Joao qualified for the Australian Open and stunned the top-10 star Andrey Rublev in the first round. Fonseca made impressive debuts in Paris and London, becoming the youngest player to reach the third round at Roland Garros and Wimbledon since Andy Roddick in 2001.

While he reckons that Alcaraz has perhaps more natural talent,  Sinner’s astonishingly-improved game could serve as a more realistic role model

Jannik Sinner has defeated two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to win his first Wimbledon championship.