Fonseca withdraws from another tournament and his presence in Australia is up in the air

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Joao Fonseca is in the news again this Saturday, although for very different reasons than usual. After not making it in time for the Brisbane tournament, the Brazilian has announced that he will also not be participating in the Adelaida tournament. Why? A chronic injury has been with him since the day he was born.

Specifically, a back injury. This is how Joao Fonseca himself has explained it in a statement where he appears explaining the reasons for his absences at the beginning of this season. Everyone was looking forward to seeing him in action, but, for now, the 19-year-old player has had no choice but to withdraw from the ATP 500 in Brisbane and the ATP 250 in Adelaida. This leaves him with only one chance to play this January. Will he make it in time for the 2026 Australian Open?

“I was born with a back problem and sometimes I feel more pain than others,” Joao shares in the video. “I already suffered a stress fracture five years ago, but I am aware that this is something that will always be present in my daily life, in my body, so I have to learn to deal with it. I am doing everything possible to recover, we have just had an MRI and we have seen that it is not serious, although it could worsen. All we want is to be at 100% before returning to play,” adds the carioca.

Joao Fonseca leaves his participation in the 2026 Australian Open up in the air

With just a week to go before the start of the first Grand Slam of the season, the timing is currently not in Fonseca's favor. Some may think it is worth the risk, but only he knows what it is like to live with a chronic back injury that, if not taken care of with proper rest, can always worsen.

“Making a decision in a moment like this is difficult. These past few days, during training, I felt that I was improving a little bit each day, but it's hard to say if I am at 100% or not. We are doing everything possible to fully recover and play the Australian Open, which is our main goal, although this decision has not yet been made,” assures the current world No. 29, who could be a last-minute withdrawal in Melbourne if his health does not improve.

“We want to play, we believe it will be possible, so we are going to focus on recovery as much as possible. Unfortunately, for now, I will also not be able to play in Adelaida, so I hope to come back stronger next year,” Joao says goodbye in a video where we can see him with a rather downcast mood, as if he already knew inside how difficult it will be to win this match. Hopefully, these eight days will be enough for everything to fall into place, and we can enjoy his shots in the first major event of the season.

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