But the clinical manner in which the 18-year-old dispensed of world number nine Andrey Rublev in straights sets suggested he already sat among the established stars of the games. Fonseca isn't ...

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Grand Slam giant killings do not come much more sizeable than Joao Fonseca's stunning straight-sets victory over ninth seed Andrey Rublev in the Australian Open first round on Tuesday. It was ...

In his major main draw debut on Tuesday, 18-year-old prodigy Joao Fonseca upset World No. 9 Andrey Rublev in straight sets, 7-6, 6-3, 7-6, to advance to the second round of the 2025 Australian Open.

Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca delivered a stunning performance to defeat Andrey Rublev in straight sets in the first round of the 2025 Australian Open. Fonseca prevailed 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-6(5) against ...

And No. 9 Andrey Rublev became the highest-ranked player -- so far -- to exit early through an upset at the first Grand Slam tournament of the tennis season. Advertisement "I'm happy that I ...

In a round of few upsets, Tuesday saw perhaps the most surprising. Russian Andrey Rublev, seeded ninth, was upset by qualifier Joao Fonseca, an 18-year-old from Brazil. He stormed into his Grand ...

Joao Fonseca will face Italy's Lorenzo Sonego in the second round Australian Open 2025 Dates: 12-26 January Venue: Melbourne Park Coverage: Live radio commentary on Tennis Breakfast from 07:00 GMT ...

Andrey Rublev, last season, showed evident personal discomfort by physically projecting himself onto the court with excessive reactions. For example, during the Paris Rolex Masters, the Russian ...

Ninth seed Andrey Rublev will take on the 2024 Next Gen Finals champion Joao Fonseca in the first round of the 2025 Australian Open on Tuesday (Jan. 14). This is going to be one of the most ...

Fonseca’s first name is pronounced, as far as this non-Portuguese speaker can tell, Zhoo-ow. Which is important to know, because you may be hearing it a lot in the years ahead. The 18-year-old ...