Joao Fonseca äußert sich vor den Italian Open zu Vergleichen mit Roger Federer

Der 19-jährige brasilianische Tennisspieler Joao Fonseca hat vor seinem Antritt bei den Italian Open in Rom über den Druck gesprochen, der mit Vergleichen zu Roger Federer einhergeht.

Fonseca erklärte, dass sich die Erwartungshaltung anfangs erdrückend angefühlt habe. Er beschrieb, wie Fans und Beobachter schnell davon ausgingen, dass er quasi über Nacht zum nächsten Weltstar werden würde. Die Vergleiche haben ihn während seiner frühen Profikarriere stets begleitet und jedes Match sowie jedes Ergebnis mit zusätzlichem Gewicht belastet.

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