Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca beat American Learner Tien to grow to be the second-youngest participant to win the ATP Subsequent Gen Finals title on Sunday in Saudi Arabia.
The 18-year-old dropped his first set earlier than battling again into competition after which dominated the remainder of the match to beat Tien 2-4 4-3 (8) 4-0 4-2 in Jeddah.
Fonseca received all 5 matches of the match starting with an upset of top-seed Arthur Fils on the primary day of round-robin motion.
Italy’s Jannik Sinner, who received the ATP Finals this yr, was the one participant youthful than Fonseca to win the season-ending match.
“I was really nervous before the match. I knew it was going to be so difficult,” Fonseca mentioned.
“I played a final against Learner in juniors at the 2023 US Open and I know the way he can play. He is such a nice guy and a great player, so I knew it was going to be difficult, mentally and physically. But I got through.”
Fonseca hit eight aces with no double fault and dominated on his first serve whereas Tien had the sting in winners however dedicated 10 extra unforced errors.
The match which was based in 2017 options the eight greatest gamers aged 20 and underneath on tour in a given yr.
Forward of the ultimate, Fonseca spoke about eager to emulate Sinner, for whom he was a hitting companion finally yr’s ATP Finals.
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