Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca overcame Spain’s Jaume Munar 7-6 (4), 7-5 on Saturday to reach his first ATP 500 final at the Swiss Indoors Championships in Basel, setting up a title clash with eighth seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.<\/p>\n
Playing in his second tour-level semi-final of the year, the 19-year-old Fonseca<\/a> hammered down eight aces and struck 39 winners during the contest<\/a>.<\/p>\n “I knew that it was going to be a tough match, Jaume<\/a> is playing (well) on this surface,” said world number 46 Fonseca. “He’s putting a lot of pressure and you need to defend a lot of the time.<\/p>\n “I don’t like playing against those guys because I like to play aggressive and go for winners.<\/p>\n “I’m happy with how I stayed mentally after an early break in the second set. I’m very happy, so let’s stay hyped for the final.”<\/p>\n The opening set was closely contested, with little to separate the pair before Fonseca edged ahead in the tiebreak, clinching a 4-3 lead and eventually taking the set.<\/p>\n Munar, 28, began the second set brightly, racing to a 4-2 advantage, but Fonseca showed resilience to level the score at 4-4. The youngster then claimed three of the next four games to seal the victory and advance to the final.<\/p>\n Fonseca, who is chasing his second tour-level title after lifting his maiden trophy in Buenos Aires in February, could break into the Top-30 for the first time if he defeats Davidovich Fokina<\/a> in Sunday’s showdown.<\/p>\n “It’s been an amazing year, starting at number 130 in the world, now 40-something and into a first ATP 500 final,” Fonseca said.<\/p>\n “We didn’t go to Asia this year, I was a little bit sick. I was working with my mentality and I’m getting the opportunities… I’m just very happy to be here.”<\/p>\n