Highly touted Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca rallied from a break down in the third set to beat Britain's Jacob Fearnley 6-2 1-6 6-3 on his Indian Wells debut on Thursday while Nick Kyrgios was in tears as he retired injured from his first-round match.

Joao Fonseca has the right skills to become one of the best players in the world and everyone is convinced that his future will be bright. The young Brazilian star had already shown flashes of his enormous potential in the first part of last season, but his rise in recent months has been truly imperial from all points of view.

Joao Fonseca is off to a winning start at the first Masters 1000 event of the season. The young Brazilian debuted in Indian Wells against Jacob Fearnley on Stadium 1 and earned a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 triumph in two hours.