Following his retirement, Rafael Nadal gives advice to Next Gen stars Joao Fonseca, Jakub Mensik and Alex Michelsen.
Joao Fonseca in 2024
Currently the world no.145, the Brazilian played his last match on the 22nd of December when he defeated world no.122 Learner Tien 2-4 4-3(8) 4-0 4-2 in the final in the Next Gen ATP Finals to win his 1st career title.
This season Joao achieved a compiled 37-23 win-loss record. Joao conquered 1 title in the Lexington Challenger. The Brazilian was the runner-up in the Asuncion Challenger.
Jakub Mensik in 2024
Ranked world no.48 (career-high), Jakub played his last match on the 20th of December when he lost to world no.145 Joao Fonseca 3-4(4) 4-3(8) 4-3(5) 3-4(4) 4-3(5)
in the round robin in the Next Gen ATP Finals (draw).Presently, during this year the Czech owns a 41-27 win-loss record. Jakub Mensik’s best result of the present season was getting to the final in the Canberra Challenger and Doha.
Joao Fonseca and Jakub Mensik clashed against each other just on 1 occasion. Their record is 1-0 for Fonseca.