Fonseca wants to extend Foca's losing streak in finals

Brazilian tennis player Joao Fonseca will play in the Basel final against Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokine.

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Fonseka is predicted to have a great career, Photo: REUTERS
Fonseka is predicted to have a great career, Photo: REUTERS
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Brazilian tennis player Joao Fonseca will play in the Basel final against Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokine.

For the 19-year-old hope of world tennis, it will be Fonseca's first final at an ATP 500 tournament, and he has an ATP 250 title in Buenos Aires this season. Fokina is entering his fifth ATP final, having lost the previous four.

Fonseka defeated the 42nd ranked player in the world, Spaniard Jaume Munar, in the semifinals - 7:6, 7:5. Fonseka, the 46th ranked player in the world, won after an hour and 54 minutes of play.

And the 18th seed, Fokine, was defeated in the semifinals by the 24th seed in the world, Frenchman Hugo Ember, due to a back injury in the second set. Fokine led 7:6, 3:1 at the break.

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