Novak Djokovic sees a bit of himself as a young player in rising teenager Joao Fonseca and particularly welcomed the prospect of a top talent coming out of Brazil. Qualifier Fonseca was the talk of Melbourne Park after taking down Russian ninth seed Andrey Rublev in the opening round of the Australian Open,

Joao Fonseca has long been admired for his aggressive and mentally strong display on the court since turning pro last year. But on Tuesday (January 15), the Brazilian teenager stunned the tennis world by knocking out No.

This story has been updated to reflect Joao Fonseca’s first-round win over Andrey Rublev at the Australian Open. What’s the right moment to hitch your hopes to an up-and-coming tennis player? People were having visions of Carlos Alcaraz’s future when he was 10,