Brazilian João Fonseca qualified, this Friday (24), for the semifinals of the ATP 500 in Basel, Switzerland. With the victory over Canadian Denis Shapovalov, he advanced in the tournament and will face the Spaniard Jaume Munar28 years old.
Munar advanced in the competition after overcoming Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, who withdrew from the match before the start of the second set. At the moment, the Spaniard occupies 42nd position in the ATP singles rankings.
Graduated from former tennis player Rafael Nadal’s tennis school, Jaume Munar reached third place in the junior world rankings in 2015, after being runner-up at Roland Garros in the category.
His first title in a Challenger-level tournament occurred in August 2017, when he beat Australian Alex de Minaur, currently top-10 in the world, in the final of the Castilla y León Open, in Spain.
To date, Munar’s only singles decision in an ATP-level event came in 2021 at the Andalusia Open. On that occasion, he was defeated by compatriot Pablo Carreño Busta by 2 sets to 1 (6/1, 2/6 and 6/4).
Playing doubles, Jaume Munar suffered a defeat to a Brazilian partnership in the final of the 2025 Rio Open, where Rafael Matos and Marcelo Melo became champions over the athlete and fellow Spaniard Pedro Martínez.
Duel between Fonseca and Munar
Currently 46th in the ATP rankings, he will face Jaume Munar this Saturday (25th), at 10am (Brasília time), in the second game on the center court of the ATP 500 in Basel.
“It’s going to be another difficult game. Even though Munar is not a player with a very high ranking, he plays very well in these conditions, so I have to be careful”, analyzed the Brazilian.
On the other side of the bracket, Frenchman Ugo Humbert will face the winner of the match between Casper Ruud, from Norway, and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, from Spain, which takes place this Friday (24).
