Con Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner Dominating the circuit with an iron fist, tennis is insistently looking for someone who can get into the fight for the throne.
At the moment, It seems to be Joao Fonseca who is called to approach the two kings in the coming years, although there are already those who go further and search for pearls among the youngest.
one of them is Jordan Lee, a 15-year-old American talent who a few weeks ago made history by becoming, along with his compatriot Michael Antonius, He became the first player born in 2010 to score a point on the ATP circuit.
He did it in the M15 tournament in Orlando, where he surpassed the first round by beating Matthew Thompson 6-4 and 6-1 to later fall in the round of 16 against Matisse Farzam 6-0 and 6-4.
Known in the media as the ‘Lamine Yamal of tennis’ for obvious reasons, his recent successes are not new since a few months ago He was a key player in the United States’ victory in the Under 16 World Cup, where he competed with boys older than him.showing signs of maturity and poise worthy of praise.
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Well then, This Sunday Lee continued to make history after achieving his first title, the J300 in Bradenton, an outstanding ITF tournament to which he agreed thanks to an invitation and where he defeated one by one all the rivals that stood before him.
Only in the quarterfinals against the Frenchman Daniel Jade (6-4, 1-6, 6-3) and in the semifinal against the Dutch Thijs Boogaard (6-4, 5-7, 6-3) did Lee give up a set, in a stellar tournament that closed by defeating Bulgarian Dimitar Kisimov, two years older than him, in the grand final, 6-3, 7-6(3).
Without a doubt, Jordan Lee will be one of the players to watch in 2026, a year in which he could even have an opportunity on the Challenger circuit, where tennis players who are even in the top 100 of the world rankings play. something that another of the great promises has already done in the month of November: Cruz Hewitt.
Cruz Hewitt, another of the tennis sensations at 16 years old
The son of the legendary Lleyton Hewitt, at 16 years oldhas recently competed in two Challengers on Australian soil, adding some high-level victories that show his great talent, which has led him to close the year in position 735 in the ATP ranking.
It is expected that Hewitt will have several more opportunities to rub shoulders with the greats in the month of January, since the Australian Tennis Federation will surely grant him several invitations to one of its tournaments, without even ruling out the possibility of participating in the Australian Open, even from the qualifying phase.
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