Overview
- Fonseca pushed world No. 3 Alexander Zverev on Friday in a 2h40 quarterfinal, losing 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 3-6 in Monte Carlo.
- He is set to rise from No. 40 to No. 35 in Monday’s ATP rankings update, a move that improves his draw prospects.
- Next up, the 19-year-old opens the ATP 500 in Munich against Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo, who leads their head-to-head.
- The Monte Carlo quarterfinal made him the first Brazilian to reach a Masters 1000 last eight since Thomaz Bellucci in 2011 and the youngest Monte Carlo quarterfinalist since Rafael Nadal and Richard Gasquet in 2005.
- His Masters losses this season came only to Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, and Zverev, who called him a “tremendous talent.”