SAO PAULO.- The Brazilian Joao Fonseca announced this Monday that he will miss due to injury US Open tennislast tournament of the grand slam of the season.
The player, 20 years old and 26th in the league ranking ATPhad to retire last week from Cincinnati Masters 1000 due to discomfort in the left side of the abdomen.
“After going through tests and starting treatment on my abdomen, it became clear to me and my team that I need more time to recover 100% and be able to compete at a high level,” he said in a message posted on Instagram.
“Unfortunately, I will not be able to dispute the US Open“added Fonseca, one of the great promises of Latin American tennis.
The US Open will begin next Sunday in Flushing Meadows, New York.
“It was not an easy decision. We continue working to return as soon as possible,” said the player born in Rio de Janeiro.
Last year, Fonseca was eliminated in the second round of the US Open by the Czech Tomas Machac.
In 2026, after a difficult start due to back problems, the Carioca had outstanding performances.
celebrated in Roland Garrosin May, one of the great triumphs of his young career by beating the former world number one Novak Djokovic. He was later eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Women’s World Cup groups
Rio de Janeiro will host on December 11 the draw for the final phase of the 2027 Women’s World Cup the first edition of the tournament to be held in South America, reported this Monday the FIFA.
The event will take place at the Rio Museum of Modern Artlocated next to the sea, and will bring together more than 1,000 guests, including delegations from the teams that have already qualified and those that are still competing for classification.
The ceremony will determine the composition of the groups of the 32 teams qualified for the tournament, which will be played between June 24 and July 25, 2027 in eight venues spread across Brazil.
The choice of the museum as the venue for the draw seeks to pay tribute to the “jogo bonito”, the style of play historically associated with Brazilian soccer, according to a statement from the organization.
