João Fonseca is a tennis player from Rio de Janeiro born on August 21, 2006. He has been coached by Guilherme Teixeira since he was 12 years old. He stands out as the main promise of Brazilian tennis
His global rise began with the US Open youth title in 2023. In 2024, he won the Next Gen ATP Finals, a tournament for the best under-20s, equaling the feats of stars such as Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz
The start of 2025 was brilliant: he won the Canberra Challenger and won the Australian Open qualifier. In the main draw of the Grand Slam, he impressed by beating top 10 Andrei Rublev in his debut
Still at the beginning of 2025, Fonseca made history on clay by winning the ATP 250 in Buenos Aires. He became the youngest Brazilian to win an elite tournament in the open era and assumed the position of number 1 in Brazil
His game is marked by aggression and power, with a serve that exceeds 220 km/h and a feared right hand on the circuit. Experts, such as Fernando Meligeni, highlight his technical and tactical maturity
Mentally, Fonseca uses meditation and breathing techniques to deal with pressure in decisive moments. He learned these practices, derived from yoga, by accompanying his father in classes taught by master yogi Orlando Cani.
A key strategy for his team is careful calendar management, prioritizing the physical and mental. In 2025, he chose to skip tournaments in Asia to focus on training, which proved vital to his success in Europe
This preparation resulted in him winning the ATP 500 in Basel in October 2025, his biggest title to date. In the final, the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina won, guaranteeing a million-dollar prize
With the triumph in Switzerland, João shot up the ATP rankings, reaching 28th position and entering the top 30 in the world for the first time. He has already accumulated significant awards and recognition from rivals
Unlike many, he maintained his career management with his parents, refusing large agencies initially. His technical team travels with him, something rare for his age, financed by family support
Fonseca has Guga and Federer as idols, being sponsored by the Swiss brand. Opponents are already comparing him to Novak Djokovic and predicting that he will compete at the top of the world against Sinner and Alcaraz
Ambitious, the Rio native declared that his dream is to become number 1 in the world. He ended 2025 playing exhibitions against Carlos Alcaraz, consolidating his status as one of the new stars of world tennis
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