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
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
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.
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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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.
From Alex (de Minaur) to the Bahamas, from the crowds to Djokovic – this is the A to Z of the highlights and talking points of the 2025 Australian Open.
Jannik Sinner has been the number one in the men's ranking since last June. The decisive moment was the semifinal at the last Roland Garros, which handed him the leadership in the rankings for
ATP season will be in full swing by the time the Open Sud de France kicks off, as the post-Grand Slam event is scheduled to run from January 27-February 02, 2025. An ATP 250 event, the Open