Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca is hoping to follow in the footsteps of his idol and world number one Jannik Sinner by winning the Next Gen ATP Finals title in Sunday’s final at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It shows I’m on the right track and would be special,” said Fonseca, a hitting partner for Sinner at last year’s ATP Finals, where he …
Learner Tien set up an all-American last-four clash against close friend Alex Michelsen at the NextGen ATP Finals on Friday by knocking out top seed and 2023 runner-up Arthur Fils. It was great to rebound and have a good match after getting chopped by Joao Fonseca yesterday,” said Tien who avenged a loss to Fils in the first round of …
Learner Tien played tennis almost as soon as he started walking. I wasn’t sure how much I really enjoyed it anymore, just because I’d always played it and I’d played it for so long,” Learner, now 17, said last week after a practice in Lakewood. “I guess my sense of enjoyment in playing it was fading a little bit.” Wisely, …
