Joao Fonseca will reach its first ATP final in 18 years!

Joao Fonseca names in the first months of the season! The 18-year-old Brazilian scored his first Top-10 victory at the Australian Open and moved this form to Buenos Aires. Teenager beat four rivals at the ATP 250 event for his first ATP final!

After 18 years and five months, Fmonseca has been the tenth ATP finalist since 2000, who achieves this performance before legends like Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic! Joao saved two wrestling points in the quarterfinals opposite Mariano Nakone.

The young weapon faced a more experienced Laslo Djere in the semifinals and won 7-6, 5-7, 6-1 in two hours and 36 minutes. He remained at the title course and became the youngest ATP finalist by Carlos Alcaraz in 2021.

Fonseca is also the second youngest finalist in Buenos Aires. In the Sunday finals he will look for a trophy against the home star of Francisca Cerundolo.

What a triumph! 🤯

Joao Fonseca 🇧🇷 remained in the fight against 2H37m against Laslo Djer and is the finalist of the IBA+ Argentina Open 2025 🏆 pic.twitter.com/ffiecr4A56

– ie+ Argentina Open (@argentinaopen) 15 February 2025

Joao and Laslo moved each other to the limits in the opening two sets. The Brazilian gained 12 points more than the Serb, thanks to his rock performance in the decision. The young weapon fired the forehead and completed the duel with 46 winners and 31 unforced mistakes.

Laslo had an upper hand from the base line, and Joao erased this deficit in the service winner and the Internet. Laslo played against four turning points in the fifth opening game. He denied them and created two chances of returning in the following.

Fonseca saved them with the winners and held at 3-3. The Brazilian shot the winner Forehand in the ninth game and scored two points of interruption. Djer saved them with the winners of the service and packed the game to get an advantage of 5-4.

In the remaining three games they served well and presented a break in the tie. Joao served all five points and caught two mini-Breaks. The teenager landed a strong winner Forehand on 4-1 and the opener after the error Rival to 6-3.

In the first five matches of the second scene, there were no chances for returnee. In the sixth match, a teenager landed and created a chance for a break. Serb, who rejected him with a gentle attack and held 3-3 after the next deuces.

Fonseca put another pressure to return in the game eight, welcomed the competitor’s mistake on the forehead and brought a break for leading 5-3. The young weapon served to win in Nine and experienced a break at the age of 15 to keep her rival alive.

Joao generated the match point when returning in the game ten and placed Backhand for a long time. Laslo held and gained support. The Serb entered the return in the 11th game, landed the Winner of the Cross Court and issued his second direct break.

Djer served for a 6-5 set and unloaded the winner of the service, took four games in a row and after two hours forced the referee. The 18-year-old played another game with free service at the beginning of the scene. He defended two points of interruption with the winners and gained huge support.

Fimesca was held in the third game for 2-1 and applied for a medical time. Laslo lost his rhythm and suffered a break in love in four. The Brazilian fired in the fifth game of the winner Forehanda for 4-1 and in the next return he did another pressure.

He painted the winner of Forehand Crosscourt on a point point, built the advantage of 5-1 and served to win. Joao landed in the game of the seven winners of the service, trapped the agreement and reached his first ATP final at 18th place.