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The curious negative record Fonseca has when facing Top 10 rivals

Andrés Tomás Rico - 10 Aug 2026
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The curious negative record Fonseca has when facing Top 10 rivals. Photo: Getty Images

Joao Fonseca continues to grow, but with certain limitations. The Brazilian has ceased to be a promise and has become a reality, but he still lacks certain aspects to refine in order to place himself among the best tennis players in the world. He has won an ATP 500, reached the quarter-finals of Roland Garros, and knows what it feels like to beat Novak Djokovic, but he hasn't quite managed to challenge the other elite players. This was evident in his last match in the round of 16 at the Masters 1000 in Canada, where he fell to Ben Shelton (6-3, 7-6(3)).

The tough statistic of Joao Fonseca against Top 10 players

In this match, Fonseca's flaws reappeared: too aggressive, disorganized, and very nervous. To these feelings, we can add a devastating fact: in his nine matches against Top 10 players, he has only managed to win two of them. Against Andrey Rublev in the first round of the 2025 Australian Open and the aforementioned achievement against Djokovic in this latest Roland Garros. The rest were losses.

With Jack Draper at Roland Garros 2025, against Taylor Fritz at Eastbourne 2025. Also against the three best in the world: Jannik Sinner at Indian Wells 2026, Carlos Alcaraz at the Miami Open 2026, and Alexander Zverev at the Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo 2026. Meanwhile, his last two losses against Top 10 players have both been against Ben Shelton (Munich 2026 and this ATP Montreal 2026).

A statistic that reflects Joao Fonseca's dominance in the middle class and demonstrates the shortcomings that the Brazilian still has when facing the best tennis players in the world. Pressure to meet expectations? Need to prove himself as the future of tennis? Is his level not yet enough to be Top 10? Many questions still without answers.
 

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