Who is Joao Fonseca? Meet the 18-year-old Brazilian sensation taking the tennis world by storm

Joao Fonseca is a name tennis fans are taking note of.

Born on 21 August 2006, the 18-year-old Brazilian has burst onto the main stage in quite some fashion, showing off to the world the form that saw him enjoy a blistering 2024.

Starting the year ranked outside the top 700, Fonseca first flashed his big-game smarts on home turf in Rio de Janeiro, where he made it to the quarters of the ATP 500 event hosted in the Brazilian city.

The dreamlike run sparked the 2023 US Open boys' singles champion to aim high, and by year's end, he had surged from No. 727 to No. 145 in the rankings, remarkably earning a spot in the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah.

The sensational season, however, didn’t stop there.

Fonseca went on to win the tournament and, in doing so, became the third-ever 18-year-old to win the prestigious event, with only Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz before him.

As he continues to cause a stir, here's what else you should know about the Brazilian hot shot.

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