Can Joao Fonseca add grass-court success to his breakout yr on the ATP Tour?
The #NextGenATP Brazilian will subsequent week compete as a wild card on the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle, the match introduced Friday. It is going to be the 17-year-old’s first tour-level look on grass.
Fonseca started the yr exterior the High 700 of the PIF ATP Rankings, however is presently at a career-high No. 224 after a robust six months. He has racked up an 11-7 document on the ATP Challenger Tour in 2024, whereas his 5-5 ATP Tour document this season consists of quarter-final runs as a wild card in Rio de Janeiro and Bucharest.
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Presently sixth within the PIF ATP Reside Race To Jeddah, Fonseca will hope to benefit from one other wild card alternative at tour-level on the lawns of Halle. He has already notched a grass-court milestone this month: 9 days in the past, Fonseca beat former World No. 14 Kyle Edmund in his first ATP Challenger Tour match on the floor in Surbiton. This week, the Brazilian is into the second spherical at one other Challenger occasion in Nottingham.
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 4 Alexander Zverev lead the sphere on the Terra Wortmann Open, the place main-draw motion runs from 17-23 June. The defending champion is Alexander Bublik.
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