“Joao Fonseca beat Lerner Thien in the Next Gen ATP Finals”, — write: sport.ua
18-year-old Brazilian tennis player Joao Fonseca (ATP 145) lost in four sets Lerner Tien (USA, ATP 122) in 1 hour and 29 minutes.
Next Generation ATP Finals 2024. Final
Joao Fonseca (Brazil) – Lerner Tien (USA) – 2:4, 4:3 (10:8), 4:0, 4:2
This was the fourth meeting of the rivals. Fonseca won the third head-to-head match.
Joao won five out of five possible victories at the youth final tournament. The Brazilian lost 6 sets and won 15 games.
Fonseca became the second youngest winner of the Youth Final at the age of 18 years and 3 months. Only Yannick Sinner was younger in 2019 (18 years and 2 months). In the entire history of the tournament, only three players under the age of 19 have won: Sinner, Fonseca and Carlos Alcaraz (2021 – 18 years and 6 months).
— Next Gen ATP Finals (@nextgenfinals) December 22, 2024
THE WINNING MOMENT 🔥#NextGenATPFinals pic.twitter.com/nMjtfl5rT6
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) December 22, 2024