Brazilian tennis player João Fonseca, currently 49th in the world ranking, met on Tuesday (05), the opponent of his debut at Cincinnati Masters 1000 in the United States. The tournament, played on quick courts, offers a total award of US $ 9.1 million.
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Who is João Fonseca’s opponent at Cincinnati Masters 1000?
In the first round, Fonseca will face the Chinese Yuchaookete Bunumber 76 Yes ATP. It will be the first confrontation between the two in the professional circuit. Bu comes from a participation in the Masters of Toronto, where he advanced to the second phase, being eliminated by Italian Lorenzo Sonego. Already Fonseca was defeated right in the debut in Toronto, by the Australian Tristan Schoolkate.
A exact date of the confrontation will still be set pIt organization of the event, but the expectation is that it will take place between Thursday and Friday.
🔹 MASTERS 1000 key draw is drawn from 🇺🇸cincinnati!
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Fonseca Fonseca 🆚 🇨🇳yucakete bu (76th)The winner will then face 🇪🇸alejandro Davidovich Fokina (19th)
– João Fonseca Updates (@fonsecaupdates) August 5, 2025
João Fonseca key at Cincinnati Masters 1000
If he can win his debut, João Fonseca will have an even bigger challenge in the second round: Spanish Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, 19 number 19 and 17th key head. Fokina was runner-up at Washington ATP 500 and abandoned the Toronto tournament in the round of 16 during a match against Andrey Rublev.
In a possible third game, the Brazilian will be able to face Italian Flavio Cobolli, key 15, or the winner of the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka and an athlete from Qualifying.
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João Fonseca x Yuchaookete Bu: Time and where to watch
- First round of Cincinnati Masters 1000
- Data: Thursday or Friday
- Time: Unstructured
- Transmission: ESPN 2 (closed TV) and Disney+ Premium (streaming)
