At 17 years old, João Fonseca captivated the world last week and showed why he is considered one of the promises of tennis. The Brazilian reached the quarterfinals of the Rio Open, beating Arthur Fils – top 40 – and Christian Garin – former top 15 -. Fonseca went viral on the networks with his incredible shots and “blows” with the racket in his hand.
2003 US Open champion and former world number 1, Andy Roddick was impressed with the boy, betting that he will at least get close to the level of Gustavo Kuerten.
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“This guy can play. Solid on both sides. He lost to Navone in the quarterfinals, but you have to keep an eye on him. João Fonseca. I was very impressed watching him in Rio. And the Brazilian public is hungry for a superstar,” said Roddick , on his podcast, called “Served”.
“I saw Guga Kuerten being applauded there, he’s one of the nicest guys you can meet in tennis. And it looks like we’re going to have someone who will at least come close to Guga in Fonseca.”
Fonseca plays the ATP 250 in Santiago this week, broadcast Pela ESPN no Star+.