Joao Fonseca absolutely wants to continue his growth path, which led him to become one of the top promises of the men’s tour at just 18 years old.
The young Brazilian ace entered a new dimension between the end of last season and the beginning of 2025, raising his level exponentially since winning the Next Gen ATP Finals in Saudi Arabia in December 2024.
In this first segment of the 2025 season, the current world number 65 has already won two Challenger titles and above all lifted his first ATP trophy in Buenos Aires in February.
Joao also played excellent tennis at the Australian Open – where he eliminated a Top 10 player like Andrey Rublev – and at the Miami Open, where he left everyone speechless with his performances, putting even the Australian ace Alex de Minaur in difficulty.
Fonseca is certainly one of the most anticipated players at the Mutua Madrid Open – the fourth Masters 1000 of the season currently taking place at the Caja Magica – and will make his debut against Elmer Moller tomorrow.
The Brazilian – who has confessed that he wants to face Novak Djokovic at the 2025 Roland Garros – has practiced with Bulgarian veteran Grigor Dimitrov and hopes to achieve a prestigious result in the Spanish capital, where the conditions are very suitable for his game.
Fonseca builds his perfect player
In the meantime, he was asked to build his perfect player and Joao did not shy away from this request.
Fonseca chose Juan Martin del Potro’s forehand, Nole Djokovic’s backhand, Roger Federer’s net game and slice, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s serve, Rafael Nadal’s speed and mentality.
The world number 65 wanted to exclude Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz from this list, who could be his main opponents in the next decade. We’ll see if he will be able to handle the pressure in the best way.
