Fonseca is the real deal! He has that “it” factor about his game similar to Alcaraz. Very exciting young talent to watch. Coming off a huge win at Next Gen & winning Canberra this weekend. He’s shootings up the rankings & definitely one to watch. Excellent video & analogy of Fonseca’s forehands!
While you're talking I just remembered my physics classes in high school! Acceleration, force generated, timing... It would had been much more easier learning that time if classes have been teached with videos like these 😅 By the way, amazing tennis analysis!!!
Amazing. I'm from Vietnam. Vietnamese is a tonal language , and the modern written language was developed by Vietnamese scholars working with Portugese and French missionaries. The Vietnamese tone represented by the tilda sounds very much like the ão in joão.
@malumello17 Yes, missionaries from Europe (Spain, Portugal, France) reached Vietnam in the early 16th century. At that time, the Vietnamese didn't have an official written language. There was one writing system making use of Chinese characters but arranged differently to represent Vietnamese words, but it's not ideal and therefore not official. So Chinese was used as the official written language. However, most Vietnanese couldn't read Chinese characters, which made the job of the missionaries harder. So, they collaborated with Vietnamese scholars to come up with the modern written Vietnamese being used today. It just so happened that the Vietnamese spoken language and tone could be represented completely using Latin alphabet, which is why Vietnam is the only country in Southeast Asia that has a Roman alphabet written language.
But it would be pretty easy for Vietnamese, because the ã in our language is pronounced very closely to the Portuguese ã. Perhaps it's not too much of a surprise since the modern Vietnamese written language was developed in a joint effort by Vietnamese scholars and Portuguese and French missionaries.
He’s definitely one to watch I can see him being at minimum top 10-5 in the next few years great young player and he’s cool under pressure also he has the game style to be a threat..
As usual , Nick has a precise analysis. So far, january 14th , the fastest forehand at AO belongs to Joao Fonseca (181 km/h) . Perricard comes 2nd (180 km/h) and Alcaraz 3rd (178 km/h). And the kid is just 18 years old 😮
To reach Delpo level is not easy, but for sure he will develop what is already a great forehand. Today he overpowered probably the top 3 forehands on the tour
Nice video, Nick! As a brazilian coach I hope João keeps developing his game, especially his defense and counter shots. He's already a complete player, but I believe these aspects make difference between great players and top players. Greetings from Brazil!
Such great insight @intuitiveTennis. Thank you! In fact, when I watched the highlights of the Djokovic v Opelka match yesterday, Opelka was doing the exact same on his big forehand winners. Will definitely give this a go 🙏🏾. All the best for the New Year. Donald
You talk about so many interesting points in this video! A really nice one is the torso rotation during the stroke. The players I've seen (luckily since there's so many videos) that are different in this matter are Nole and Roger. Nole mostly has a continuous rotation during the stroke, the arm is almost all the time parallel to the shoulders during the rotation. On the other hand Roger stops the rotation about when the right shoulder is in front of the left one, and after the arm lags behind, in a motion that's like a stretched rubber band returning to form, it catches up.
Congrats... Pretty good pronunciation about Joãos name! I'm glad when the non Brazilian people have an interest into the pronunciation of Brazilian things. Thanks
Hahaha Nick you got me laughing so hard trying to pronounce João!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Keep training man bc you'll be talking a lot about this kid in the near future. I can't wait to see him in Australia open.
Going out to try this right now. Nice pronunciation. What sometimes helps is to think of the last letter in Joao as _half of an N.' So, it's kinda like Ow, as in something hurts, but with half an N at the end....
Fantastic content! Fonseca's forehand really is something extraordinary. So special shot. His main weapon for sure. Lets se can he beat Rublev already, he has a chance.
