Roared on by Brazilian fans decked out in yellow, Fonseca appeared totally unfazed as he set up a second-round meeting with Italy's Lorenzo Sonego
Taylor Fritz scorched through to an Australian Open third-round clash against Gael Monfils with another emphatic win on Thursday, dropping just eight games in the tournament so far.
Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca marked a stunning victory against Russian ninth seed Andrey Rublev, defeating him in straight sets, making a memorable Grand Slam debut. Elsewhere on the courts, veteran French player Gael Monfils staged a gripping five-set ...
Over a nearly four-hour-long, five-set grind, Gael Monfils, 38 and hitting form once again, defeated Giovanni Mpetschi Perricard, the 6-ft 8-in tall 21-year-old whose 230 kmph thunderbolt first serves have universally caught the tennis cognoscenti’s eyes,
Joao has wowed the cognoscenti in recent months, as clips of that forehand have gone viral and he rolled to a title at a Challenger event Canberra. Now, against Rublev, we’ll see what he can do against Top 10 competition, and a player whose own forehand has always been a world-class weapon.
Rising star Joao Fonseca knocks ninth seed Andrey Rublev out of Australian Open - The 18-year-old claimed a 7-6 (1) 6-3 7-6 (5) victory on his grand slam debut.
Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca stunned ninth seed Andrey Rublev in a major Australian ... A rampant Taylor Fritz, veteran Gael Monfils and home hope Alex de Minaur also all progressed into ...
Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca stunned ninth seed Andrey Rublev in a major Australian ... A rampant Taylor Fritz, veteran Gael Monfils and home hope Alex de Minaur also all progressed into ...
Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca stunned ninth seed Andrey Rublev in a major Australian Open shock on Tuesday as racquet-smashing 2024 finalist Daniil Medvedev narrowly avoided the same fate. A rampant Taylor Fritz, veteran Gael Monfils and home hope Alex ...
Daniil Medvedev, beaten in the Melbourne final last year by Sinner, faces Learner Tien, 19, of the United States in a later match. Sinner dropped a set for the first time in 14 matches when he lost the opener to Australian wildcard Tristan Schoolkate.
The Irvine native and 19-year-old qualifier, who played one semester at USC, wins a 4-hour, 49-minute thriller that ends at nearly 3 a.m. in Melbourne.