Joao Fonseca came saw and conquered the Next Gen ATP Finals event in Jeddah! The 18-year-old Brazilian dominated the field at the prestigious events for the young guns. Joao defeated all five opponents to lift the trophy and write history books.
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Fonseca battled against Learnen Tien in the final and scored a 2-4, 4-3, 4-0, 4-2 victory in an hour and 27 minutes. Thus, he became the second-youngest winner of this event after Jannik Sinner. The Brazilian entered the event as the 8th seed.
However, he produced his A-game and lift a trophy, hoping to keep this momentum and embrace a strong run in 2025. Tien experienced a double bagel against Fonseca in the round-robin stage. The American fought stronger in the final but finished runner-up.
Learnen made a reliable start in the title clash and had a set point in a thrilling tie break of the second set. Joao denied it and stole the breaker 10-8, leveling the overall score and gaining a boost. The Brazilian barely lost a point behind the initial shot in sets three and four.
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He kept the pressure on the other side and provided a bagel in the third set. The 18-year-oldtrailed 2-1 in the fourth set before earning three straight games, moving over the top in style and becoming the champion.
