Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia
Fonseca Stuns Rublev at 2025 Australian Open; Rybakina Advances to Spherical Two
The long run is now for Joao Fonseca. The 18-year-old from Rio de Janeiro poured in a spectacular Grand Slam debut on Tuesday in Melbourne, Australia, defeating No. 9 Andrey Rublev 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-6(5) in two hours and 23 minutes.
Utilizing his rocket forehand to nice impact, Fonseca hit 51 winners, received 79 p.c of his first serve factors and added 14 aces to his spectacular victory.
The Brazilian, who’s as much as No. 98 on the planet in newest rankings, is the youngest participant within the high 100.
Fonseca, will subsequent face Lorenzo Sonego from Italy. The veteran defeated former Australian Open winner Stan Wawrinka in 4 units in spherical one.
Different outcomes on the day noticed No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz, No. 5 seed Daniil Medvedev, No. 8 seed Alex de Minaur, No. 13 seed Holger Rune, No. 16 seed Lorenzo Musetti, No. 18 seed Hubert Hurkacz, No. 19 seed Karen Khachanov, No. 21 seed Ben Shelton and No. 31 seed Francisco Cerundolo all advance to the second spherical.
Different notable winners on the day included Matteo Berrettini, Gael Monfils and Canadian Denis Shapovalov.
Wednesday’s schedule will function No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev, No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz and No. 7 seed Novak Djokovic.
Rybakina Leads Girls’s Winners
On the ladies’s facet, former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina wanted solely 53 minutes to storm previous Emerson Jones of Australia 6-1, 6-1.
Rybakina hit 11 aces, received 78 p.c of her first serve factors and broke her 16-year-old opponent on 5 events.
The No. 6 seed will subsequent face Iva Jovic from the US. Jovic ousted Nuria Parrizas Diaz 6-2, 6-1.
Different girls’s outcomes on Day 3 included: No. 4 seed Jasmine Paolini, No. 8 seed Emma Navvaro, No. 9 seed Daria Kasatkina, No. 15 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia, No. 19 seed Madison Keys, No. 22 seed Katie Boulter, No. 24 seed Yulia Putintseva, and No. 32 seed Dayana Yastremska all advancing to the second spherical.
Former US Open winner Emma Raducanu additionally reached the second spherical. She defeated No. 26 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6(4), 7-6(2). Amanda Anisamova and three-time Main finalist Ons Jabeur posted first-round wins in straight units.
Wednesday’s motion in Melbourne will probably be highlighted by high seed Aryna Sabalenka, No. 3 seed Coco Gauff and No. 7 Jessica Pegula.
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