Joao Fonseca
Fonseca dedicates Basel title to his mom, who took last-minute flight to Switzerland
Brazilian, 19, is the third-youngest ATP 500 champion in sequence historical past
October 26, 2025
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Joao Fonseca appears towards his dad and mom after profitable the title in Basel on Sunday.
By Sam Jacot
Joao Fonseca devoted his Swiss Indoors Basel trophy to his mom on Sunday, praising her affect in his post-match speech. The #NextGenATP Brazilian defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina within the title match to change into the third-youngest ATP 500 champion in sequence historical past (since 2009).
“Since I used to be younger, my mum travelled with me. Since I used to be 11, I solely travelled along with her, in order that title is for her,” Fonseca mentioned after his 86-minute win.
Fonseca triumphed on the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF final December together with his dad and mom courtside. His mom and father weren’t in Basel all through his run to the ultimate. Nevertheless, after the 19-year-old overcame Jaume Munar, they made a last-minute change of flights to make sure they had been in attendance throughout Sunday’s championship match.
“My dad and mom simply got here from Brazil. They had been coming to Paris and adjusted their flights and got here right here one hour earlier than the match with my uncles,” Fonseca mentioned. “It’s simply superb to have them right here for the largest title of my profession.”
Fonseca jumped into his field and embraced his dad and mom, uncles and coach after clinching his second tour-level title in Basel. The Brazilian will rise to a career-high No. 28 within the PIF ATP Rankings and is now 25-15 on the season, in response to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.
Watch Fonseca have a good time together with his dad and mom:
