Tennis player João Fonseca celebrated his 19th birthday, this Thursday (21), being celebrated by the Arthur Ashe stadium, the main US Open, in New York.
With the right to “congratulations to you” sung in English for the stadium full, the Brazilian participated in an exhibition event organized by. See the party below:
And João won congratulations from all Arthur Ashe!
What moral, hein? 🎉🎉
– João Fonseca Updates (@fonsecaupdates)
João Fonseca in a friendly match against retired Andy Roddick and young Alex Michelsen, current number 30 in the world, both Americans.
At the event, called Stars of the Open, the Latin duo Fonseca-Del Potro won the game 11-9. At some point in the game, the Argentine left the Brazilian alone to put veteran Roddick to run. See below:
Many layers here 🗣️🗣️
João putting Rodrick to run
Roddick saying “Okay, Fonseca!”
Delpo dropping João alone on the court
João Microphoned Exaggerating in Grunt
– João Fonseca Updates (@fonsecaupdates)
Match point ⚡️⚡️
– João Fonseca Updates (@fonsecaupdates)
João Fonseca met the opponent of the premiere
João Fonseca is now preparing to play the US Open “for real”. The Brazilian, current number 44 of the ATP ranking, has training marked with German Alexander Zverev (3rd), this Friday (22).
The debut at the Grand Slam will be against Serbian Momir Kecmanović, number 45 of the ranking, still being defined by the organization.
It will be Fonseca’s fourth experience in a Grand Slam. Fonseca, youth champion of US Open in 2023, now tries to write its history among professionals.
The New York tournament starts next Monday (25), bringing together the main names of the circuit, such as Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
