The young carioca tennis player João Fonseca drew the classification to the semifinals of the ATP 250 of Buenos Aires with an exciting turnaround, the second in the tournament, this time about host Mariano Navone, current 47th in the world ranking, against the Hermana fans. The 18 -year -old Brazilian, 99th in the ranking, began the match badly, managed to recover in the second partial, but then oscillated again in the final set. Resilient, he waged a battle with himself: he lost 5 games to 3 the last set, when he broke Navone’s withdrawal and changed the story of the game. The young man not only reached the draw, but the victory in the next game sealed 2 sets to 1, with 3/6 partials. 6/4 and 7/5.
“I wasn’t playing my best. I fought to the end, I’m tired. I believed that soon he could win. I mean, from the beginning I was believing I could win, even if I wasn’t playing my best. But I struggled, I believed it and now I’m in the semifinal. I am very, very happy with the way I fought today ”, celebrated the Brazilian in testimony after the classification.
“Fonseca has the Final Say” 🤩🇧🇷
The 18-Year-Old Defies Navone 3-6 6-4 7-5, Saving 2 MPS for Maiden Semi-Final!@Argentinaopen | #Argopen2025 pic.twitter.com/8g9dwiaj3y
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João Fonseca returns to the court on Saturday (14) against Serbian Laslo Djere (112º in the ranking), at a time yet to be defined. The other semi will be between Spanish Pedro Martinez and the winner of the confrontation between the German Alexander Zverev and the Argentine Francisco Cerudolo.
After Buenos Aires, the carioca will compete at home, at ATP 500 Rio Open Rio. The main key of South America’s largest tennis tournament begins next Monday (17).
