Tennis followers have heard rumblings about 18-year-old Brazilian Joao Fonseca for a number of years now however refused to get overly excited for apparent causes.
They noticed the likes of Borna Coric, Denis Shapovalov and Gael Monfils enter the senior circuit to loads of hype, solely to underwhelm. These instances proved that there is by no means a assure {that a} gifted teenager will replicate their junior tour success on the ATP circuit.
Fonseca, although, could also be price getting enthusiastic about. On Sunday, he grew to become the second-youngest participant to win the ATP Subsequent Gen Finals and simply the third 18-year-old to win the event after Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. It simply so occurs the latter two dominated the senior circuit in 2024, splitting the 4 main titles amongst them.
