Joao Fonseca wins the Next Gen ATP Finals, the tournament that revealed Jannik Sinner

Joao Fonseca wins the Next Gen ATP Finals, the tournament that revealsò Jannik Sinner

Brazilian Joao Fonseca has won the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The 18-year-old from Rio beat in the finals by the score of 2-4, 4-3, 4-0, 4-2 the American Learner Tien, whom he had already defeated in the group stage.

Fonseca, the youngest player in the tournament and current world No. 145, has won all five matches since the start of the competition and succeeds Serb Hamad Medjedovic in the roll of gold that includes the names of Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos Tsitsipas.

The Next Gen ATP was the tournament where Jannik Sinner, who triumphed in Milan at 18 years, 2 months and 24 days, turned out to be; Fonseca è the second youngest ever to win it at 18 years, 4 months and 1 day.

The Brazilian però è the tennis player with the lowest ATP ranking to have won the tournament: currently è in fact, he is world number 145. He made his Davis Cup debut this year, losing honorably to Matteo Berrettini 6-1 7-6 last September 11.