@junior091083 Indeed, he dismantled Rublev. What a perfermance! Rockets from all shots. Fonseca's forehand is insanely good, so massive, and secure also. He shapes the ball so well. Such a strong, penetrating contact with the ball. Pleasure to watch.
will be very interesting. Looking forward to seeing how he, Giovanni, Kyrgios after comeback and Djokovic after last season do this year. Fonseca and Perricard could have a breakthrough year potencially, lets see
I'm Brazilian, gj saying João lol, There is a lot of expectation for him in Brazil, he could be our new idol after Guga (in my opinion the best one-handed backhand in history) and maybe João has the best forehand, who knows xD
Great analysis as always and special thanks for trying to learn the correct pronunciation of his name. I understand it is difficult because it is not a common sound in most languages. Cheers and happy new year!
To me the interesting piece is the scissoring of the hands, where the non-dominant hand goes low and the dominant hand goes high during the forward motion, and then they converge to the same vertical level, I am guessing this somehow enhances the loading of the legs
Interesting video analysis Nik. Or do you prefer Nick? Is that a leather grip on one of your old frames or just a burnt orange overgrip? If leather, which brand? I have been going with the Technifibre leather.
I think the key that most miss here is how well he swivels to en excellent Slot entry, to drag the Rh on a smooth and direct slot path up towards contact.
I’m wondering if that hopping/loading phase in his preparation is something he was taught or he just developed naturally. Whatever the case, his forehand is a missile!
As always, great video! For me, I love aggressive tennis. Delpo being the only guy to make Federer feel like "he's on the back foot" in forehand rallies. While different in style due to Eastern grip vs Western grip, I agree on the prep into the stroke. I think the days of crushing flat forehands like Delpo is unfortunately leaving the game.
thanks, we fromm BRazil are very excited with Joao.. or Big J :)) so great potential!!! since Gustavo Kuerten I didnt see a player with so much chances to go so far... although Bellucci had a good career as well... but this kid had at least top ten potential for sure
Hugs from Brazil! I really enjoyed you trying to say João Fonseca hahah Lets do it again ? Jo-ao \ Fon-se-ca haha
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Cool... Australians started to call him "Big J". As a Brazilian, I may say that it is not an issue call him as John Fonseca. In the end, John and João is the same...
Topic suggestion: do professional tennis players, or very advanced players generally, purposefully make that shoe-squeaking sound because they are obtaining some kind of advantage? I know I and the 4.0 players I play with dont regularly make that shoe squeaking sound. What gives? 😂
They aren’t on their toes moving their feet quickly. Good players are constantly on their toes making adjustment steps causing the squeaking. Low level players play flat footed with their heels on the ground and do not squeak their shoes.
@@IntuitiveTennis Nick said it best in this video, intensity causes squeaking because of the hyper focus and athleticism. If you have ever had a dog that is obsessed with playing fetch, try and be as intense and focused as the dog is about chasing a tennis ball ;)
Well he is 3 years older then Joao so he is more experienced but too win a major he needs to serve well all games because he is just another big dude server bot but Joao is way better all around then him.
@@viniciusjesus2867 I may take Fonseca long term, but Perricard will likely win a major first. As you said he is older, but he is also much further along. Both were ranked outside of the top 700 a year ago and Perricard is top 30 now. He may have the best serve on tour, which covers up many weaknesses. Joao will be special, but it will take some more time.
Fonseca Serve 🔥
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Fonseca is way easier.
Congrats on being the first non Brazilian to pronounce João's name right, I was betting on you to get that one.
@@al1976-v7m he also said it at the end
I'm quite positive there many Portuguese, Angolans or Mozambicans to name a few who get it right, too.
Nic is a multi-lingual Eastern European. One would not anticipate difficulties for him with pronunciation of Latin names.
@@jerome_morrow that's my reasoning for believing he would get, besides the effort I see he generally puting on getting all names right
Pretty sure a few Portuguese got it right too ...
Thanks for considering the correct pronunciation of his name! Grande abraço do Brasil!
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fonseca play next gen forhand ?
Man I love that you used Del Potro in this video. This is excellent!
Delpo was a beast! 🔥
Fonseca is the real deal! He has that “it” factor about his game similar to Alcaraz. Very exciting young talent to watch. Coming off a huge win at Next Gen & winning Canberra this weekend. He’s shootings up the rankings & definitely one to watch. Excellent video & analogy of Fonseca’s forehands!
