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- At Eastbourne on Monday, 18-year-old Brazilian qualifier Joao Fonseca earned his maiden tour-level victory on grass by coming back to beat Zizou Bergs 6-7, 6-0, 6-3.
- The match featured a controversial line call when Bergs celebrated a point that was first ruled out, but video review showed the ball was in.
- Fonseca rallied after losing the first set tiebreak, racing to a 3-0 lead in the third set before sealing the victory with a confident hold.
- Fonseca noted that matches on grass courts move at a rapid pace and acknowledged that luck contributed to his mental resilience during the contest.
- Joao Fonseca will take on reigning titleholder Taylor Fritz in the next round, while New Zealand’s Lulu Sun secured a notable victory over the tournament’s highest-ranked player, Daria Kasatkina, with a 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 win in the women's singles.
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Only 18-year-old Brazilian tennis player Joao Fonseca earned his first career victory in the main draw of a grass tournament.
Joao Fonseca's promise led Belgian Zizou Bergs in the first round in Eastbourne. This is his first career win on grass. Next opponent: Taylor Fritz, world number 6.
Fonseca clinches first grass-court win, Sun ousts defending champion Kasatkina in Eastbourne
Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca claimed his first tour-level win on grass with a 6-7(8) 6-0 6-3 victory over Zizou Bergs to reach the second round at Eastbourne on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Rising Tennis Stars Shine in Eastbourne | Sports-Games
Rising Tennis Stars Shine in Eastbourne In an impressive display of skill and determination, Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca secured his first tour-level victory on grass. Fonseca defeated Zizou Bergs in a thrilling three-set match at Eastbourne, rallying from a tiebreak loss to claim decisive six-love and six-three set victories.Fonseca, an 18-year-old qualifier who earlier stunned world number nine Andrey Rublev at the Australian Open, proved …
TENNIS-EASTBOURNE/ (PIX):Tennis-Fonseca clinches first grass-court win, Sun ousts defending champion Kasatkina in Eastbourne
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