Goja Kuertenthe biggest name in the history of Brazilian tennis, spoke about the current state of the circuit and took the opportunity to showcase the future of tennis Joao Fonseca. In conversation with espn During an event in Sao PauloThree-time champion Roland Garros He highlighted the admiration he had for him Carlos Alcaraz and Yannick SinerBut he was keen to include the young Brazilian in the same path as the elite.
Goga remembered that he was in Philippe Chatrier To watch the final of Roland Garros this year, the duel between Alcaraz and Sinner, and described: “They are amazing. They’re extraordinary, they do everything all the time with ridiculous consistency. “It’s tennis at a level that no one has ever done before.”.
Soon after, Goga included Joao Fonseca in the conversation and made a bold prediction for the talented Rio native: “We have Josinho who will be there for more in two years. He will either triple it or he will leave it and put it from there and let’s go. He has great virtues, complete tennis: the serve, the return, the ability to move… balls that leave the opponent standing, something that is increasingly rare. All three have this quality and when we are close together, the admiration increases much more, because everyone who has walked the road knows it.”.
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The former world number one also emphasized that high-level results hide all the effort behind the professional tennis player’s career: “It seems so easy, just the laurels and the beautiful trophy at the end. But the whole family is dedicated from an early age, wanting more than the whole world. The passion and love of tennis changes everything, makes the heart and mind one. This is what allows you to train in stifling places where no one wants to be or play in a final like this.”Complete.
Goga officially retired in 2008, after facing years marked by surgery and physical limitations in his hip. His farewell to the courts was at Roland Garros, the same stage where he won his three Grand Slam titles.