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And yesterday.
While you're talking I just remembered my physics classes in high school! Acceleration, force generated, timing... It would had been much more easier learning that time if classes have been teached with videos like these 😅
By the way, amazing tennis analysis!!!
Thank you
Amazing. I'm from Vietnam. Vietnamese is a tonal language , and the modern written language was developed by Vietnamese scholars working with Portugese and French missionaries. The Vietnamese tone represented by the tilda sounds very much like the ão in joão.
Interesting. I am from Brazil and I didn't know about that. Missionaries from Portugal?
@malumello17 Yes, missionaries from Europe (Spain, Portugal, France) reached Vietnam in the early 16th century. At that time, the Vietnamese didn't have an official written language. There was one writing system making use of Chinese characters but arranged differently to represent Vietnamese words, but it's not ideal and therefore not official. So Chinese was used as the official written language. However, most Vietnanese couldn't read Chinese characters, which made the job of the missionaries harder.
So, they collaborated with Vietnamese scholars to come up with the modern written Vietnamese being used today. It just so happened that the Vietnamese spoken language and tone could be represented completely using Latin alphabet, which is why Vietnam is the only country in Southeast Asia that has a Roman alphabet written language.
Love his strokes on both wings!
Just nailed his name in the last 2 times! As Brazilian I know “ã” sound it’s not easy for non-native speakers
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But it would be pretty easy for Vietnamese, because the ã in our language is pronounced very closely to the Portuguese ã. Perhaps it's not too much of a surprise since the modern Vietnamese written language was developed in a joint effort by Vietnamese scholars and Portuguese and French missionaries.
@@tomsd8656 Polish and Malay also have this soound.
HAHAHAHAHA great pronunciation for João's name at the end !!!!!!
João é o cara e vai bagaçar geral com esse forehand aí.
Que o João tenha um 2025 fantástico e que seu jogo evolua cada dia mais.
Bora JOãooooOoo 💪
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Very interesting video. Congratulations.
He’s definitely one to watch I can see him being at minimum top 10-5 in the next few years great young player and he’s cool under pressure also he has the game style to be a threat..
i am here after this insane match against Rublev yesterday!! :-) you said it before coach!
Brazil mentioned, here we come! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
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As usual , Nick has a precise analysis. So far, january 14th , the fastest forehand at AO belongs to Joao Fonseca (181 km/h) . Perricard comes 2nd (180 km/h) and Alcaraz 3rd (178 km/h). And the kid is just 18 years old 😮
Great stats 🙏
Great effort Nick, your "João" is basically perfect
I’ve been practicing 😂🙌
Today he showed the world who he is! Great video Nick! Please continue to make content about João!
Welcome to the Fonsequismo Nik. I'm sure the tennis world will master how to say João in the next 10 years, just like you just did.
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To reach Delpo level is not easy, but for sure he will develop what is already a great forehand. Today he overpowered probably the top 3 forehands on the tour
Thank you! Best regards from Brazil.
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you nailed it in 10:33! Happy New Year Nick!
Happy new year
Best tennis channel on youtube
Thank you
Nice video, Nick! As a brazilian coach I hope João keeps developing his game, especially his defense and counter shots. He's already a complete player, but I believe these aspects make difference between great players and top players. Greetings from Brazil!
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Such great insight @intuitiveTennis. Thank you! In fact, when I watched the highlights of the Djokovic v Opelka match yesterday, Opelka was doing the exact same on his big forehand winners. Will definitely give this a go 🙏🏾. All the best for the New Year. Donald
Happy new year
You talk about so many interesting points in this video!
A really nice one is the torso rotation during the stroke. The players I've seen (luckily since there's so many videos) that are different in this matter are Nole and Roger. Nole mostly has a continuous rotation during the stroke, the arm is almost all the time parallel to the shoulders during the rotation. On the other hand Roger stops the rotation about when the right shoulder is in front of the left one, and after the arm lags behind, in a motion that's like a stretched rubber band returning to form, it catches up.
