On-Court Interview: 18-year-old Joao Fonseca reflects on his HUGE victory against Andrey Rublev 🙌

[@gablan1468]

What a great young guy. I wish him all the very best. I hope he goes far.

[@EPM_PJ]

Fonseca the real deal, kid gonna break the top 20 soon.

[@DrinkWater713]

Can he get top 20 if he wins this tournament?

[@diego1234567]

@@DrinkWater713yes, he would go around 17-18

[@DrinkWater713]

@ Thank you

[@JoannaPawlowicz-n7m]

Sa carrière c'est maintenant. Il est top. Et sensible en plus. Une vraie personnalité remarcable..bravo.

[@RodBrites]

Connecting to the crowd in every chance he got, is just pure gold! What a cool and intelligent guy.

[@ricardoperregil4046]

You can see how much of an idol is Roger to him.. Mentioning in the interview the way he did.

[@huzcer]

@@ricardoperregil4046 no sign of any 1hbh because it's a weakness tho. And hopefully for him he's mentally built of tougher stuff

[@Stampingerms]

As Roger and Nadal are the legends of Tennis…. Every kid knows them! Nobody else gets mentioned more!!

[@ricardoperregil4046]

@@Stampingerms mostly roger

[@pdehaan2004]

@@Stampingerms Pretty sure that Djokovic gets mentioned more these days, but whatever.

[@AA-le9ls]

Fonseca is a forehand specialist and plays a lot like Federer. His approach to the game is taken from the Swiss master's book.

[@AlessandroAbate-f9r]

this guy is so mature and talented. Absolutely a champion in the making, on and off the court. Well done!

[@excalibur-w9c]

Mature? Nah Talented? Oh yes

[@bicyclethief]

@@excalibur-w9c yes, mature. he gets that for playing his first slam match ever on center court, night game and not just wins but straight sets Rublev. and he quotes Roger that talent alone isn't enough at only 18 yrs old. c'mon bro, stop being stingy

[@acarril]

the final question was one of the stupidest I've heard in a while, but he handled it beautifully

[@liberanosamalo82]

Davvero talentuoso e fortissimo...se proprio gli vogliamo trovare un difetto, non ha speso una parola per Rublev (che ha fatto comunque una gran partita)...crescerà anche in questo...bravo Joao Meravigliao

[@perninjean-laurent2527]

A star is born 🤩

[@hksrm4172]

Winners mentality combined with great shot making. Number1 in a few years time

[@q4short]

How can you not like this kid

[@adrianam1009]

Very impressive !! What a talent, he is so mature for his age in both personally and game, plus he is very entertaining to watch.Loveit, future Top 10!

[@fhefler]

He got me when quoting Federer, that tells a lot of his references and mindset. Hope he goes far! Vamooo!

[@huzcer]

@@fhefler hopefully mentally he's not like him in the Big moments

[@huzcer]

Hopefully he doesn't have the 40-15 mindset. he doesn't have a one-handed backhand that's for sure.

[@MrBjorn6]

Against Novak Djokovic​@@huzcer

[@fhefler]

​@@huzcer Indeed, let's see if he's a Federer 2.0 :)

[@huzcer]

@fhefler he's an exciting player for sure. I hope he makes it to the top to challenge for slams regularly alongside the current 2 or 3 that do as that would be good for tennis. but it's not a given by any means.

[@LueldoSantinodaSilva]

Parabéns. Você já é um vencedor 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆.

[@impopquiz]

He already played the qualifying rounds before this match against Rublev! Hope he has the energy to go deep! Best of luck!! 🤞🏽

[@marcofrasneli9796]

I wish him all success in this new enterprise. Hope he achives the top 20 soon. He is a very young guy. Keep this humble way to go further.

[@123benny4]

So HAPPY for him!!!

[@huzcer]

If he keeps progressing there "could" be a new Big 3.

[@deanryanmartin]

A meteoric rise to Top 3 like Carlitos.

[@JoppJoll]

​@@deanryanmartinTop 2 maybe coz Sinner will be bann soon after end of AO.

