Skopje (North Macedonia) – While waiting for an invitation to compete in the Roland Garros qualifiers, João Fonseca from Rio de Janeiro is registered for the challenger in Skopje, North Macedonia, which takes place precisely in the same week as the preliminary phase of the French Grand Slam, between the 20th and 25th of May. Current number 226 in the world, the 17-year-old tennis player is the main name in the group.
In addition to Fonseca, two more Brazilians appear on the entry list for the Macedonian tournament, João Lucas Reis from Pernambuco, ranked 312th, and Matheus Pucinelli from São Paulo, ranked 336th. In turn, Orlando Luz from Rio Grande do Sul, currently number 359 in the ATP, is the eighth alternate and for now will have to play the quali.
Other names better known to the public who will play in Skopje are the Czech Jiri Vesely, former top 35 and currently in a modest 295th position, and the Italian Marco Cecchinato, who was once number 16 in the world and today is only 328th.
Fonseca awaits invitation to Roland Garros
Despite signing up to play in Skopje, João Fonseca still dreams of competing in the Roland Garros qualifier. According to what was found TennisBrazil Two weeks ago, the Brazilian Tennis Confederation (CBT) made a formal invitation request for the 17-year-old Rio de Janeiro native to the French Federation, as the two entities have a long-standing partnership.
Despite this, there is no guarantee that the request will be accepted, as the entity that organizes the Parisian tournament will receive proposals from other partner federations, such as the British, Australian and North American, until May 10th. From that date, the FFT will announce the owners of all wild cards for Roland Garros.
Roland Garros studies invitation for João Fonseca
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