brazilian won the blue group group match (4-0, 4-0, 1-4, 4-2). Both tennis players made a big step this season in the ranking. The Brazilian started 2024 as the No. 730 and is currently in 145th place, while the American is from No. 453 to 122nd.
Source: La Verdad
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