Joao Fonseca is now a two-time ATP champion. The Brazilian youngster, on Sunday (October 26), denied Alejandro Davidovich Fokina his career’s first singles title with a straight set win in the Swiss Indoors final.

During the trophy presentation, the Spaniard compared the 19-year-old to Novak Djokovic . Fokina said Fonseca would break Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner ‘s dominance the way Djokovic did to the Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal era. When Fonseca was asked about this comment during the press conference, he stated that he is not a fan of such comparisons.

I am not a fan of these comparisons. Everyone has their own history… I think it’s a pleasure hearing those kind words for him. Great guy, great friend, great fighter…I’m trying my best, but we all know that

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