“It was one of the goals of this year to qualify and then with the first [Grand Slam] we qualified,” he said. “I’m feeling confident, I’m feeling good, and when we passed here [Australian Open qualifying] just very happy, very comfortable and hopefully we can do some great things in the main draw.
“They were wild, they were crazy. It’s amazing everywhere I go, some Brazilians are watching and cheering for me. I’m super happy with the support.”
Fonseca is one of three male teenagers to stamp their ticket into the main draw – alongside 2024 Next Gen finalist Learner Tien and Martin Landaluce – the biggest tally since the US Open 2015 saw five teenagers qualify.
Fonseca joins fellow Brazilian Thiago Monteiro in…