By Chris Oddo | @Thefanchild | Saturday 22 March 2025
Joao FONSECAGrowth continues in Miami.
The Brazilian created a lot of shock at the Masters 1000 event when he moved from the ancestor to the stadium in the last minute for what the tournament called security reasons.
This decision forced a massive exodus by fans who were available early to see Jack draper AND Jackub In Grandstand, but made a colossal action for the exits during the second set when the measure was announced.
Those who made the journey to the Hard Rock Stadium were not disappointed after 18-year-old Fonseca defeated Ugo Moses 6-4, 6-3 to become the youngest player to reach the third round in Miami since Juan Martin Del Potro in 2007.
113 mphTwo wild forewords by Joao Fonseca#Miamiopen Pic.twitter.com/lfukbjmigw
– Tenis TV (@tennistv) March 22 2025
The phonese did not win alone, he threw the jaws.
During the sixth match of the second set he struck a forehand winner at 96 MPH, then another to break into 113 MPH.
It is the light power type that the phonese makes – now up to 58 in the Live ATP ranking – one of the most prone perspectives in the game.
“When the crowd is with a player, they are more fascinated,” Fonseca said in court after the victory. “That was fine. I served well. I had a quick break. He was probably a little more nervous at first, but I started well and that’s what made the difference.”
The phonese will face either Alex de Minaur in the third round.
