João Fonseca starts his walk in Argentina Open this Tuesday (11/02). The 18 -year -old Brazilian tennis player faces Argentine Tomás Etcheverry, 25. The match is scheduled to start at 18:30 (Brasília time) this Tuesday, with Disney+transmission.
Fonseca is the current number 99 of the ATP ranking. He is the youngest tennis player to reach ATP’s top-100 since Carlos Alcaraz. On the other side, Etcheverry is the current 44th in the world And will have the crowd on your side in Buenos Aires.
João Fonseca x Tomás Etcheverry: where to watch
- Competition: Argentina Open – ATP 250 level tournament
- City and Country: Buenos Aires, in Argentina
- Game Location: Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club Central Court
- Transmission: Disney+ (streaming)
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Who João Fonseca takes the phase?
Going to the second round, Fonseca takes the winner of Hugo Gaston, from France, and Francesco Passaro, Italian coming from Quali.
Key head number 1, German Alexander Zverev can only meet João Fonseca in a possible final, on Sunday (16/02).
João Fonseca: Next competitions
- Buenos Aires [ATP 250] – Primeiro Rival: Tomás Etcheverry
- Rio Open [ATP 500] – Tournament from 17 to 24 February – First rival to define
- Indian Wells [Masters 1000] – Tournament from 5 to 16 March – First rival to define
- Miami Open [Masters 1000] – Tournament from 19 to 30 March – First rival to define
Who is João Fonseca?
João Fonseca, born on August 21, 2006, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), is a promising Brazilian tennis player who has stood out on the international scene. His career gained notoriety in 2023, when he won the youth title of simple at US Open, becoming the first Brazilian to reach this feat.
In December 2023, Fonseca was the first Brazilian youth world champion, for ending the season as number 1 in the junior ranking.
In early 2024, at the age of 17, Fonseca reached the semifinals of Challenger de Buenos Aires, demonstrating their potential in professional tournaments. In February, he participated in the Open River, where, after receiving a Wildcard, he obtained his first ATP level victory by defeating the seventh head of key Arthur Fils in direct sets. With this victory, he became the first player born in 2006 to win a match on the ATP circuit. He then surpassed Cristian Garin, reaching the quarterfinals of the tournament.
In March 2024, Fonseca arrived at his first Challenger final in Paraguay, consolidating his position among professionals. In April, he received a Wildcard for the Masters 1000 in Madrid, where he beat American Alex Michelsen, recording his first victory at this level of competition.
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In August 2024, he won his first Challenger title in Lexington, United States, at the age of 17, becoming the youngest Challenger champion of the season. This victory boosted him to the top 175 of the world ranking.
In late November 2024, Fonseca qualified for the Next Generation ATP Finals, being unbeaten tournament champion, equating the feat of big names in tennis such as Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
In January this year, he played in the Challenger final of Canberra, Australia, and won the title by hitting the US Ethan Quinn in the final, by 2 sets to 0.
Shortly after winning Canberra’s Challenger, Fonseca entered the Australian Open qualifying, where he won three games easily, in two applying “tires” (6 x 0) to opponents. He was drawn to play against Russian Andrey Rublev, Top 10 World, in the first round of the main key. The Brazilian took the best for 3 sets to 0, qualifying for the second round against Italian Lorenzo Sonego, 55 ° in the world, for those who fell by 3 sets to 2.
João Fonseca career titles
- 2023: US Open Youth Simple Champion
- 2024: Challenger Champion of Lexington (the youngest to win a tournament of this level of the season.)
- 2024: Next Gen ATP Final Champion
- 2025: Challenger Champion of Canberra, Australia
