PARIS – Joao Fonseca’s season had been so barren and gruelling that the Brazilian will likely remember for a long time what he achieved on this sweltering Wednesday in Paris: coming back from two sets down with a performance that
Ignacio Buse did not expect to reach such a high level so soon. His first ATP final, achieved this Saturday 23 May in Hamburg, catapulted him inside the top 40. “Things moved a little faster than expected, honestly. I did
The enormous expectations and hype surrounding Joao Fonseca add a great deal of pressure to the 19-year-old. Yet the Brazilian is handling it well. So says Belgian Alexander Blockx, who will likely face him many times on tour. “He’s getting
MIAMI – Carrying the burden of being the new Rafael Nadal. Bearing the expectations of being the one meant to restore the smiles that Gustavo Kuerten gave Brazil two decades ago. The stories of Carlos Alcaraz and Joao Fonseca share
MIAMI — Carlos Alcaraz and Joao Fonseca will face each other in the second round and it is hard to imagine a match with greater magnetism at the start of any tournament. Miami will witness a highly anticipated clash. The
The image of Tomás Martín Etcheverry jumping on the Gustavo Kuerten centre court at the Rio Open while the Brazilian ball boys and ball girls chanted ‘Etche, Etche!’ in celebration of the Argentine confirms one thing: South America’s biggest tournament
BUENOS AIRES – When Andrea Gaudenzi sits down in the official box at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club this Saturday, someone may ask him: is it fair to ask Joao Fonseca to be the saviour of South American tennis?
BUENOS AIRES – Roger Federer was right, he is right: Joao Fonseca may have the sky as his limit, as the Swiss said, but that will only come when the Brazilian finds balance in his game and in his matches.
BUENOS AIRES – There is one word that comes up again and again in every public appearance by Joao Fonseca: pressure. And it makes sense: he was not even 18 years old and already people were talking about him as
BUENOS AIRES – How do you deal with double pressure, with the expectations in Buenos Aires and the enormous, overwhelming pressure of playing next week in Rio de Janeiro? Joao Fonseca believes he has the formula: ‘You have to enjoy
MELBOURNE – Joao Fonseca has not had an easy time with his back since arriving in Australia. Still, his lower-back issues are already teaching him a valuable lesson at the start of the season. “It’s bad not to have been
MELBOURNE – Roger Federer has a clear recipe for Joao Fonseca to take the next step: patience and timing to unleash his full power. “Joao is a little bit like me, and also similar to Jannik (Sinner), in the sense
