Fonseca reveals how he planned the ace that gave him the doubles tournament at ATP Rio
Joao Fonseca and Marcelo Melo became doubles champions of the ATP Rio 2026 in a thrilling manner, in a final super tiebreak that ended with an ace from Fonseca, planned beforehand way before the start of the tournament. "My match point was an ace. I had discussed it with my coach before the tournament, that if I were in the final of the Rio Open and had a match point, I would try an ace serve. It was a very special moment," he revealed.
▪️ That's crazy, but a planned craziness!
— Joao Fonseca Daily (@fonsecadailyy) February 23, 2026
João reveals that he had already agreed with his coach that he would try an "open ace" on the match point of the Rio Open
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