This is a special tournament for me, I won it as a junior," Fonseca's words before his debut at the US Open

For his debut in New York, many hopes will be placed on Fonseca. At just 18 years old, the Brazilian has an entire nation behind him hoping for a new Grand Slam champion since Gustavo Kuerten.

Currently ranked 44th in the world and facing Kecmanovic in his first round at Flushing Meadows, the player shared his thoughts ahead of his fourth main draw appearance in a Grand Slam. For reference, he lost in the third round of qualifying last year against American Spizzirri (7-6, 6-7, 6-4).

"This is a special tournament for me, I won it as a junior and last year, I almost made it into the main draw for the first time, but I lost in the third round of qualifying. This year, for my first main draw appearance, it will be incredible.

I'm sure there will be a lot of people. My parents won't be able to come this time, but my brothers and friends will. I know there will be a big crowd, we're going to make a lot of noise, I can't wait to be at the US Open and I'm excited.

As favorites for this US Open, I would put Sinner and Alcaraz. I think Medvedev plays very well at the US Open, which is a bit faster, and I would also put Djokovic.