At just 18, João Fonseca is putting the tennis world on notice, as illustrated by his clinical straight-sets victory over ninth seed Andrey Rublev at the Australian Open.

Fonseca has long looked like a star-in-waiting. Under pressure in his first Grand Slam set, he delivered beyond those lofty expectations

In the recent years, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz, Andrey Rublev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and even Alexander Zverev have not been lived up to their billing.

Fonseca was part of the 2024 lineup alongside Fils and Luca Van Assche of France; Michelsen, eventual finalist Learner Tien and Nishesh Basavareddy of the U.S.; Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic and Shang Juncheng of China, who also goes by his Americanized name, Jerry Shang.

The draw for the 2025 Montpellier Open, which is the first ATP 250 event after the Australian Open, has been released. While those who made it far in the second week of the opening Grand Slam of the

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Backed by a raucous Brazilian contingent on Court 1573, Fonseca took the hour-long opener in the decider, eventually clinching set point at the fourth time of asking

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There was something peculiar in Joao Fonseca’s split-step when he had a match point on Andrey Rublev’s serve in the third set of their Australian Open first-round match. Brazil's Joao Fonseca ...

Australian Open 2025: 19-year-old Jakub Mensik stunned World No. 6 Casper Ruud to storm into the men's singles third round. Mensik defeated Ruud 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the second round. This marks the first time since 2006 that two teenagers have ousted top 10 players in a Grand Slam.

Two weeks after stunning world no. 9 Andrey Rublev at the Australian Open, the Brazilian Joao Fonseca cracked the top-100! At 18 years and five months, Joao is the youngest top-100 player to enter the elite group since Carlos Alcaraz in October 2021.

The 2025 Australian Open is over, and the bracket delivered intriguing finals matches in the men's and women's singles tournaments. Madison Keys of the USA was the talk of the tournament after ...