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Proud Parents Change Flight Plans to Watch Brazilian Teenager Fonseca Win Swiss Final
The 19-year-old Brazilian hit eight aces and 39 winners in his semifinal win and could enter the Top-30 with a victory in the final, officials said.
- Joao Fonseca advanced to his first ATP 500 final in Basel by defeating Jaume Munar 7-6, 7-5 on Saturday, setting up a title clash with Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
- Joao Fonseca has climbed the rankings this season, starting at number 130, and is chasing a second tour-level title after winning his maiden trophy in Buenos Aires this year.
- Joao Fonseca served eight aces and struck 39 winners, edging the first set in a tiebreak and claiming three of the next four games.
- On Sunday, Joao Fonseca beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 6-4 to capture his first ATP 500 level title at the Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland.
- He will rise to a career-high ranking on Monday after the Basel title, with Joao Fonseca's family from Brazil arriving an hour before the match.
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Tennis-Brazilian teen Fonseca beats Davidovich Fokina to win biggest career title in Basel
BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) -Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca clinched the biggest title of his career on Sunday, storming past Spanish eighth seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 6-4 to win the Swiss Indoors Championships in Basel. Read full story
·Malaysia
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Fonseca triumphs at the Swiss Indoors in Basel and celebrates the greatest success of his young career. In the final he defeats Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6:3, 6:4.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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The young Brazilian was right about Spanish rider Alejandro Davidovich (6-3, 6-4) this Sunday in the final of the ATP 500 tournament in Basel.
·Paris, France
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The 19-year-old Brazilian wins the final at the Swiss Indoors against Davidovich Fokina effortlessly in two sets.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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