18YearOldSensationFonsecaMakesHistoryWithArgentinaOpenWin

JoaoFonsecahasmadehistorybybecomingtheyoungestBraziliantowinanATPtournamentafterclinchingtheArgentinaOpentitlewitha6-46-7(1)winoverhomefavouriteFranciscoonSunday.

Then18-year-oldBrazilianstarshowedimmensetalentanddedicationthroughoutthetournament,hisyouthfulenergymatchingtheexperienceofhisopponents.

Fonseca'sjourneytothetitlewasnotaneasyone,ashefacedstiffcompetitionfromother jugadorsthroughoutthetournament.Howevershreddedtheexpectationsandproventohimselfthatheisforcestobereckonedwithinthetennisworld.

ThesupportfromtheBraziliancontingentwasoverwhelming,withmanyofhisfellowcountrymencheeringhimonfromthestandsandviaSocialMedia.ThevictorymarkedanimportantmilestoneforBraziliantennis,withFonsecaemergingasapotentialfuturestarofthegame.

AsforFonseca'sopponent,Francisco,hegaveitallhehadandleft everythingonthecourt.Thehomecrowdsupportwasstronglyinhisfavour,withmanycallingouthisnameandsinginghispraises.

Thefinalresultof6-46-7(1)inFonseca'sfavourwastestamenttohisstrongwilltosucceedandhisunwaveringcommitmenttohisgoals.

Withthiswin,Fonsecahasbecomeaninstantheroandrolemodelforthenextgenerationofyoungtennisplayers,notonlyinBrazilbutaroundtheworld.

Hewillnowbeexpectedtomakehismarkatothermajortennistournamentsandeventsinthenearfutureanditremainsbeseenwhetherhewillbeabletosustainthislevelofperformancethroughoutthecourseofhiscareer.

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