Joao Fonseca spoke about the Roland Garros final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, praising both players and stating that their rivalry "it's really good for tennis." The 18-year-old Brazilian affirmed that he hopes to compete against them soon.
Fonseca has undoubtedly been the great breakthrough on Tour in the last year. He became the world No. 1 junior back in 2023 and, in 2024 – at just 17 years old – he secured his first ATP victory. As champion of the Next Gen ATP Finals at the end of 2024 and with several ATP-level triumphs, he seemed ready to make the leap.
The Brazilian has not disappointed, starting the year with a couple of Challenger titles and his first top-10 triumph against Andrey Rublev at the Australian Open. Fonseca has already climbed to the top 60 and secured his first ATP 250 title in 2025 Buenos Aires, defeating local star Francisco Cerúndolo and becoming the youngest South American ATP champion in history.
Fonseca belongs to a generation after Sinner and Alcaraz. The Italian – born in 2001, and Alcaraz – born in 2003, are currently world No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, and together they hold 8 Grand Slam titles. Meanwhile, Fonseca (born in 2006) is still fighting for a place among the elite, although at just 18 years old, his potential seems on par with that of Sinner and Alcaraz.
Joao Fonseca won his first ATP-level match at ATP 500 Rio Open against Arthur Fils.
The Brazilian received a wildcard for the ATP 500 Halle Open, which will be a good opportunity to gain points – and experience – on grass courts. The Brazilian will play Wimbledon for the first time in his career in a couple of weeks, with high expectations of continuing to surprise on the tour.
Upon his arrival in Halle, Fonseca was asked if he watched the French Open final, and the Brazilian expressed his admiration for his colleagues. "I like to watch a lot of them. I watched the final, it was amazing tennis and what these two are doing," he said. "It's good for tennis, so I like to watch how they played, how they managed the important points."
The teenager also spoke about how his perception of watching matches changes when on TV compared to being on court, allowing him to notice different things. Fonseca admitted he hopes to quickly be competing with Alcaraz and Sinner on the big stages.
"It's difficult when I'm watching with my family, it's difficult because they see different things than normal tennis players see, you normally see their posture during the points, if they're positive, if they're negative and it's things that you don't see normally if you're playing against them, but if you see on TV it’s better to see, so it’s nice this stuff."
"I was talking to my coach last week, when it happened so it was good, it’s good for tennis these two and hopefully I can play with them in the future."
Fonseca will have a complicated debut in Halle, facing Italian Flavio Cobolli. It will be his first professional tournament on grass courts, and it remains to be seen how well he can adapt to the surface change.
"Hopefully I can play with them in the future" 🤝
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 15, 2025
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