Number 6 seed, Brazilian João Fonseca will debut at the ATP 250 in Brisbane, Australia, against American Reilly Opelka. The match is scheduled to take place on Sunday night (4) and should start around 10pm.
Born in St. Joseph, Michigan, he started playing tennis at the age of six and has clay as his favorite surface. In total, he won four ATP 250 titles in his career, all in the United States: New York, in 2019, Delray Beach, in 2020, Dallas and Houston, both in 2022.
The current 52nd in the world and former number 17 in the ATP rankings had former Argentine tennis player and former NBA star Tracy McGrady as childhood idols. As a basketball fan, the American has Jimmy Butler and Russell Westbrook as his favorite active players.
Opelka is a fan of the (NBA), the Chicago Bears (NFL) and the Chicago Blackhawks (NHL). Throughout his career, he suffered from foot and back injuries between 2015 and 2016, contracted mononucleosis in 2018 and underwent hip surgery in 2022.
ATP 250 de Brisbane
In the round of 16, whoever wins the match between, it is worth highlighting, already knows that they will face the winner of the duel between German Daniel Altmaier and a tennis player who comes from qualifying.
