Tennis followers have heard rumblings about 18-year-old Brazilian Joao Fonseca for just a few years now however refused to get overly excited for apparent causes.
They noticed the likes of Borna Coric, Denis Shapovalov and Gael Monfils enter the senior circuit to lots of hype, solely to underwhelm. These circumstances proved that there is by no means a assure {that a} gifted teenager will replicate their junior tour success on the ATP circuit.
Fonseca, although, could also be value getting enthusiastic about. On Sunday, he turned the second-youngest participant to win the ATP Subsequent Gen Finals and simply the third 18-year-old to win the occasion after Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. It simply so occurs the latter two dominated the senior circuit in 2024, splitting the 4 main titles amongst them.
