Fonseca beats Federer's record but doesn't want to get carried away

le 16/02/2025 à 11h43

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Joao Fonseca will be playing in his first ATP Tour final at the age of 18 years and 5 months.

Although he is not the youngest player in this category, he is ahead of Roger Federer, who played his first final on the circuit at 18 years and 6 months.

Despite this, the Brazilian is keen to keep his feet on the ground and refuses to make any comparisons with the Swiss: "Everyone has their time, and just because I reached an ATP final before Federer doesn't mean I'm going to be better than him.

I want to write my own story. I'm young, I'm having fun, and I hope to write a great story.

Fonseca will face Francisco Cerundolo this Sunday in Buenos Aires, in search of his first ATP title.

Dernière modification le 16/02/2025 à 13h24

Fonseca Joao

29e, 1510 points

Federer Roger

Non classé

Cerundolo F • 5

Fonseca J

Buenos Aires

Draw

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It will really be befitting if he attains his 25th Grand Slam crown at the AO for he's truly the GOAT & this will stamp him & endorse his GOAT status without an iota of doubt

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Almost as important to Djokovic as Slam #25--and requiring less luck--is beating Federer's total of 103 singles titles. He'll play 250s, and might even surpass Connors's 109.

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