Jo\u00e3o Fonseca has been tipped as the \u201cnew challenger\u201d for Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz amid the pair\u2019s domination of men\u2019s tennis in recent months.<\/p>\n
World No 1 Sinner defeated Alcaraz in four sets to win his first Wimbledon title last weekend<\/a>, just five weeks after they had met in the French Open final.<\/p>\n On that occasion, it was world No 2 Alcaraz who prevailed, though Grand Slam success is something both have become accustomed to.<\/p>\n The pair have combined to win the last seven straight major tournaments between them, one of the greatest Grand Slam men\u2019s singles duopolies<\/a> of the Open era.<\/p>\n The last male player to win a Grand Slam title outside of Sinner<\/a> and Alcaraz<\/a> was Novak Djokovic at the 2023 US Open, though the 24-year-old has reached just one major final since then.<\/p>\n Sinner and Alcaraz have moved clear of the rest of the field with former potential challengers, such as Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, falling down in the ATP Rankings in recent months.<\/p>\n With world No 3 Alexander Zverev also struggling to get over the Grand Slam hurdle, all eyes are on who could rival the Italian and the Spaniard in the future.<\/p>\n Rising stars such as Jakub Mensik and Arthur Fils have been tipped in the past, though teen star Fonseca has consistently attracted attention.<\/p>\n And, speaking on The Tennis<\/em><\/a>, former ATP Tour player Luke Saville has tipped the Brazilian to rival the \u2018New Two\u2019 in the future.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI feel like they\u2019re [Alcaraz and Sinner] clearly the two best in the men\u2019s game right now, and it\u2019s just great to see when they both go at it \u2013 amazing tennis.<\/p>\n \u201cI think everyone\u2019s looking at Fonseca to be the next challenger to those two. It\u2019s Carlos and Jannik and then there\u2019s daylight, at the moment.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like Medvedev, Zverev, Tsitsipas a few years back, they were kind of the three everyone was looking at.<\/p>\n \u201cStill Zverev, he\u2019s made a bunch of finals and just hasn\u2019t quite broken through for that maiden Slam title.\u201d<\/p>\n Mats Wilander reveals what separates Carlos Alcaraz from Jannik Sinner<\/a><\/p>\n Boris Becker predicts whether Novak Djokovic will ever get his hands on a 25th Grand Slam<\/a><\/p>\n Fonseca is still only 18 years old, but there is plenty to like about the Brazilian\u2019s game and potential.<\/p>\n The teen star already has one of the biggest and most dangerous forehands in the men\u2019s game, and has consistently moved up the ATP Rankings in 2025.<\/p>\n Fonseca came through qualifying to reach the second round of the Australian Open in January, famously beating ninth seed Andrey Rublev in his first-ever Grand Slam main draw match.<\/p>\n The Brazilian has since gone on to reach the third round of Roland Garros, beating Hubert Hurkacz in round one, and also made round three at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n His showing at the All England Club propelled Fonseca into the top 50 of the ATP Rankings for the first time<\/a>, with the 18-year-old ranked 48th in the world.<\/p>\n Fonseca is already an ATP Tour titleist, triumphing at the Argentina Open back in February.<\/p>\n Read Next<\/strong>: Exclusive \u2013\u00a0Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner compared to \u2018Big 4\u2019 by a player who has faced them all<\/a><\/p>\n The post Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner\u2019s \u2018next challenger\u2019 named as rising star tipped to threaten dominance<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jo\u00e3o Fonseca has been tipped as the \u201cnew challenger\u201d for Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz amid the pair\u2019s domination of men\u2019s tennis in recent months. World No 1 Sinner defeated Alcaraz in four sets to win his first Wimbledon title last weekend, just five weeks after they had met in the French Open final. 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