[@jpm545]

What a stupid last question... Especially considering the economical situation in Brazil where many young kids don't have access to this opportunities for lack of money

[@cindystockler5757]

I was just going to say the same! Where did she come out from with that silly question??

[@huzcer]

For real. Possibly the most stupid question I've ever heard

[@cesarencinas7855]

And what a great answer. Talent is nothing without hard work

[@Rumblingbelly]

The question makes no sense. Guys like Elon Musk should be the best tennis player then.

[@RodBrites]

Thats even trickier because Joao comes from a very wealthy family... it is not only the disparate but the insinuation the he is achieving all that because he comes from money... he really answered that pretty well... it is hard to do it on the spot.

[@a.m.7064]

Wow, impressive. He is a Sinner, maybe even stronger in prospective. The attitude is that of the champion, very very impressive. I think the future is his, I'd love to watch him to play against Sinner or Alcaraz here...

[@huzcer]

@@a.m.7064 he's nowhere near as boring as Sinner

[@Bryanpns27]

Very good, perfect

[@dimitrisblatsios4706]

Seeing the draw I will not be surprised to see him reach the semi’s THIS year… Lorenzo, Maroczan/Tiafoe, Medvedev ( whom I see Fonseca beating with the serve that will keep him back and dropshots) and then Fritz or Shelton/Musetti. Rublev is better than all of them except Fritz. With this potential run he’ll be top 50, then the LATAM clay and sunshine double in US and Europe clay swing. Sounds tailormade for him.Hope this kid do well.

[@kingston4313]

Dude is the Djokovic of the n3xt era. He’s gonna come in and annoy the other two monsters.

[@chibuezeduru]

Roger retired and tennis fanatics like me- we cried out to the LORD and He said “fear not for I have given you Alcaraz and Fonseca is on his way”

[@humbertopieronineto8019]

Go João!

[@kamcrestfun4everyone216]

ONCE AGAIN SUPER MAN entry in Australian open..,😎 what a wonderful strength and menatlly play my boy...you are the top 4 IN this season...🧑‍💻✍🏻✅

[@wstew]

he gives off young roger vibes. wonder who is his idol growing up.

[@LDiSantana]

Just watch the press conference after this match (spoiler, it wont be a surprise haha)

[@joannemoore3976]

Yes I am seeing a Roger vibe in there somewhere

[@Mexmann]

Roger Federer is still the idol for the new generation of tennis talents, that shows how big is his impact and influence

[@huzcer]

@@Mexmannjust 2 players under 25 in the Top 50 with a 1 handed backhand. Fed's influence was to highlight its weakness and effectively kill it off.

[@huzcer]

Federer's influence was when he killed off the 1-handed backhand by highlighting its weaknesses. No sign of it with Fonseca and just two players under 25 in the top 50

[@marcelamiranda7692]

Que pergunta ridícula a última feita e que resposta elegante do nosso Joao

[@gperr2716]

Congratulations to the Brazilian Prince !

[@FNFNFN99KKK]

Want to see him Jannik and Carlos in top three at the AO this year and the whole season

[@JamesBaker-n5x]

The rest of the players have taken note, not sure if any are keen not to play him. I hope he goes far and takes out some more big heads!

[@vivicaponi]

"Aqui é Brasil, Vamooo!!"

[@al1976-v7m]

many saw this coming, including me, but not in straight sets. Rublev has been mentally fragile last season, while Fonseca built a winning streak lately, so in a way a logical result. Still, the way the youngster stepped up in the tiebreaks was impressive. Rublev, on the other hand, doubted himself and retreated to his monotonous ball-bashing. that's not how you beat this guy. i think he will go to the third round, i saw his match against Sonego last year, i believe it was at the tournament in Estoril.

[@ciputraaf]

In Bucharest specifically, and i just realized that the famous very high kick served is also done by fonseca when vs sonego in that match. What a man

[@juancarlosmartinsteixeira9085]

AQUI É BRASIL VAMOOOO!!!!

[@JoppJoll]

Joao Fonseca is perfect successor of #DjokerNole.

