Joao Fonseca has officially announced that his season is over, having decided not to participate in the Athens ATP 250 scheduled for next week. The current world number 28 has used all his residual energies in recent weeks, particularly during his run at the Basel ATP 500, which ended in the best possible way with the most important title of his young career (the second of 2025 after the triumph on the red clay of Buenos Aires at the beginning of the year).
In general, the Brazilian ace's 2025 has been characterized by several ups and downs, which are perfectly normal for a player of his age who has already proven to be a predestined. There is no doubt that the South American star is one of the most promising stars of the new generation and 2026 could be the year of his definitive consecration at the highest level.
Several analysts and former players are convinced that he is really destined to compete with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner for the most prestigious trophies, but he does not like comparisons and is perfectly aware that he will have to work hard to reach that level.
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Fonsecawill rest up for a few weeks
The 19-year-old Brazilian should be seeded at the next Australian Open and will take advantage of the winter preparation to sort out some details from a technical and physical point of view. He will also play an exhibition match against current world No.1 Carlitos Alcaraz in the United States in early December.
During the latest edition of 'The Tennis', former Grand Slam doubles finalist Luke Saville expressed his candid opinion on Fonseca's future: I think there was a poll going out at the start of the year, on where people think hell finish the year. In my eyes, I saw him at Challengers two or three years ago, and he wasnt quite breaking through there, but you saw the game, you saw the potential.
Its no surprise whatsoever to me that hes climbed up the rankings and is 30 in the world. The weight of his ball I think he got some wild cards into that South American swing a few years back. He wasnt winning, but it was quite incredible, the ball striking, he concluded.
