By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday March 25, 2025
In a whirlwind three months, 18-year-old sensation Joao Fonseca has won his first match at a major, made his Top 100 debut, claimed his first ATP title, and played his first sunshine double.
All the while the Brazilian has done it under the white-hot spotlight of a tennis-crazed nation that believes he just might be their next Guga.
Not an easy task to say the least, but Fonseca has performed admirably, and in these last three months demonstrated the type of game-changing talent that he can be.
He is slated to rise to a career-high ranking of No.58 in the ATP rankings on Monday, and could go much higher this year, with not a lot of ranking points to defend.
Expect him to be ranked much higher – and to be carrying a lot more experience under his belt – when he returns to Miami next year.
For now, Fonseca can bask in the realization that he has a home away from home in South…
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