Love it. Hop and unload with slow Balls. I'll try that dance
In the beginning they called him Rafiel. Then, Rafael. I’m sure Joau will become João after one grand slam or two. 😊
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Awesome video. Maybe you can do one on his back hand as well. It’s really solid.😊
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I agree nick and as usual from your commentary , you are one of the best around here 💪🎾👍
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Congrats... Pretty good pronunciation about Joãos name! I'm glad when the non Brazilian people have an interest into the pronunciation of Brazilian things. Thanks
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Hahaha Nick you got me laughing so hard trying to pronounce João!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Keep training man bc you'll be talking a lot about this kid in the near future. I can't wait to see him in Australia open.
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Going out to try this right now.
Nice pronunciation. What sometimes helps is to think of the last letter in Joao as _half of an N.' So, it's kinda like Ow, as in something hurts, but with half an N at the end....
Great tip! 🙏
Vamossssssss Fonsecaaaaa!! Myself a huge fan of the channel from Brazil!!!
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Fantastic content! Fonseca's forehand really is something extraordinary. So special shot. His main weapon for sure. Lets se can he beat Rublev already, he has a chance.
He destroyed Rublev
@junior091083 Indeed, he dismantled Rublev. What a perfermance! Rockets from all shots. Fonseca's forehand is insanely good, so massive, and secure also. He shapes the ball so well. Such a strong, penetrating contact with the ball. Pleasure to watch.
I'm so glad he doesn't have the next gen forehand, his forehand technique is gorgeous
Style could not be better looking 🔥
As a Brazilian also named João, kudos at 10:33, it was spot on. 👏👏😉
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Now that he won Canberra, maybe one on his rock steady backhand?😃
Niko do you believe this dynamic load is something fonseca learned naturaly without or did he intentionaly implemented this characteristic?
who's here after AO round 1 though?
10:33 perfect spell!!
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will be very interesting. Looking forward to seeing how he, Giovanni, Kyrgios after comeback and Djokovic after last season do this year. Fonseca and Perricard could have a breakthrough year potencially, lets see
They could, let’s see
The backhand also is very, very impressive.
Best part is in the end)
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Hey Nick, you nailed it, timing, loading, unloading are sure important, but more important is correct pronunciation of Joao name!)
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lol, the last part of the video
I'm Brazilian, gj saying João lol, There is a lot of expectation for him in Brazil, he could be our new idol after Guga (in my opinion the best one-handed backhand in history) and maybe João has the best forehand, who knows xD
Great video again….
Thank you
Hey Nick, do you know how heavy his forehand is compared to the tour average?
Great analysis as always and special thanks for trying to learn the correct pronunciation of his name. I understand it is difficult because it is not a common sound in most languages. Cheers and happy new year!
🙏 Happy new year
To me the interesting piece is the scissoring of the hands, where the non-dominant hand goes low and the dominant hand goes high during the forward motion, and then they converge to the same vertical level, I am guessing this somehow enhances the loading of the legs
Excellent video. Let's go João!
Let’s go!
Interesting video analysis Nik. Or do you prefer Nick? Is that a leather grip on one of your old frames or just a burnt orange overgrip? If leather, which brand? I have been going with the Technifibre leather.
I prefer Nick. It’s an orange Kirschbaum Overgrip
As brazilian, I know the "ã" sound is not easy for a non portuguese native speaker
So tough
Great video Nick❤. I love your predictions. I am excited about this young gun as well.
HAPPY NEW YEAR INTUITIVE TENNIS🎉😊🎉❤😊
Thank you Milan. Happy new year
I think the key that most miss here is how well he swivels to en excellent Slot entry, to drag the Rh on a smooth and direct slot path up towards contact.
another final for the guy :D brazil is gonna be extremely happy with João in the next years, I'm pretty much sure about that
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Brazil here. Let's go big J
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Thanks for the analysis. Bye from France.
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I’m wondering if that hopping/loading phase in his preparation is something he was taught or he just developed naturally. Whatever the case, his forehand is a missile!
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As always, great video!
For me, I love aggressive tennis.
Delpo being the only guy to make Federer feel like "he's on the back foot" in forehand rallies.
