Over the past three months, fans and insiders have wondered if Joao Fonseca can reach the same level as Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. Although he is only 18 years old, the young Brazilian ace has already reached truly impressive peaks and has shown that he does not suffer from pressure even when facing opponents much more experienced than him.
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His performance against Andrey Rublev in the first round of the 2025 Australian Open certified the enormous talent of Fonseca, who also lifted his first ATP trophy in Buenos Aires in this first segment of the season.
The current world number 60 won the prestigious Phoenix Challenger last week, playing truly excellent tennis in quick conditions after being eliminated by Jack Draper at the 'BNP Paribas Open' in Indian Wells.
Fonseca impressed everyone
There is no doubt that Joao is highly anticipated at the Miami Open, a tournament that should fit his game quite well. He will make his debut today in a night session against 19-year-old American Learner Tien, who is very talented and has already achieved very significant victories in 2025.
The local idol who has improved a lot in recent times defeated Daniil Medvedev at the 2025 Australian Open after a tough battle that ended in the fifth set and the current world number 2 Alexander Zverev at the Acapulco ATP 500.
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It will be very interesting to see who wins this match between two of the brightest stars on the men's tour.
In a recent interview with 'Il Corriere dello Sport', Italian ace Matteo Arnaldi was asked if Fonseca can reach the level of Sinner and Alcaraz in the near future: "Joao is certainly a very young player with considerable talent, there is no doubt about that. He still has a lot of work to do to reach the top positions of the ATP ranking, but he has the right weapons and the ideal mentality to achieve certain goals."
Some insiders speculate that the young Brazilian star will end the current season in the Top 20 of the ATP ranking.
