Teenage Sensation Fonseca Amazes With His Level Again To Reach Buenos Aires Quarter-Finals
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Joao Fonseca reached the quarter-finals at the 2025 Argentina Open in Buenos Aires after producing sensational level once again.
It's very difficult not to get excited when Fonseca appears on the tennis courts. He's easily the most exciting teenager on the ATP Tour, and these days of his career are just too similar to when a young Carlos Alcaraz made fans around the world crazy.
On top of that, Fonseca chose the same route as the young Spaniard. He loves competing during the Golden Swing in South America, and while Alcaraz chose not to play there this year, for Fonseca, those tournaments will likely stay on his calendar for the rest of his career.
As a Brazilian player, he cherishes getting a chance to play in front of the home crowd. Although he already has hundreds of thousands of fans, Fonseca still doesn't want to be compared to some of the greatest tennis players of all time.
But that is becoming increasingly challenging with each day passing. At the moment, the 18-year-old competes at the 2025 Argentina Open in Buenos Aires. He beat the eighth-seeded Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the first round, impressing during his 6-3, 6-3 win.
In the second round, the teenager took on yet another Argentinian. This time, his opponent was Federico Coria, who plays almost exclusively in clay-court tournaments. It's his favorite surface and one that makes his living.
That was obvious early on in this match. Fonseca was missing just too much, which allowed Coria to win easy points. The Argentinian was also supported by the home fans, and he led 3-1 after the first four games played in the first set.
Fonseca was then able to get himself back into the set by breaking back and making it 2-3, but that was the last game he managed to win in the first set. Coria was the better player for the rest of it, winning the first set 6-2.
But Fonseca stepped up his game significantly in the second set. He broke early in the set and led 3-1 after four games played. But at 3-2, the Brazilian player faced two break points.
However, he was able to save both, and then he also produced some ridiculous shots to win the longest game of the second set and make it 4-2. The most exceptional was probably his forehand on the converted game point.
Fonseca then continued holding his serve to win the second set of this match 6-4 and force a decider in Buenos Aires.
The second set was only an introduction to what was about to come in the third set, as the Brazilian teenager was able to increase his level even further.
He dominated in the third set of the match, and after two hours and 14 minutes, Fonseca won the match 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, to reach the quarter-finals of the 2025 Argentina Open. His next opponent will be the winner of the match between the second-seeded Holger Rune and Mariano Navone.
