By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday January 13, 2025
Add Carlos Alcaraz to the growing Joao Fonseca bandwagon.
After his win over Yoshihito Nishioka on Wednesday in Melbourne (6-0, 6-1, 6-4), the third-seeded Spaniard gave his opinion on the rising 18-year-old from Brazil.
Alcaraz didn’t see all of Fonseca’s 7-6(1) 6-3 7-6(5) win over ninth-seeded Andrey Rublev, but he saw enough to be mightily impressed.
“I saw a little bit at the beginning and the end of the match,” Alcaraz told reporters. “What can I say about it? Just incredible. I mean, the way he played his first Grand Slam match against his first Top-10, it’s unbelievable. The way he approached the match, the way he handled everything, the nerves, the match in general, it’s been fantastic.”
Alcaraz on Fonseca: “What can I say about it? Just incredible. I mean, the way he played his first Grand Slam match against his first top 10, it’s unbelievable.”
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Alcaraz is sure that Fonseca has the potential to quickly move up the rankings, even as he plays in his first Grand Slam main draw.
“It’s someone that I have to be care of, let’s say,” he said. “He’s going to be there. It is just the beginning of the year, just one win in Grand Slam, but he’s going to be there.
“We’re going to put Joao Fonseca’s name on the list of the best players in the world really soon.”
