Joao Fonseca dedicated his Swiss Indoors Basel trophy to his mother on Sunday and praised her influence in his post-match speech. The #NextGenATP Brazilian defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the title match to become the third youngest ATP 500 champion in the series’ history (since 2009).
“Since I was young, my mother traveled with me. Since I was 11, I traveled alone with her, so that title belongs to her,” Fonseca said after his 86-minute victory.
Fonseca triumphed last December at the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF, with his parents on the right. His father and mother were not in Basel during his run to the final. However, after the 19-year-old defeated Jaume Munar, they switched flights at the last minute to ensure they were present for Sunday’s championship match.
“My parents just came from Brazil. They came to Paris and changed their flight and came here an hour before the match with my uncles,” Fonseca said. “It’s just great to have them here for the biggest title of my career.”
Fonseca jumped into his box and hugged his parents, uncles and coach after winning his second tour-level title in Basel. The Brazilian will rise to career No. 28 in the PIF ATP Rankings and is now 25-15 on the season, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.
Watch Fonseca celebrate with his parents:
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