So Fonseca is human, after all. But that doesn’t mean he’s a run-of-the-mill tennis player, either. He plays an exciting, athletic, aggressive brand of tennis, but he’s not just a ball-basher. He has already mastered the body serve, he can hit his kick second serve to specific targets, and despite that plunked overhead against Sonego, he has a confident smash.
Fonseca learned something about five-setters at this event. Maybe he learned something about setting expectations, too. He says his ultimate aim is to be No. 1, but for now his wishes are more reasonable, and should keep him from getting ahead of himself.
“It’s my dream to play the tour, like the real tour where the Top 50 players play,” he said. “The Masters, the ATP 500s, the 250s. I want to live playing this.”
“I’m excited to join the Top 100, play the big tournaments, get my place in this environment, and keep working to go bigger.”
