By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday April 18, 2024
He could also be 276 within the rankings for the time being, however Brazil’s Joao Fonseca is trying like a future star.
The 17-year-old locked up his second ATP quarterfinal on Thursday at Bucharest, and he did so in decisive style, backing up his opening-round win over sixth-seeded Italian Lorenzo Sonego (7-6(5), 7-5) with a 7-6(2), 6-2 victory over Moldova’s Radu Albot, the World No.139.
“I knew he was an skilled man,” Fonseca mentioned after the win. “He is double my age, so I wanted to combat to the tip and I am very proud of this win.”
The Brazilian teen, who was a hitting companion to prime stars like Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner ultimately 12 months’s ATP Finals in Turin, made his tour debut final 12 months as a 16-year-old wild card at Rio, simply 10 minutes from the place he grew up.
This 12 months he returned to Rio to achieve his maiden ATP quarterfinal, and after two consecutive losses at Santiago and Estoril, he has discovered his type once more in Bucharest. The previous junior No.1 gained the US Open Boys’ title final September, changing into simply the second Brazilian to realize the feat (additionally Thiago Seyboth Wild in 2018).
Fonseca, who will flip 18 in August, will face fourth-seeded Alejandro Tabilo subsequent.
He’s as much as 240 within the ATP stay rankings due to his two victories this week.
