According to the Tênis Brasil website, the Brazilian Tennis Confederation has filed a formal request for an invitation to the Roland Garros main draw, which will be played from the end of May.
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The Brazilian entity has a partnership with the French Tennis Federation: “The CBT’s request, in reference to João Fonseca, is being taken into consideration due to the partnership between CBT and FFT. However, this is not a guarantee. The French Federation is receiving requests from French players and other federations with which they have agreements, such as Australia, the USTA in the United States and the Lawn Tennis Association (British Federation) until May 10th. After this, the FFT will announce the players. invitations”, said Rafael Westrupp, president of CBT to the website.
While the FFT evaluates the possibility, Fonseca has been receiving systematic invitations to the main tournaments in the world. The first was at the ATP 250 in Estoril, in Portugal, where he stopped in his debut, followed by Bucharest, in Romania, where he made the quarterfinals, beating the 51st in the world, the Italian Lorenzo Sonego, and now he will play his first Masters 1000, in Madrid , in Spain.
