Joao Fonseca has had to listen to some criticism in recent weeks, in which he has not been able to play his best tennis as he had done at the beginning of the season. Most fans and even some insiders expected brighter results from the young Brazilian star, who had more difficulties than expected both during the red clay season and in subsequent tournaments.
He was eliminated in the first round at the Toronto Masters 1000, an event that suited his game very well and that could see him as a huge protagonist due to the absence of numerous top players. Joao made his debut at the Cincinnati Open yesterday and his performance was not scintillating, but it was enough to allow him to beat Yunchaokete Buu and regain some confidence.
Fonseca defeated Bu in Cincinnati
Fonseca certainly has to adjust some details in view of the second round, considering that yesterday he made 44 unforced errors and took longer than expected to find the correct measure with his shots.
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During his post-match interview, the South American tennis player confessed his difficulties: Today, in the first set, I couldnt put so many balls in and I was struggling a little bit, but after I found myself in the game, I won my service games and I broke him at the beginning of the second set.
He also added: I started feeling a little bit better, and in the third set, I was staying in the game. Then I found an opportunity at 5-all and I took it, so Im very happy with the way that I believed from the beginning of the match to the end.
I was struggling a lot. I was missing a lot of shots, and I was not feeling my best today. So yeah, happy with the way that I stayed, and we keep going.
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The Brazilian star - who has already won an ATP title at just 18 years old - must not lose awareness of his potential and must continue to work to grow.
