A yr after claiming his first ATP win, the 18-year-old Joao Fonseca is an ATP champion! The younger Brazilian lifted a trophy on the ATP 250 occasion in Buenos Aires following a 6-4, 7-6 conquer the native hero, Francisco Cerundolo.
A teen sealed the deal in an hour and 45 minutes. He held his nerves within the closing phases of the second set and moved excessive within the tie break. Fonseca served for the title two occasions within the second set. He squandered his probabilities and stored his rival alive.
The younger gun stayed targeted within the tie break, firing a forehand down the road winner on a match level and celebrating his first out of many ATP titles. At 18 years, 5 months and 26 days, Joao turned the seventh-youngest champion on the ATP Tour since 1990.
THE FUTURE IS NOW.
THE FUTURE IS JOAO.
Your 2025 @ArgentinaOpen champion, Joao Fonseca!! 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/1kjys7DrRi
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) February 16, 2025
They traded breaks at the start of the duel and served properly within the subsequent 4 video games to lock the end result at 3-3. The house favourite skilled a large setback within the seventh recreation. Cerundolo wasted two recreation factors and dropped serve after an enormous forehand drive-volley error.
The younger gun held after deuces in recreation eight to cement the benefit. Joao served for the opener at 5-4 and fired an ace on a set level after a deuce. He wrapped up the primary a part of the duel in 44 minutes and gained a large increase.
Cerundolo denied a break level at the start of the second set earlier than taking part in a free service recreation at 2-2. The Argentine sprayed a forehand error, dropping serve and falling a set and a break down. Joao saved a break level within the subsequent one and constructed a 4-2 benefit.
They served properly within the subsequent three video games, and an adolescent wanted one other nice maintain at 5-4. He felt the strain and missed a backhand to drop serve and produce his rival again to the constructive aspect. Fonseca delivered one other break in recreation 11 and served for the title for the second time.
Nevertheless, Francisco pulled one other break again and stored his probabilities alive. Joao made a contemporary begin within the tie break and welcomed the rival’s mistake within the first level. The 18-year-old landed a backhand down the road winner and cracked a forehand crosscourt winner to open a 3-0 hole.
The Argentine missed a forehand within the fourth level and fell 4-0 behind. Joao drew Francisco’s mistake within the sixth level and moved 5-1 up. A teen attacked and landed a volley winner on the web for 6-1 and 5 match factors.
Fonseca cracked a forehand down the road winner on the primary, falling to the bottom and celebrating his first ATP title at 18 years and 5 months.
