João Fonseca admitted that he had problems at the beginning of the game against Chilean Nicolas Jarry, who culminated in his elimination in the third round of Wimbledon. But the 18-year-old Brazilian also took a 3-1 defeat learning on Friday (4).
“Could you have done something different? But it is a ‘if we do not grow as a player. So, to continue working, follow with a positive mind. Learning was that when you have two sets below, you can still win the match,” said the tennis player.
Jarry opened 2 sets to 0 against John, who managed to recover and beat the third set. In the fourth set, decided in tie-break, Jarry took the best again,
The withdrawals of the Chilean were decisive in the match: the number 143 of the world managed to score 25 aces against the Brazilian.
“A difficult game in which Niko started very well in the match, imposing a strong, aggressive pace, both in the loot and the return. And it was hard there for me, because I was no longer hitting so much in the first withdrawal, and he was imposing a more protagonist rhythm, something I like to do,” said John.
“The first two sets were very fast. In the third set I was keeping a little more, surviving there with the loot, and had an opportunity to break it. I was playing better, more confident. Already in the fourth set, could go to two sides, but I was feeling better in the match. So that was his merit, “he explained.
With the defeat, João Fonseca said goodbye to Wimbledon’s sacred grass in the third phase. The Brazilian had already surpassed Jacob Fearnley and Jenson Brooksby in his debut at the British Grand Slam, which earned him his best position in the ATP ranking in his career: 46th place.
“Another Grand Slam, very good. It’s going with your head up, working harder. Next year has the most and will have the next cute. So, let’s go with everything there,” he concluded.
