The young Brazilian rising star Joao Fonseca qualified this week for the Next Gen ATP Finals and can’t wait to measure himself against the strongest tennis players of his generation.
This will be the next last important event of the season, which will see the best eight young players of 2024 on stage. From 18 to 22 December the event will be played in Jeddah.
An event that has seen Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz triumph over the years, who later became protagonists on the ATP Tour. Those who punched the pass for the new edition of the tournament were Arthur Fils, Alex Michelsen, Jakub Mensik, Juncheng Shang, Learner Tien, Luca Van Assche, Nishesh Basavareddy and the young Brazilian.
Joao Fonseca© Stream screenshot
Fonseca has reiterated on more than one occasion that he wants to follow his own path without comparing himself to any other player.
“I think I’m quite mature and that’s due to the sport. I’m growing fast. It’s my first year as a professional, I travel a lot. It’s not easy not being able to see my family and friends so often, but it’s my job, so I have to get used to it.
In this last year I’ve shown that I’ve grown both mentally and physically. At the beginning of the season I was number 700 in the world. I realized that I was really good when I won the US Open Junior last year. I thought about going to college, I had committed to UVA in Virginia, but after the tournament in Rio de Janeiro I couldn’t say no to the professional circuit.
One of the goals this season was to play the Next Gen ATP Finals, compete against the other 7 best players under 20. I don’t like to compare myself to other players, I want to be myself,” he explained in an interview with ATP.
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