João Fonseca beat Phoenix Challenger, played on Sunday afternoon (16) in the United States. He hit the Kazakhistanese Alexander Bublik, who is 82nd today in the ATP ranking. Bublik had hit Portuguese Nuno Borges in the semi.
Fonseca took the first set 7 to 6, decided in the Tie-Break (7-5). It was a fierce point dispute between the players. The formula was repeated in the second set, marked by good withdrawals of the Kazakhistanis. Fonseca arrived at Match Point three times, but was broken by Bublik, who made the game drag on another game and took the set to the Tie-Break.
The tiebreaker was dominated by Fonseca, who scored 7 points to 0.
With the victory, Fonseca consecrates her fourth career trophy and third Challenger – he won the other Lexington and Camberra, as well as an ATP in Buenos Aires in February. There, he became the youngest Brazilian to win a title of the Association.
Fonseca had advanced to the Championship final in Phoenix after winning Japanese Kei Nishikori, 35, former Top 4 in the ATP ranking. The carioca scored 2 sets at 0 in a match that lasted just over an hour.
After beating the first ATP in Argentina, Carioca is a recovery for the 18 -year -old, who came from premature classifications in Indian Wells and the Open River, when he fell in the debut.
In the Californian Championship, he lost to Jack Draper, who beat Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinal and took the trophy after beating Dane Holger Rune in the final.
On Rio Open, he lost to Frenchman Alexander Muller, who also reached the final and lost to Argentine Sebastián Baez.
Fonseca entered the court in Phoenix, officially as 80 of the world. Just reaching the final, the Brazilian had already guaranteed his best position in the classification, which should be updated on Monday (17). Now, with the victory score, he must reach 60th place.
After the victory in Buenos Aires, he reached 68th on the ATP list at 18 and six months. The feat, equal to names like Jannik Sinner, current number one in the world, and Marat Safin, who was first placed in the 2000s.
