Without playing an official match since July 4, when he was surpassed in the third round of Wimbledon, João Fonseca has one more reason to celebrate this Monday (21). At 18, Brazil’s number 1 has risen in the world ranking and is now the 47th in the world.
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The pupil of Yes Tennis coach Guilherme Teixeira at Itanhangá Golf Club just no longer went up because Italian Luciano Darderi won the Title ATP 250 title in Sweden. The triumph took to the tennis player of Italy a jump of nine positions, reaching 46th place.
It is worth remembering that João Fonseca started last season in 730th place. A month later, on Rio Open, the 17 -year -old carioca won his first two ATP matches (against Frenchman Arthur Fils and Chilean Cristian Garin), reaching the quarterfinals. The campaign at Jockey led the Brazilian to 343rd place.
João Fonseca ended 2024 with a golden key, winning the unbeaten title of Nextgen Finals, which brings together the eight best under-20 in the world. Although there is no points, the tournament yielded enormous visibility to the carioca, then 145th in the world.
On January 27, 2025, an important milestone in the career of João Fonseca: the entrance to the top 100: in 99th.
Next tournament of João Fonseca without Sinner, Alcaraz and Djokovic
Brazil’s number 1 returns to courts at the Masters 1000 of Toronto, Canada, which starts on July 27. The tournament will not be attended by Jack Draper, and. With a vacuum left by four of today’s biggest names, the tournament becomes one of the most open tournaments of the season
Why are Big 3 and Jack Draper out?
Number 1 in the world and current champion, Jannik Sinner, gave up the tournament to treat an elbow injury, suffered during his victorious campaign in Wimbledon.
Carlos Alcaraz, number 2, is also out. According to the newspaper Brand, the Spaniard will focus on preparing for US Open and will only return to Cincinnati Masters in early August.
Similarly, Novak Djokovic (6th ranking) alleged a groin injury so as not to attend the event that has won four times. Finally, Briton Jack Draper, number 5 in the world, announced that an arm injury will take him out of Toronto and Cincinnati.
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