US EditionBrazilian Teen Fonseca Books Maiden ATP 500 Final v Davidovich Fokina in Basel
João Fonseca, 19, reached his first ATP 500 final, becoming the first Brazilian finalist at this level since 2010 and entering the live top-35 rankings, officials said.
- João Fonseca, the 19-year-old Brazilian, defeated Jaume Munar 7-6, 7-5 on Saturday in Basel to reach his first ATP 500 final, setting up a title match with eighth seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
- For Brazil, the run ends a long wait since Thomaz Bellucci's 2010 ATP 500 final and suggests a successor who could boost audiences and investment at Masters 1000 tournaments and Grand Slams.
- Serving 7 aces and striking 39 winners, João Fonseca edged a tiebreak and flipped momentum after Munar's second-set break.
- The result pushes João Fonseca into the live top-35, improving prospects for seeded entries at major tournaments, and a win Sunday would move him into the Top-30 after his Buenos Aires title in February.
- Doing it on a faster indoor court late in the season shows João Fonseca's adaptability, while his top-35 teenager status signals fresh competitive energy and commercial gravity for the Americas and Europe.
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Brazilian teen Fonseca books maiden ATP 500 final v Davidovich Fokina in Basel
BASEL, Switzerland :Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca overcame Spain's Jaume Munar 7-6(4) 7-5 on Saturday to reach his first ATP 500 final at the Swiss Indoors Championships in Basel, setting up a title clash with eighth seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.Playing in his second tour-level semi-final of the year, t
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João Fonseca beats Jaume Munar to reach his first ATP 500 final in Basel
Brazilian 19-year-old Joao Fonseca beat Jaume Munar 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 to reach the first ATP 500 final of his career at the Swiss Indoors in Basel. Fonseca has become the first player the third teenager to reach the final at the Swiss Indoors after Roger Federer in 2000 and Holger Rune in 2022. Both players […]
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