Joao Fonseca is not going to deliver his electrical model of tennis to the US Open this yr.
The Brazilian, who needed to pull out of Cincinnati with an stomach damage earlier than the third spherical, was unable to get better in time.
“Hello everybody. I needed to present you all an replace,” Fonseca wrote on Instagram. “After present process exams and beginning remedy for my stomach, it turned clear to me and my group that I would like extra time to completely get better so I can compete at a excessive degree.
“Sadly, this implies I received’t have the ability to play within the US Open. It was not a simple determination to make, as it’s a very particular event for me. We’ll hold working laborious so I can come again as quickly as attainable.”
Fonseca made his main-draw debut on the US Open final yr, reaching the second spherical. He has had combined ends in 2026, however did make his maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal on the crimson clay of Roland Garros, after beautiful Novak Djokovic in a third-round, five-set thriller, then taking out two-time finalist Casper Ruud within the spherical of 16.
20-year-old Fonseca owns a 19-13 file this season.
