Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca turned the second-youngest participant to win the ATP Subsequent Gen Finals on Sunday, defeating American rookie Tien.
The 18-year-old jumped again into rivalry after dropping the primary set earlier than dominating the rest of the match to beat 2-4 4-3 (8) 4-0 4-2 in Jeddah Tien.
Fonseca received all 5 video games of the match with an upset victory over prime seed Arthur Fiers on the primary day of the round-robin match.
Italy’s Janik Sinner received the ATP Finals this 12 months and is the one participant youthful than Fonseca to win a late-season occasion.
“I used to be actually nervous earlier than the sport. I knew it was going to be troublesome,” Fonseca stated.
“I performed in opposition to Lerner within the 2023 U.S. Open Junior last and I know how he performs. He is an incredible man and an incredible participant, so I knew it was going to be troublesome, mentally and bodily.
Fonseca hit eight aces with no double fault and dominated her first serve, whereas Tian dominated on winners however dedicated one other 10 unforced errors.
The occasion was based in 2017 and brings collectively the eight finest gamers aged 20 and underneath who participated within the tour that 12 months.
Earlier than the ultimate, Fonseca talked about eager to emulate Sinner, whose hitting companion he was ultimately 12 months’s ATP Finals.
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