[@andreilima3512]

I cried. What a joy. Joao is a phenom. Vamoooooooo, Joaooooo. Aqui é Brasiiiiiiiiilllllllllllllll🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@alexandremoreira3844]

Wow

[@josuelalmeida7138]

Aqui é Brasil!!!!

[@Tuzzz94]

What did he say at the end?

[@TheGvidon95]

fuck the police

[@GustaveraPriston]

He said “Aqui é Brasil, vamo!”, so basically “This is Brazil, let’s go!”

[@paulofernando1113]

"This is Brazil, lets go!"

[@luisneto1391]

This is Brazil! Let’s go! (Aqui é Brasil! Vamo!)

[@naviolik-ll6nz]

He said "Suck my balls"

[@andarilhopevermelho]

My Gosh! The same Guga's history?

[@huzcer]

Guga's record at the Australian Open is round 3 so he could beat that on his first try I think looking at the draw...

[@NiBo608]

VAMOOOOOOOOS JOÃO!!!!!!🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@avv.massimilianomariani3653]

Mai sentito un brasiliano parlare così bene inglese!

[@anaidesena7537]

João!👏👏👏👏👏👏💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@marianat1393]

0:47 cruzeiro esporte clube reference

[@xfg007]

He bullied Rublev lol

[@sylvio9771]

Here is Brazil!!!!

[@sundayduffer]

stupid question, great answer

[@Flamboyan-tq4tn]

Rublev couldnt control the fury of Huracan Fonseca.

[@DrinkWater713]

Huracan?

[@Flamboyan-tq4tn]

​@@DrinkWater713Yes ,he came like a storm,destroyed Rublevs defense.

[@huzcer]

@@DrinkWater713 it's a Spanish word but you could probably guess the translation very easily 😂

[@DrinkWater713]

@@huzcer What does Spanish have to do with a Brazilian guy would be the inference in my question

[@huzcer]

@@DrinkWater713 I'm guessing the guy is a Spanish speaker.

[@excalibur-w9c]

Top player, but of course I like Rublev much more. But I don't begrudge Brazil it & hope he makes it big. But you can see his age, cheering every point like that - come down boy.

[@JoppJoll]

Anyone tell me this interviewer are Jelena Dokic or someone else?

[@nathanesau1]

He speaks good English

[@imalwaysright]

“On the important points, I play better. I go for the shots” Like his match point winner 🔥🔥 Some pros - let alone young ones in their Grand Slam debut - don’t have that level of courage 🔥🔥🔥

[@JoppJoll]

Hopefully he will take footsteps of #DjokerNole, not FeDal.

[@marcelofelice3255]

"Aqui e' Brasil Vamooo". Now you all watch what happens from now on!

[@JoppJoll]

Fonseca actually beat Sonego last year. I believe he can do it once again in the second round. If 40 years old Stan Wawrinka can take a set from Sonego in the first round, then this 18 years old boy can defenetely beat Sonego in the second round.

[@guilhermerocha02]

He is a MONSTER!!!!! THIS IS BRAZIL!!!!! 🇧🇷 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@michellemildwater1021]

We might even have a new and different big three?

[@joannemoore3976]

Why do the interviewers these days start of by stating an obvious fact the player already knows ie you are 18 years old. Is it meant to be extra dramatic? And yes really stupid last question, what was he meant to say 🤣. Very talented young man.

[@Audentior]

Hope brazilian crowd learn how to watch a tennis game. It's not a football arena and players must be respected during the points.

[@sopdadope]

Brazilians are crazy man lol

[@marcosoliveira1649]

😂😂 we love to yell louder and louder.

[@Duhoep]

Meus ovo!

[@R.a.f.a.e.l.]

Oh, shut up. Only at the very end they were cheering during points because it was history beind made for brazilian tennis.They were only cheering inbetween points throughout nearly the entire game, and so were the local crowd.

[@eduellery]

Keep complaining and see what happens 😂

[@jigarrathod7591]

Rublev overrated

[@JoppJoll]

He have one dimensional game. Not good enough for slam.