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.