Carlos Alcaraz and Joao Fonseca finally met in a competitive match, and the result did not disappoint.
We got to see incredible shot-making from both ends, with the world number one unsurprisingly taking the win.
However, the loss has not diminished excitement surrounding this young Brazilian phenom, but has rather reinforced what many were saying about him before the match.
Carlos Alcaraz, speaking afterwards, has actually offered his verdict on Joao Fonseca’s performance during their clash.
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It seems strange that, before this month, we had never seen Fonseca face both Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
Now, in the space of ten days, he has met and competed with both.
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Asked how it will benefit the 19-year-old to have finally played the world’s top two players, Alcaraz admitted: “Well, I do remember when I played Rafa Nadal for the first time in Madrid. I remember how good that match was for me. Even though I was destroyed.
“I would say for him playing toe to toe with us, he’s gonna get great feedback from his team. They’re gonna know what he should improve in the future.
“He has everything. Great shots. A lot of things to improve. But I’m pretty sure he’s gonna do it. Back-to-back tournaments playing against number one and number two in the world is gonna be really helpful for him.”
Joao Fonseca has finally played both Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner
Given Fonseca’s incredible popularity, particularly in Miami, this was a match the entire tennis world wanted to see.
And, as touched upon earlier, it came not long after the youngster had faced Sinner at Indian Wells.
There, he took the Italian to two tiebreaks, losing both but impressing.
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The same occurred in Miami against Alcaraz, losing 6-4, 6-4. However, the insight he will have gained from the match will be invaluable in furthering his development.
The future is exceedingly bright for Fonseca, but he faces a tough task to topple the current duopoly engulfing the ATP Tour.
Over the last 10 days though, he’s shown he can compete, and will surely only get better with time too.
