Published on 12/19/2024 04:25
by Jérémy Ernou
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Winners of their first match on Wednesday, the American Learner Tien and the Brazilian Joao Fonseca face each other this Thursday evening in Jeddah for a place in the last four of the Next Gen Finals.
Present mainly on the challenger circuit but also ITF, Learnier Tien obtained yesterday his greatest victory in his young career. Opposed to the Czech Jakub Mensik, the American showed composure in the decisive moments to defeat one of the favorites of the tournament this week in Saudi Arabia. Still little known, the Californian has great potential which we had already seen during last summer at Winston Salem where, after qualifying, the 122nd player in the world reached the quarter-finals, his best performance on the ATP circuit so far. But one thing is certain, Learner Tien should be more present in 2025 to compete with the best players on the planet.
Learner Tien’s next opponent on Thursday is Joao Fonseca. Like the American, the Brazilian created the other surprise of the day by defeating the tournament favorite, the Frenchman Arthur Fils. A success in 5 rounds and an already very interesting level of play for the South American who is physically capable of measuring himself against the top players on the circuit. Still a little rough, especially on hard courts, the 145th player in the world could assert himself next season thanks to his power and endurance. The lowest ranked player this week in Jeddah, Joao Fonseca showed that the ranking had little importance in these Next Gen Finals and well in his legs, the Brazilian could seek his place in the semi-final this Thursday evening .
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