The massive explosive game of Joao Fonseca is really bringing in the thunder in the ATP Tour, and lightning strikes have caught the attention of the reigning stars in the Tour so far. Fonseca’s rise to dominance in the game has been phenomenal, and he continues to impress in his level of play one game after another.

Just a kid from Brazil, Joao Fonseca has just become the 10th youngest titlist in the ATP Tour era since 1990 following his massive victory at the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires. Now he is getting his name on the headlines and is starting to make a lot of noise in the game – and it won’t be long until he gets to bring his game to the next level – potentially challenging the top stars in the league who have been playing for a fair amount of time.

A Dominance Like no Other

Both Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev are still young players who are making their names in the league. The world no. 2 and 3, respectively, have done a great job of establishing their careers at a higher level with the way they are playing right now, and they continue to bring that same energy in their respective games. Well, they are now seeing a younger version of themselves again with Fonseca showing off the same shades in his game so far.

“I was watching the match. I think he played a great match, his first ATP Final,” Alcaraz said of Fonseca. “It's not easy to face an ATP Final, and playing against Francisco Cerundolo in his hometown, I know it wasn't easy. I think the level he played, it was insane. I was just really happy about him playing and getting his first ATP title.”

It can be remembered that last year, Fonseca was already sitting at world no. 660, and now he has made a quick jump to no. 68. At this point, we might just see Fonseca make a huge rally all the way to the top 10 of the game so far. He just needs to come up with a much more consistent pace in his game as these two top stars did in their early runs.

“Actually, I had a similar run through like him,” said Zverev. “I mean, similar ages, everything, breaking through Top 100, similar age, reaching my first tour-level final at a similar age and all that. So kind of a similar run through.”

A Potential World no. 1?

Alcaraz has already experienced to be at the top of the league at this point, and at the age of 19, he was already the world no. 1 after his 2022 triumph in the US Open. While there is still a lot of hurdles to climb for Fonseca, that kind of run isn’t entirely impossible – and even Alcaraz even seems to acknowledge that possibility at this point.

“Potential No. 1? I don't know. I think nobody knows that,” said Alcaraz. “I can say let's see in the future, but he has potential, he has the level to get there or to fight for great things. So, I'm excited to see him in real life in a match. I'm excited to see if I'm going to play against him soon.”

Fonseca’s dominance has been on display night in and night out, and many claim that he is also following the same trajectory that top star Carlos Alcaraz has done in his career to become a top star at such an early age. After all, nothing is impossible in tennis.