{"id":2044883,"date":"2026-07-15T15:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044883"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:00:15","slug":"joao-fonseca-explains-what-hes-learned-from-jannik-sinner-and-carlos-alcaraz-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044883","title":{"rendered":"Joao Fonseca explains what he\u2019s learned from Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz this year"},"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\">Joao Fonseca explains what he\u2019s learned from Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz this year<\/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\/liam-mcmillen\" 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lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Joao Fonseca with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz inset                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Joao Fonseca has teased a breakout in the 2026 season, after being considered one of the brightest sparks on the ATP Tour for the past year.<\/p>\n<p>Fonseca enjoyed a monumental career high when he knocked Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud out of Roland Garros en route to the last eight of the Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<p>That was undoubtedly the highlight of his season, and career, so far, but the Brazilian has also played some of the best players on the Tour.<\/p>\n<p>Fonseca spoke to <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ESPNBrasil\/status\/2077202586545872905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2077202586545872905%7Ctwgr%5E3e1a4beee33ba728905957e34f549536b5616bac%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puntodebreak.com%2F2026%2F07%2F15%2Ffonseca-aprendio-derrotas-alcaraz-sinner-zverev-pude-ver-cosas-mejor\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN Brasil<\/a> about his season so far, which has included high-profile defeats against Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and Alexander Zverev.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian was not able to defeat any of the top three ranked players on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/ATP-Tour\">ATP Tour<\/a>. He was beaten by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/indian-wells\">Indian Wells<\/a>, he lost to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/miami-open\">Miami Open<\/a>, and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/monte-carlo-masters\">Monte Carlo Masters<\/a> campaign was ended by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alexander-zverev\">Zverev<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite suffering losses against each man, he believes brushing shoulders with the best players on the ATP Tour has helped him grow as a player.<\/p>\n<h2>More tennis news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-had-complaint-about-the-cincinnati-open-in-2025-and-they-appear-to-have-listened\">Carlos Alcaraz had complaint about the Cincinnati Open in 2025 and they appear to have listened<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-receives-positive-news-as-he-edges-closer-to-a-return\">What Carlos Alcaraz has done in the last week to aid wrist injury recovery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think having this experience this year has been very good for me, and very important for my maturity and my career,\u201d the teenager explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was able to play against all three of them, and although I lost to all three, it only left me with positive things,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of experience and maturity, because I was able to see the things they were much better at than me, things we were similar at, and things I could do better than them. So, seeing all that gave me a lot of experience to continue evolving and to one day, God willing, compete with those guys at the top.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fonseca believes playing the best players on the Tour during a year when pundits expect more from him can only be a good thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was important to play with them this year, even more it was important to play with them this year, even more so in a year where I\u2019m defending points, in a year where I\u2019m gaining experience playing my second year as a professional. Things have changed, I\u2019ve evolved and I\u2019m more mature. It definitely left me with many positive things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/joao-fonseca\">Fonseca<\/a> has returned home to Brazil after his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/wimbledon\">Wimbledon<\/a> exit and before the North American hardcourt swing and he currently sits at World No 27 in the ATP Tour rankings. His next tournament is expected to be the Canadian Open.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian was beaten in the first round on his maiden appearance at the Masters event, so he has the chance to capture his first victory at the Canadian event.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joao Fonseca explains what he\u2019s learned from Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz this year Liam McMillen 15 Jul 2026 4:00 PM Joao Fonseca with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz inset Joao Fonseca has teased a breakout in the 2026 season, after being considered one of the brightest sparks on the ATP Tour for the past [&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-2044883","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\/2044883","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=2044883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2044883\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2044883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2044883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2044883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}