While different in style due to Eastern grip vs Western grip, I agree on the prep into the stroke.
I think the days of crushing flat forehands like Delpo is unfortunately leaving the game.
Fonseca does not have a western grip, it's semi-western.
@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten Oh, thanks for clarifying 👍 The point still stands.
Great analysis. The bigger challenge for rec players is not having to fitness to do it regularly.
Improving stamina is key
10:01 new grunt unlocked
I also noticed the hop he does! But it reminded me of Federer...
thanks, we fromm BRazil are very excited with Joao.. or Big J :)) so great potential!!! since Gustavo Kuerten I didnt see a player with so much chances to go so far... although Bellucci had a good career as well... but this kid had at least top ten potential for sure
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Hugs from Brazil! I really enjoyed you trying to say João Fonseca hahah
Lets do it again ? Jo-ao \ Fon-se-ca haha
Cool... Australians started to call him "Big J". As a Brazilian, I may say that it is not an issue call him as John Fonseca. In the end, John and João is the same...
His name is João!!! Not John!! Everyone should be called by its name.
Cheers from Brazil coach 🇧🇷🇧🇷
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Great video as always. What do you of Mpetshi Perricard's one handed backhand? He was blasting some impressive winners with it against Tiafoe today.
Some classic characteristics 🔥
I’ll cover it
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No need to blaspheme.
I've noticed a big jump in Coco Gauff's forehand power. It's a real weapon now. Maybe a good next video to discuss what she's changed??
Topic suggestion: do professional tennis players, or very advanced players generally, purposefully make that shoe-squeaking sound because they are obtaining some kind of advantage? I know I and the 4.0 players I play with dont regularly make that shoe squeaking sound. What gives? 😂
They aren’t on their toes moving their feet quickly. Good players are constantly on their toes making adjustment steps causing the squeaking. Low level players play flat footed with their heels on the ground and do not squeak their shoes.
I talk about shoe squeeking here
th-cam.com/video/f_djM6S6Msg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=aZKvWBBi2kQaNeX0
@@IntuitiveTennis Nick said it best in this video, intensity causes squeaking because of the hyper focus and athleticism. If you have ever had a dog that is obsessed with playing fetch, try and be as intense and focused as the dog is about chasing a tennis ball ;)
much easyli to learn the forhand hit than the joao pronunciation
Jack sock forehand if you’re wondering where you’ve seen that
I like the video but dont see the comparison with Del
Different grips, different swings
Not about the swing, it’s the footwork rhythm
I saw him get dumped out of US Open qualifying last fall and it didn't look that insane.
All top players with a great forehand do this, sinner, alcaraz, rublev...
Not with a hop like delpo as frequently. To some extent they all do it yes
Is that Carina teaching you how to say João ? hahahaha
Who is Carinna?
@@IntuitiveTennis Carina Fragozo, she is an english teacher in Brazil, she has an youtube channel and the voice is very similar to hers
Massive forehand...looks like a more efficient Sinner forehand.
I wouldn’t say that, but I will say that it looks better
coach being coached, hahaha
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try to say "Djhon Phon Secca"
Hmmmm
Its about drive to win , not the techniques
Wrong.
now try to say heambourghgeaarrhh :)
He’s awesome but he needs to work on the returns a little more.
Can you stop using the word God to characterize players?
This is not like your chicken wing forehand Nick.
I bet G. M. Perricard wins a major before Fonseca does.
That is a safe bet. Perricard is going to cause lots of problems this year.
Well he is 3 years older then Joao so he is more experienced but too win a major he needs to serve well all games because he is just another big dude server bot but Joao is way better all around then him.
@@viniciusjesus2867 I may take Fonseca long term, but Perricard will likely win a major first. As you said he is older, but he is also much further along. Both were ranked outside of the top 700 a year ago and Perricard is top 30 now. He may have the best serve on tour, which covers up many weaknesses. Joao will be special, but it will take some more time.
It's easier to make the Fonseca's forehand than pronounce Joao... :)
Fonsecao da massa eh foda