Teenager Joao Fonseca beat American Learner Tien to be topped the second-youngest winner of the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals title.
The 18-year-old Brazilian, who was the youngest participant on this yr’s competitors and lowest ranked, overcame Tien 2-4 4-3 (10-8) 4-0 4-2 in Jeddah.
Solely Jannik Sinner, in 2019, has lifted the title at a youthful age than Fonseca, who received all 5 of his matches on the season-ending match for the top-ranked male gamers aged 21 and beneath.
The pair additionally met within the group stage on Thursday, with Fonseca, ranked 145th on this planet, once more popping out on prime in opposition to his 19-year-old opponent.
The occasion has a best-of-five format with 4 video games successful a set.
In addition to world primary Sinner, different former champions embody four-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz and world quantity 11 Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Tien began brightly and took the opening set in Saudi Arabia. However as soon as Fonseca obtained himself stage after a decent second set that went into a protracted tie-break, he was in a position to frustrate his opponent and seal the title within the fourth set.
“I used to be actually nervous earlier than the match. I knew it was going to be so troublesome,” Fonseca stated.
“I performed a remaining in opposition to Learner in juniors on the 2023 US Open and I know how he can play. He’s such a pleasant man and a fantastic participant, so I knew it was going to be troublesome, mentally and bodily. However I obtained via.”
Talking earlier than the ultimate, Fonseca spoke of how he wished to emulate Sinner, for whom he was a hitting accomplice eventually yr’s ATP Finals – the place he stated he was satisfied by the Italian to show skilled.