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João Fonseca, 18, from Rio de Janeiro, won the Next Gen ATP Finals title, held in Jedá, Saudi Arabia, this Sunday (22). He is the first South American to accomplish the feat.
who is in his first year as a professional tennis player, beat 19-year-old American Learnen Tien by 3 sets to 1. The splits were 2/4, 4/3, 4/0 and 4/2.
The Next Gen ATP Finals champion receives a prize of R$3.2 million.
The competition has existed since 2017 and brings together the eight best tennis players aged up to 20 on the world circuit.
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The Italian Jannik Sinner, currently considered number 1 in the world, and the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, number 3, were champions of the Next Gen ATP Finals in 2019 and 2021, respectively.
