World tennis already has another one of the youngsters on its launch pad who is ready to put up a lot of wars in the coming years, João Fonsecathe new champion of Next Gen ATP Finals to join the list of winners such as established figures such as the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (2021), the Italian Jannik Sinner (2019) or the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Fonseca, at 18 years old, is the youngest player in the Under-20 Masters argued in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)capped off a perfect week by beating the American in the final Studying Tien by 2-4, 4-3 (8), 4-0 and 4-2, again with Rafael Nadal as a unique viewer and inspiration.
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The Brazilian lifted the champion’s trophy with five victories in his five games, three in the league (including Tien), the semifinal against Luca Van Assche and the aforementioned final against Tien, 19 years old and world number 122.
In fact, Fonseca followed suit Carlos Alcaraz in these Next Gen ATP Finals by winning the title with the same age (18 years) and authority (full of five victories) that the Murcian did in 2021. The title of the young ‘master’ is an unparalleled culmination of an extraordinary 2024 for the Brazilian , which provided a jump of 585 places in the world ranking, from number 730 to the current 145th.
Joao has already shown his future potential when he won the junior title of US Open 2023definitely beat Tien in the final. That year he finished as world number 1 in the category. His transition to the professionals ended in 2024 with the challenger title (Lexington)a circuit that he combined with the ATP tour, where he won seven matches out of 14 played and showed excellent manners.
Source: La Verdad

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