ATP Buenos Aires: 18-year-old Brazilian rising star Fonseca wins his first tour title

On February 16, local time, the ATP 250 Buenos Aires station decided the men's singles champion, and the 18-year-old Brazilian rising star Fonseca welcomed another career breakthrough, he defeated the No. 5 seed and local brother Cerundolo 6-4/7-6(1) in the final of the Buenos Aires station, won the first career tour title, and became the youngest South American player to win the tour championship since 1990 and the tenth youngest ATP Tour champion, and he is also the first "post-06" tour champion in men's tennis.

Fonseca won his first career tour title

Fonseca defeated four homegrown players in his journey to the title, including Echeverri in the first round, Coria in the second round, Navone in the quarter-finals and Serundolo in the final. With this title, Fonseca will rise to No.68 in the world rankings this week, setting a new personal high in his rankings.

"It's been an unbelievable week, even in Argentina there are some Brazilians cheering me on." Fonseca said after the game, "It's fantastic, every Brazilian wants support from their compatriots, and for me it's incredible to have a moment like this. I would like to thank my family, friends, sponsors who have been helping me achieve my dream of playing tennis. Of course I want to be number one in the world and win a Grand Slam title, but my dream is to play tennis and I've made it happen. ”

At the ATP New Force Finals at the end of last year, Fonseca, who was shortlisted at the last moment, staged the "Black Eight Miracle" to win the championship, and then he upset Rublev in the first round of this year's Australian Open to win his first Grand Slam main draw. Fonseca's impressive performance last week saw him qualify for the ATP 500 tournament in Rio de Janeiro this week, where he won his first career tour victory last year.

(Text, Editor/Faye Wong, Photo/Visual China)