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.
We wrap up the first round of the Australian Open on Day 3, with 20 men’s matches on the schedule. As always, our writers here at LastWordOnTennis share their thoughts on every single match with you.
Russian ninth seed Andrey Rublev and Greek Maria Sakkari crashed out after first-round losses while Ons Jabeur, Daniil Medvedev, and Alex de Minaur marched ahead on Tuesday.
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.
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 ...
Alex de Minaur has used his ever-evolving profile to make a difference – including creating his own foundation aimed at helping Australian tennis’ next generation.
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.
The 2025 Australian Open is in full swing, and there have already been matches that carry major implications for the season ahead of us. Below are five takeaways from the first two rounds of this year's first Grand Slam.
Defending champion Jannik Sinner lost his first set since October but recovered to beat Tristan Schoolkate and reach the third round of the Australian Open. Sinner has been untouchable in recent months and headed into this contest on a 15-match winning streak in which the only set he had lost was to Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the
Day 5 of the Australian Open was a good day for the higher seeds in the men's and women's draws, with big names advancing to the third round. Men's No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner stumbled early against Australian Tristan Schoolkate by dropping the opening set 4-6.