Everything that was speculated around him is being turned into reality by the Brazilian tennis player Joao Fonseca (145th), which this Sunday closed its first season on the circuit in the best possible way by defeating the American 2-4, 4-3 (8), 4-0 and 4-2 Learner Tien (122nd) and become undefeated champion in the Next Gen Finals.

Introduced some time ago as one of the most promising south american projectsthe one born in Rio de Janeiro, only 18 years old, definitively confirmed that his immeasurable talent was not exaggerated even a bit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he lifted the trophy by leaving the French Arthur Fils (20) on the way without complications. °) and Luca Van Assche (128th), the Czech Jakub Mensik (48th) and the aforementioned Tien, twice.

A lover of sports from an early age, the powerful right-hander leaned towards the fluorescent ball, leaving aside surfing, volleyball, soccer and climbing, among others, at 11, when he met his coach Guilherme Teixeira, who accompanied and guided him since then, to the point of considering him as his second father, until transforming him into number 1 in the youth world and champion of US Open 2023 junior.

Despite having a closed agreement with the University of Virginia, United States, the fan of the Swiss Roger Federer, who would make his absolute debut on the ATP circuit in 2023 upon receiving an invitation to the Rio Open, would recalculate in time last February, deciding for him professionalism upon verifying that his conditions on the field would allow him to directly enter the Tour.

Months later, the Carioca would confess that the Italian Jannik Sinner (1°) would be of vital importance to make the decision about your future: “He smilingly told me that I was too good to play at the university level and advised me to go straight to professionalism.. “He is really a wonderful guy, in the end we can say that I listened to his advice.”

His hometown would become the turning point, because, after adding victories at the Challenger level, he would once again perceive a wild card to register your first win at the highest level, advance until quarter finalseliminated important rivals such as Fils and the Chilean Cristian Garín, before giving in against the Argentine Mariano Navone, climbing more than 300 positions in the ranking and present themselves in society.

The following months would be times of adaptation for the greenamarela jewel, who would once again get into the top eight of a tournament in ATP 250 Bucharestwould release his Challenger honors upon being crowned in Lexington, he would chain revitalizing successes in Davis Cup and would not detach itself from its main objective by scoring points for the prestigious event held on the Asian continent.

Although he was already in charge of crowning a dream seasonFonseca, who revealed that he would like to play a particular match to change the history of tennis, will surely be in the news for a long time in the Tourraising the flag of South American tennis high and appearing like a possible competitor of Sinner and spanish Carlos Alcaraz (3rd) in the not so distant future.

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