Retail happens because Fonseca did not defend the points he won in the round of 16 Challenger of Chicago last year
The young Brazilian lost two positions and fell in the ranking updated by the Association of Professional Tennismen (ATP), this Monday (28). The 18 -year -old carioca now occupies 49th position and risks leaving the top 50 at the end of the Toronto Masters, which began on Sunday in Canada. Fonseca had been in 47th place, her best career position in the world ranking. The climb was a consequence of the big campaign at the beginning of the month. However, as it was three weeks away from the tournaments, he eventually suffered a drop in two places on Monday.
The retreat in the ranking happened because Fonseca did not defend the points he won in the round of 16 Challenger of Chicago, played last year. The ATP ranking accounts for the score taking into account the points obtained in the same week of the previous year. So this week may be decisive for Fonseca to keep or leave the top 50. Last year, this time of the season, the Brazilian had won his first Challenger level title, a series of tournaments below ATPs in Lexington, also in the US. The trophy earned him 75 points.
Thus, doing the math and taking into account that a Masters 1000 level tournament distributes much more points than a Challenger, Fonseca will need to reach at least the round of 16 in Canada to defend these 75 points. In practice, you will need to win three matches.
The task can be more complicated than it seems because the Brazilian has a great chance to cross with German Alexander Zverev, a bigger favorite to the title in Canada, precisely in his third match, if he confirms the favoritism of rivals in the first and second rounds. In the first, he will face Australian Tristan Schoolkate, who had to overcome qualifying, the preliminary phase of the competition. At 24, schoolkate is the 103rd in the world. The match was initially scheduled for Sunday, but bad weather postponed the debut for this Monday, around 15h (Brasília time). Overcoming the Australian, Fonseca will face a more experienced opponent. The Italian Matteo Arnaldi is the number 32 head head and will debut directly in the second round. Arnaldi is also 24 years old, but has a greater trajectory in the circuit. It was the 30th in the world, and today is the 41st.
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Nicolas Robert
