Fonseca plays the new challenger in America and is ranked 105th in the ATP

Gary (USA) – After receiving Won his first professional title Last Sunday in Lexington, Joao Fonseca competed in another challenge on the hardest courts in America, this time in Cary. The event will be the 17-year-old’s last in preparation for qualifying for the US Open in Rio.

Fonseca made his debut against Britain’s Billy Harris, who is ranked 105th in the world. It was the reunion between them after an unusual match for the Nottingham Challenger in June. Then, due to heavy rain during the week and delayed schedule, the match took place Started on grass and ended on hard court And indoors, the British won in three sets.

Fonseca, who recently won at Lexington, moved up 48 spots to 166th. The Brazilian is the current number 5 in tennis, defending just 9 points in the ATP till the end of the year.

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If he wins his debut match, the Rio native will almost certainly face an American, former top 30 and current 119th-ranked Christopher Eubanks, or 20-year-old local guest Braden Schick. In the same four, Russian Roman Safiulin, world number 66 and the top seed, will face the tennis player from Khvali.

The tournament still attracts experienced names such as Belgian David Coffin and Russian Aslan Karatsev, as well as representatives of a new generation such as 20-year-old Frenchman Luca van Assay and 21-year-old Serbian Hamad Medvedovic.