Prediction Of Cerundolo Vs Fonseca H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Ieb+ Argentina Open 2025?

What Time Will Francisco Cerundolo Play Against Joao Fonseca?

Cerundolo and Fonseca are on the Day 7 Schedule at Ieb+ Argentina Open 2025 on Sunday 16 February 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Francisco Cerundolo and Joao Fonseca will face each other for the first time in the IEB+ Argentina Open final. Cerundolo, a 26-year-old Argentine player, is currently ranked 28th in the world and achieved a career-high ranking of 19 in June 2023. In 2022, he broke into the top 100 and reached a new career-high ranking 11 times. He also reached the fourth round of the 2023 Roland Garros, defeating No. 8 Fritz along the way. Cerundolo’s accomplishments include defeating No. 5 Ruud to win his first ATP Tour title in Bastad and No. 8 Rublev en route to the Hamburg semifinals in back-to-back weeks. He also became the first Argentine ATP Tour grass champion since 1995 when he won the 2023 Eastbourne title. His family has a tennis background, with his father Alejandro also playing professionally and his younger brother Juan Manuel winning the 2021 Cordoba title. Cerundolo looks to win his fourth ATP Tour title, his first on home soil, and become the seventh Argentine champion in tournament history.

On the other hand, Joao Fonseca is an 18-year-old Brazilian player ranked 99th in the world. He reached his career-high ranking of 98 in February 2025. Fonseca’s notable achievements include winning the Next Gen ATP Finals championship and reaching the world No. 1 ranking in juniors in September 2023. He made a strong impact in the PIF ATP Rankings history by defeating No. 9 Rublev in the 2025 Australian Open as a qualifier, becoming the youngest player to defeat a Top 10 player in the Australian Open. Fonseca went on to win the 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals, making him the first South American champion in the event’s history. In his hometown of Rio de Janeiro, Fonseca defeated No. 36 Fils in the 2024 first round and 2020 champion Garin in the second round, becoming the youngest Brazilian quarter-finalist in the Open Era. He also reached the quarter-finals in three Grand Slam junior events, including winning the 2023 US Open boys’ singles event and becoming the world No. 1 in junior rankings. Notably, Fonseca attended the Rio de Janeiro ATP Tour event as a fan before making his debut as a wildcard player in 2023.

This will be Fonseca’s first ATP Tour final, and if he wins, he would become the 10th youngest champion in ATP Tour history. He would also be the first player born in 2006 or later to win an ATP Tour title and the lowest-ranked champion in event history. Fonseca is currently ranked 74th on the PIF ATP Live Rankings but is guaranteed to become the Brazilian No. 1 for the first time in his career. Cerundolo, on the other hand, leads in eight out of ten statistical categories compared to Fonseca.

The IEB+ Argentina Open has seen six Argentine champions in its history, including Guillermo Coria, Gaston Gaudio, Juan Monaco, David Nalbandian, Diego Schwartzman, and Facundo Diaz Acosta. Cerundolo aims to become the seventh Argentine champion and win his first title on home soil. Fonseca, on the other hand, hopes to secure his first ATP Tour title and make history as the youngest South American man to win a tour-level title since Perez-Roldan won the 1987 Buenos Aires tournament.

In the doubles final, the Lexus ATP Head2Head, the statistics show that Cerundolo leads in eight out of ten categories compared to Fonseca.

Overall, both players have had significant achievements in their careers, and the final promises to be an exciting match between Cerundolo and Fonseca as they compete for the title in the IEB+ Argentina Open.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Cerundolo will win.
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