Will be curious to see where Fonseca is scheduled this year. Golden Swing seems like a big opportunity for him, akin to Carlos a few years ago. The clay 250s in Europe, too.
Great analysis H - this kid's got a ton of promise for sure!
Just echoing the other comments, I agree Fonseca looks a bit on the heavy side. I have some questions on whether he has the fitness to consistently handle BO5 matches on the ATP tour right now. However, nothing a good fitness coach can't help him to upgrade on.
Agreed the fitness and explosive movement still not there to trouble the top guys. You can see on return of serve how he doesn't explode to wide balls all that well.
Where you put Fonseca's physicality compared to Alcaraz and Sinner when they won the tournament? Fonseca already looks quite jacked for a tennis player at 18 and Sinner for all his exploits on the tour is still almost a mirror image of when he won this tournament.
Alcaraz was way ahead of both sinner and fonseca, but fonseca is hitting his serve 220 already which is impressive. Maybe sinner is a good comparison for movement at the same age
Also have to like Fonseca's frame. He has a pro athlete's body with room to fill out more. He's strong and, like you say above, just collects points without a ton of effort.
Will be curious to see where Fonseca is scheduled this year. Golden Swing seems like a big opportunity for him, akin to Carlos a few years ago. The clay 250s in Europe, too.
Clay szn will be big for him.
Fonseca will have a breakthrough year in 2025...i see a Second week Gs and a deep run in a master 1000...i think he will finish 2025 in Top 30
Wouldn't count him out of a deep run. Top 30 would be incredible from 145 at 18
Great analysis H - this kid's got a ton of promise for sure!
Just echoing the other comments, I agree Fonseca looks a bit on the heavy side. I have some questions on whether he has the fitness to consistently handle BO5 matches on the ATP tour right now. However, nothing a good fitness coach can't help him to upgrade on.
Agreed the fitness and explosive movement still not there to trouble the top guys. You can see on return of serve how he doesn't explode to wide balls all that well.
Great analysis as always! Do you think Fonseca might be impeded by movement? He seems a bit slow to me for the very top in tennis.
Barely 18. Needs time to put some muscle on those legs! Perfect build for today's game
Where you put Fonseca's physicality compared to Alcaraz and Sinner when they won the tournament? Fonseca already looks quite jacked for a tennis player at 18 and Sinner for all his exploits on the tour is still almost a mirror image of when he won this tournament.
Alcaraz was way ahead of both sinner and fonseca, but fonseca is hitting his serve 220 already which is impressive. Maybe sinner is a good comparison for movement at the same age
Also have to like Fonseca's frame. He has a pro athlete's body with room to fill out more. He's strong and, like you say above, just collects points without a ton of effort.