While tennis insides and obsessives have been watching 18-year-old Brazilian player Joao Fonseca for months now—at least since he rolled his way through the Next Gen ATP Finals, taking the title at the end of last year—he didn’t start showing up on a wider ratar until January, when he shocked eighth-ranked Andrey Rublev in straight sets during the Australian Open’s first round. He has since won the first ATP title in Buenos Aires (the youngest South American since 1990) and won the wildcard entry of BNP Paribas Open, also known as Indian Wells, where he defeated Britain’s Jacob Fearnley and Britain’s Jacob Fearnley, a brave, three-shot comeback, three-shot comeback, traded a nuclear phone, and relied on his preternatural reporters, preternatural commentary preternatural composition.
Fonseca Next? Another British – this time it’s Jack Draper of the 13th seed, you might have heard some news on Saturday as well. Fashion Recently, he chatted with Zoom while he was resting at his parents’ home in Rio, and he still lives.
Fashion: You basically boast about the idea of the Australian tennis world. How do you feel about you? Are you surprised like everyone else or are you seeing how things go?
Joao Fonseca: Yes, it was a great week – actually a great month – winning the next generation and Canberra and then playing my first major draw at the Australian Open. It’s the first inning of many things – the first chief draw, the first win against the top ten players, then the first round, the second round and a lot of expectations. But it’s great. I am proud of myself: the way I play, the way I fight. I’m excited for the rest of the season.
There are a lot of weight, a lot of attention, and a lot of expectations for you – everyone wants to talk to you, everyone is talking about You… are so good, right, but is it a strange thing to deal with? Is that not on your way at all?
This is a lot of expectations. People are talking a lot, and that’s a good thing. But that’s not the only pressure I have: I’ve put pressure on myself, and I’ve handled this very well. I’m not nervous about it. This is something I try to use the strengths – using the perception of people about me to inspire me so that I can do something great in the sport. That’s what I’m going to do. Yes, just trying to work, do my daily work, and then play tennis.
