{"id":214659,"date":"2025-06-26T01:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T01:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/214659\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T01:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T01:53:09","slug":"taylor-fritz-vs-joao-fonseca-showdown-suspended-due-to-darkness-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/214659\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Fritz vs. Joao Fonseca showdown suspended due to darkness | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eastbourne
\n Fritz & Fonseca showdown suspended due to darkness<\/p>\n

#NextGenATP Brazilian forces decider before match suspension<\/p>\n

June 25, 2025<\/p>\n

Charlie Crowhurst\/Getty Images para LTA<\/p>\n

Taylor Fritz in action Wednesday at the Lexus Eastbourne Open.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n

Taylor Fritz<\/a> and Joao Fonseca<\/a> will have a nervy night of sleep at the Lexus Eastbourne Open<\/a>, where their second-round clash was suspended due to darkness after they split sets.<\/p>\n

The top-seeded American raced through the opener 6-3 in just 26 minutes, but Fonseca dug deep to claim the second set 7-6(5). The match will resume Thursday not before 12 p.m. local time.<\/p>\n

\"It<\/a><\/p>\n

Fritz was just two points from victory at 5\/5 in the second-set tie-break, yet the 18-year-old Brazilian made a clutch volley at his shoelaces to earn a set point, which he converted to force a decider.<\/p>\n

The winner between Fritz and Fonseca will return to court later on Thursday and face American Marcos Giron<\/a> in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

Fritz won the ATP 250 in Stuttgart two weeks ago and is 21-11 on the season, according to the Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index. Fonseca, tied at his career-high No. 57 in the PIF ATP Rankings, is aiming for his maiden Top 5 win in his first Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting with Fritz.<\/p>\n

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