The younger Brazilian rising star Joao Fonseca certified this week for the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals and might’t wait to measure himself in opposition to the strongest tennis gamers of his technology.
This would be the subsequent final essential occasion of the season, which is able to see the very best eight younger gamers of 2024 on stage. From 18 to 22 December the occasion will probably be performed in Jeddah.
An occasion that has seen Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz triumph over time, who later turned protagonists on the ATP Tour. Those that punched the go for the brand new version of the event had been Arthur Fils, Alex Michelsen, Jakub Mensik, Juncheng Shang, Learner Tien, Luca Van Assche, Nishesh Basavareddy and the younger Brazilian.
Joao Fonseca© Stream screenshot
Fonseca has reiterated on multiple event that he desires to observe his personal path with out evaluating himself to another participant.
“I think I’m quite mature and that’s due to the sport. I’m growing fast. It’s my first year as a professional, I travel a lot. It’s not easy not being able to see my family and friends so often, but it’s my job, so I have to get used to it.
In this last year I’ve shown that I’ve grown both mentally and physically. At the beginning of the season I was number 700 in the world. I realized that I was really good when I won the US Open Junior last year. I thought about going to college, I had committed to UVA in Virginia, but after the tournament in Rio de Janeiro I couldn’t say no to the professional circuit.
One of the goals this season was to play the Next Gen ATP Finals, compete against the other 7 best players under 20. I don’t like to compare myself to other players, I want to be myself,” he defined in an interview with ATP.
