In the third round of the “National Bank Open presented by Rogers” tournament, Joao Fonseca defeated former world No. 2 and three-time Grand Slam finalist Casper Ruud (ATP-14) from Norway with a score of 7:6(6), 6:3.
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In the first set, the 19-year-old Brazilian had to come back from a break deficit, and in the tiebreak was also playing catch-up, but eventually relaxed a bit after taking the first set and started playing wonderful tennis.
“These are exactly the matches you are most proud of because you find ways to solve problems. Today I managed that because at the start I completely missed my first serves, so I had to play more aggressively on the second ones. The opponent was very strong, so I am really proud of myself,” said the match winner.
By the way, this is the first time in Montreal since 2018 that two tennis players aged 19 or younger have reached the tournament’s round of 16 – alongside the Brazilian, we will also see the Spaniard Rafael Jodar at this stage, and 8 years ago Stefanos Tsitsipas and Denis Shapovalov did the same.
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Having won his second victory out of as many chances against C. Ruud, J. Fonseca’s path in the tournament will certainly not get easier – in the next round, the Brazilian tennis talent will face defending champion Ben Shelton (ATP-10).
The only remaining Top 10 player confidently defeated Belgian Zizou Bergs (ATP-34) 6:3, 6:2.
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