Joao Fonseca has booked a place in the biggest final of his young career after beating Jaume Munar in straight sets at the Swiss Indoors in Basel.

Fonseca won 7-6, 7-5, becoming the first Brazilian to reach an ATP 500 final. The match was tight throughout, but he managed to get over the line without dropping a set.

The 19-year-old chose not to play during the Asian swing but has returned well, starting strong on indoor hard-courts.

He began his campaign with a win over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard before moving past Denis Shapovalov in the quarters, helped by a walkover earlier on.

He was already ahead against Shapovalov when the Canadian retired from their third-set decider.

Now, following his win over Munar, Fonseca has found himself alongside Roger Federer in the record books.

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