On a day the place younger stars Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune practiced together in the hopes that they’d soon be back on the tour, one other younger gun discovered himself on the sidelines.
Brazil’s Joao Fonseca pulled out of the Cincinnati Open on account of an stomach harm on his left aspect, the 19-year-old handing a walkover to Australia’s Christopher O’Connell (their third-round match was slated for Tuesday).
“At the moment throughout apply I felt a slight discomfort on the left aspect of my stomach,” Fonseca wrote on Instagram. “After present process checks, my workforce and I made a decision to withdraw from the Cincinnati Open to get better as shortly as doable.”
The information is a troublesome blow to a younger expertise who hasn’t been capable of get his physique to cooperate in 2026. Fonseca began the season late on account of a again harm, going 1-3 within the first two months of the season, however did discover his recreation – and health – on the clay, the place he defeated Novak Djokovic in a dramatic five-setter within the third spherical at Roland Garros.
Fonseca, who will flip 20 on August 21, went on to achieve his maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal by defeating Casper Ruud, and finally fell to Jakub Mensik in Paris.
The harm is regarded as minor, however the timing couldn’t be worse, with the US Open’s foremost draw beginning in lower than two weeks.
Fonseca is 19-13 on the season with three quarterfinals – at Roland Garros, Monte-Carlo and Munich – to his identify.
