By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday January 13, 2025
Add Carlos Alcaraz to the growing Joao Fonseca bandwagon.
After his win over Yoshihito Nishioka on Wednesday in Melbourne (6-0, 6-1, 6-4), the third-seeded Spaniard gave his opinion on the rising 18-year-old from Brazil.
Alcaraz didn’t see all of Fonseca’s 7-6(1) 6-3 7-6(5) win over ninth-seeded Andrey Rublev, but he saw enough to be mightily impressed.
“I saw a little bit at the beginning and the end of the match,” Alcaraz told reporters. “What can I say about it? Just incredible. I mean, the way he played his first Grand Slam match against his first Top-10, it’s unbelievable. The way he approached the match, the way he handled everything, the nerves, the match in general, it’s been fantastic.”
Alcaraz on Fonseca: “What can I say about it? Just incredible. I mean, the way he played his first Grand Slam match against his first top 10, it’s…
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