Overview
- Fonseca advanced to the Munich Open quarter-finals after outlasting Arthur Rinderknech 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.
- He is the first Brazilian to reach the last eight in Munich since Thomaz Bellucci in 2014.
- The run began with a 7-6, 6-3 win over Alejandro Tabilo in cold conditions, with temperatures near 10°C and Fonseca saying his hand was freezing.
- Next up, he will face either Alexander Blockx or No. 2 seed Ben Shelton in the quarter-finals.
- Already a two-time ATP champion who hit the Monte Carlo quarter-finals, Fonseca’s current form and live No. 31 standing keep him on track to be seeded at Roland Garros starting May 18.