The majority of fans and insiders undoubtedly anticipated better outcomes from Joao Fonseca in recent months, but the young Brazilian superstar is struggling to play his best tennis and some criticism has started to spread on social media.
Between the end of the previous season and the start of 2025, he was outstanding. He proved that he was not at all affected by the pressure by defeating an experienced opponent like Andrey Rublev at the Australian Open and winning the Next Gen ATP Finals in Saudi Arabia with a flawless run.
Some believed that the South American sensation would already be in the Top 20 of the ATP rankings by the end of this year after he won his first ATP championship on the red clay of Buenos Aires. MARKETING
Even though he had a string of strong performances at the Wimbledon Championships, Fonseca struggled during the red clay season and had the grass-court expertise to make an impact.
Fonseca’s current struggles were thoroughly examined by former WTA No. 1 and top analyst Lindsay Davenport, who appeared on ‘Tennis Channel’: “Considering that he is only eighteen, his season has been fantastic so far, but he has to get used to the fact that expectations have increased and people don’t expect him to be eliminated in the first round.”
I’m not sure if he intends to go back to Brazil, but he has some time before the Cincinnati Masters 1000 begins, so it will be crucial for him to train at the proper level.
