Ex-ATP pro reveals if he thinks Joao Fonseca has ability to challenge Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner
After winning the 2024 Next-Gen ATP Finals and making his Grand Slam main-draw debut, Joao Fonseca clinched his first ATP title.
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L-R: Jannik Sinner, Joao Fonseca, Carlos Alcaraz (Images via ATP/X)
Joao Fonseca recently won his first ATP title of his career. He beat home favorite Francisco Cerundolo 6-4, 7-6 (7-1) to lift the Argentina Open.
It was for sure one of many titles he would lift in his career. The rising star from Brazil has impressed the tennis world and is tipped to join Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner to form another Big 3 of tennis.
Sam Querrey too is of the same opinion. The former ATP ace from America is convinced that Fonseca, if not so soon, will start to challenge the dominance of Alcaraz and Sinner.
I think he is. Maybe not right away, but he is not far off. If you just watch him play tennis, just the eyeball test says that he is so good. The way he moves around the court. The way he hits the ball backhand and forehand. He can absolutely rip it.
Sam Querrey said on Nothing Major podcast
Sinner and Alcaraz are considered the leaders of the next generation of men’s tennis and have won a combined seven Grand Slam titles. They dominated last year’s Grand Slam events, sharing the four trophies between them. Sinner won the two hard-court Majors, while Alcaraz achieved the Channel Slam.
18-year-old Fonseca, on the other hand, made his Grand Slam main-draw debut at this year’s Australian Open and reached the second round. Following his win in Buenos Aires, the 2024 Next-Gen ATP Finals winner fell to Alexandre Muller in his opening round of the Rio Open.
Sam Querrey thinks Jannik Sinner’s doping ban was handled conveniently
Jannik Sinner won’t be on the ATP circuit for three months because of the ban he was handed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). His ban seemed convenient to many, including Sam Querrey because the ATP World No.1 won’t be forced to pull out of the Grand Slam events.
The inconsistency of it or the timing, it needs some type of overhaul or some type of way to make the rules more black and white. It’s easier said than done, but it seemed a little too convenient, he gets to come back and play Rome, he is still going to be ranked number one in the world.
Sam Querrey said on Nothing Major podcast
WADA shocked the tennis community when they withdrew the appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in spite of demanding that Sinner should be handed a ban of between one and two years. As WADA reached a settlement agreement with Sinner, many critics are convinced that he was given a lenient punishment because of his high-profile status.
Sinner, whose ban will lift on May 4, took home his third Major at the 2025 Australian Open and would be bidding for his first French Open title when the tournament starts on May 25. Following his ban, Sinner could play in the Italian Open, which starts on May 7.
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