Alex de Minaur gives his verdict on the crowd behavior at the Miami Open for his match against Joao Fonseca as Boris Becker also chimes in

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Alex de Minaur was able to overcome both Joao Fonseca and the Brazilian fans during his third round match at the Miami Open.

De Minaur came from a set down to beat the highly rated teenager Fonseca in front of a packed crowd in the night session match at the Miami Open.

Fonseca had already made history at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament, as he continued to be backed by the Brazilian fans.

This has been a theme throughout Fonseca’s tournament, with the Miami Open even disrupting other matches due to this.

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The Fonseca supporters were in full support once again, raising the volume on Stadium Court and waving their Brazilian flags.

After De Minaur was able to beat the 18-year-old in two hours and 33 minutes, he wrote ‘Rio Open‘ on the camera lense to suggest that it felt like playing in Brazil.

De Minaur also took to social media after the match to send a message to the crowd and Fonseca.

“Only spreading love out here!!! Possibly the loudest atmospheres I’ve ever played in and enjoyed the battle,” De Minaur wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).

“Just out here giving props to the amazing support Joao has here in Miami. Goodnight everyone.”

While De Minaur appeared to enjoy the atmosphere against Fonseca, not everyone was so keen on the fan interaction.

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There was a lot of support for the Fonseca fans on social media, but there was also some people who felt like they went too far.

One of those people on X claimed that it made it feel more like a football match, “No hate to Fonseca (baby goat) but this crowd is something else and should not be allowed in the stands.

“It almost feels like a football match, not tennis. My god, I have never seen anything like that. There’s barely any support for Demon (De Minaur).”

There were many responses to this post, including from six-time Grand Slam singles champion Boris Becker.

Becker completely disagreed with this take, and claimed that these crowds are what tennis needs.

“Alexa, with all respect your absolutely wrong in your opinion!” exclaimed the former world number one.

“Tennis needs players who attract crowds and create atmosphere like we have seen when Fonseca is playing…it was not against De Minaur but for the young kid from Brazil…”

People critical of Fonseca’s fans will not have anything to criticize anymore, as the teenager is no longer in the tournament.

De Minaur will now switch his focus to former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini, as he looks to reach the Miami Open quarter-finals for the first time.