Swiss Indoors Basel ends with youngest ATP Top 100 champion

Monday, 27 October 2025 06:17

In tennis news, the Swiss Indoors Basel came to an end on Sunday with 19-year old Brazilian Joao Fonseca winning his second career title.

In his first appearance at the Swiss Indoors, he beat Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 6-4.

Impressively, Fonseca was in the lead the entire match.

Following his victory in Buenos Aires in February, this is Fonseca's second career title on the tour.

Thanks to his success in Basel, he is now ranked 28th in the ATP rankings and is the youngest player in the ATP Top 100.

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