Carlos Alcaraz reacts to Joao Fonseca’s forehand ranking, shares his own opinion

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Joao Fonseca has been viewed as one of the players most likely to emerge as a rival to Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.

The Brazilian’s forehand, in particular, has drawn comparisons with Alcaraz’s and is widely regarded as one of his key strengths.

The teenager impressed in Monte-Carlo, reaching his first Masters quarter-final at just 17 years old.

Carlos Alcaraz responds to Joao Fonseca’s claim about his forehand

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Fonseca listed Tsitsipas, Alcaraz, Berrettini, and himself as the top forehands on the ATP Tour.

Alcaraz, though, had a slightly different view and suggested a couple of other names worth considering.

“That’s tricky, but at the same time it’s a really good list. A pretty good list from João! I don’t know… I could put Andrey Rublev somewhere in the list.

“Right now, I could change Tsitsipas for Felix Auger, for example. I just love Felix Auger’s forehand. And the rest is pretty good. Berrettini is on it, right? He’s fourth?”

The world number one was also asked where he would rank his own forehand among those in Fonseca’s group.

“So the list is pretty full. I would say Andrey Rublev and Felix Auger should be around there. But yeah… I could feel myself at first place!”

So far in their young careers, Alcaraz and Fonseca have met just once on tour. The Spaniard came out on top during their recent match at the Miami Open.

Joao Fonseca being tipped to challenge Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner

Fonseca advanced to the Monte-Carlo Masters quarter-finals after an impressive win over Berrettini.

The Italian had a close-up look at a player many believe will rise to world number one one day – and he doesn’t disagree with those predictions.

“Now, whether he’s going to win 20 Grand Slams, 10 Grand Slams, I don’t know. But he’s a player who, fundamentally, has no weak points.

“He hits the ball really well, he moves well, he serves well, he fights, he has clear potential to really be the ‘third guy’.”

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