Tennis-Fonseca uses his cool to reach Wimbledon second round


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 01 Jul 2025

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - June 30, 2025 Brazil's Joao Fonseca in action during his first round match against Britain's Jacob Fearnley REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

LONDON (Reuters) -Brazil's Joao Fonseca displayed an ice-cool temperament to overcome a partisan crowd and a couple of rocky moments in his confident 6-4 6-1 7-6(5) win over Briton Jacob Fearnley as temperatures exceeded 30 degrees Celsius at Wimbledon on Monday.

"In summer, Rio is very, very hot. I'm more used (to it) than European people," the 18-year-old said.

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