In the next update of the ATP world ranking, João Fonseca It will be in the top 50 for the first time. With the results of the Wimbledon men’s key, it is already certain that the carioca will be 48th on the list.
This milestone will be the best ranking of the young tennis player’s career, which was eliminated in the third round of the English Grand Slam. Close to turning 19on August 21, Fonseca will overcome Gustavo Kuertenuntil then the youngest top 50 in the history of national tennis.
In 1997, Guga jumped on the ATP list when she became Roland Garros champion for the first time. He fired from 66th to 15th place, at 20 and nine months. On Monday, July 14, Fonseca will leave 54th to 48th place in the ranking.
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How did João Fonseca add points?
After the defeat in the third round, last Friday, it was already certain that the Brazilian would enter the top 50, but would depend on other results to find out if it would be 47º, 48º or 49º.
By winning two matches in Wimbledon, in his first participation in the main key, Fonseca will pocket 100 points in the ranking. It will rise from 1,016 to 1,116 points. With this climb, he approaches the goal of being a key head in the next Grand Slams. To enter this list, which has 32 tennis players, it needs to be in the top 35 range of ATP.
With the victory of Italian Flavio Cobolli about Marin Cilic, the Croatian will not be able to pass the Brazilian in the ranking. Thus, John will be the 48th in the list that will be released on Monday.
To continue the rise on the ATP tennis player list, the Brazilian now will have three hard court tournaments: Cincinatti and Toronto Masters 1000, as well as US Open, the last Grand Slam of the season.
TOP 10 Ranking Mundial ATP
| Position | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jannik Sinner | ITA | 10 430 |
| 2 | Carlos Alcaraz | ESP | 9 300 |
| 3 | Alexander Zverev | GER | 6 500 |
| 4 | Jack Draper | GBR | 4 650 |
| 5 | Taylor Fritz | USA | 4 635 |
| 6 | Novak Djokovic | SRB | 4 630 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Musetti | ITA | 4 140 |
| 8 | Holger Rune | IT | 3 530 |
| 9 | Daniil Medvedev | RUS | 3 420 |
| 10 | Ben Shelton | USA | 3 130 |
