{"id":1832861,"date":"2026-03-18T15:15:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1832861"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:15:17","slug":"top-3-material-joao-fonseca-can-jump-in-the-mix-with-carlos-alcaraz-and-jannik-sinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1832861","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Top 3 material&#8217; Joao Fonseca &#8216;can jump in the mix with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">\u2018Top 3 material\u2019 Joao Fonseca \u2018can jump in the mix with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner\u2019<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/ewan-west\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Ewan West                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"18 Mar 2026 3:15 PM\" data-ps-date=\"18 Mar 2026 3:15 PM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1773846917\"><br \/>\n                            18 Mar 2026 3:15 PM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_dark.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 dark:hidden h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_light.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/joao-fonseca-top-3-material-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-claim-bard-gilbert\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to facebook\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fjoao-fonseca-top-3-material-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-claim-bard-gilbert\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to twitter\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fjoao-fonseca-top-3-material-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-claim-bard-gilbert\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to linkedin\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/send\/?text=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fjoao-fonseca-top-3-material-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-claim-bard-gilbert\" aria-label=\"Share to whatsapp\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/share.flipboard.com\/bookmarklet\/popout?v=2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fjoao-fonseca-top-3-material-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-claim-bard-gilbert\" aria-label=\"Share to flipboard\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"sm:hidden flex items-center space-x-5\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_dark.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 dark:hidden h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_light.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <button id=\"t365-article-share-btn-hidden\" class=\"mr-2 hidden h-6 w-6 appearance-none border-none !text-share-icon outline-none hover:!text-share-icon-active sm:hidden\" data-title=\"\u2018Top 3 material\u2019 Joao Fonseca \u2018can jump in the mix with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner\u2019\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5 border-b border-page\"><\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5\">\n<figure class=\"aspect-h-9 aspect-w-16 relative\">\n                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joao-Fonseca-Brad-Gilbert-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Joao Fonseca and Brad Gilbert\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Joao Fonseca with Brad Gilbert inset                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Legendary coach and former player Brad Gilbert has described Joao Fonseca as \u201ctop three material\u201d and backed him to \u201cjump in the mix\u201d with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/joao-fonseca\">Fonseca<\/a>, who is currently ranked 39th, reached his career-high ranking of world No 24 in November at the end of a breakthrough 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old Brazilian prodigy won his maiden title in Buenos Aires in February last year and secured his second and biggest title to date in Basel in October.<\/p>\n<p>After being impacted by a back injury in a difficult start to 2026, Fonseca kickstarted his season by winning three matches to reach the last 16 at the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells.<\/p>\n<p>Fonseca pushed world No 2 and eventual champion Jannik Sinner in a 6-7(6), 6-7(4) last 16 loss in the Californian desert.<\/p>\n<p>Gilbert, who has coached Andre Agassi, Coco Gauff and Andy Roddick, was bullish about Fonseca\u2019s potential when discussing the Brazilian on Tennis Channel\u2019s The Big T podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an easy one, the hype is real. He is top three material,\u201d said the former world No 4.<\/p>\n<h2>Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/miami-open-alex-eala-joao-fonseca-set-centre-court-treatment-james-blake\"><strong>Miami Open: Alex Eala and Joao Fonseca set for \u2018centre court\u2019 treatment as tournament chief speaks out<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/holger-rune-makes-boring-comment-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-dominance\"><strong>Holger Rune makes \u2018boring\u2019 comment as he sends strong message to Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hard part is that he needs to be a little more consistent and improve his willingness to play defence, but what I saw from this tournament (Indian Wells) is that he really pushed Sinner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe could have easily won that first set and he was dropping 137mph at night, I did not realise he could serve that big.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he works hard. I think he really has a great shot to jump in the mix with Sinner and Alcaraz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he can add a little more to his game and what\u2019s attractive about him is that he\u2019s only 19, there is a lot more to grow in his game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he would be awesome to coach. Outside of Sinner and Alcaraz, if I could choose one guy, I would take him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fonseca will face Fabian Marozsan in his opening match at the Miami Open, and if he wins, he will face world No 1 Alcaraz in a second round blockbuster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/aryna-sabalenka-ridiculous-message-novak-djokovic-20-players-withdraw-miami-open-roundup\">Sabalenka\u2019s \u2018ridiculous\u2019 message, 20 players withdraw, Djokovic warned, Alcaraz to skip events? Miami Open roundup<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Top 3 material\u2019 Joao Fonseca \u2018can jump in the mix with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner\u2019 Ewan West 18 Mar 2026 3:15 PM Joao Fonseca with Brad Gilbert inset Legendary coach and former player Brad Gilbert has described Joao Fonseca as \u201ctop three material\u201d and backed him to \u201cjump in the mix\u201d with Carlos Alcaraz [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-1832861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1832861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1832861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1832861\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1832861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1832861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1832861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}