The rise of the 18-year-old Brazilian star, Joao Fonseca, has now become a hot topic in the tennis world. After winning the Next Gen ATP Finals last year, he announced his arrival on the bigger stages of the game with his title triumph at the Argentina Open. Seeing his incredible performances over the last few months, Serena Williams’ ex-coach Patrick Mouratoglou once claimed, “I love Fonseca, he’s the next big thing coming up and I think he’s so exciting. His personality is like a sun, he is shining. Very good serve, very good backhand. Forehand, literal bomb.” Even here at the 2025 French Open, Fonseca stunned everyone by defeating the former world number 6, Hubert Hurkacz in the first round. Following his recent second-round win against the local lad, Pierre-Hugues Herbert, even Venus Williams shared her thoughts on this teenager. What did she say, though?
During the TNT’s coverage of the 2025 French Open, the 2002 finalist, Venus Williams, said, “It’s scary how good players are so young. Fonseca… how old is he? Is he still in diapers? I wish I was hitting like that at that age.” Fonseca defeated Herbert by 7-6(4),7-6(4),6-4 in the second round. His temperament throughout this match was truly praiseworthy.
Venus Williams spoke about João Fonseca on TNT’s coverage of Roland Garros:
“It’s scary how good players are so young. Fonseca… how old is he? Is he still in diapers? I wish I was hitting like that at that age” pic.twitter.com/lNgb2xRazK
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) May 29, 2025
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