Andrey Rublev, head of ninth, lost against the 18 -year -old qualifier Joao Fonesca in the first round of the Australian Open. (APTO Photo / Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
(Associated Press)
Australian Open 2025 Tour 1 is officially in books. The last day of early play contained an unexpected early outing as well as unexpected success for two teenagers who seek to make their mark on the first Grand Chelem of the year.
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In a series of a few upheavals, Tuesday may have seen the most surprising. Russian Andrey RublevThe ninth row was upset by the qualifier Joao FonsecaAn 18 -year -old from Brazil. He burst into his main start in the Grand Chelem, superb Rublev 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-6 (5) in two hours and 23 minutes. Fonseca entered Tour 1 during a sequence of 14 consecutive victories and conquered the crowd with its easy power and its unshakable confidence. He has only been the second teenager since 1973 to beat a player of the top 10 of his first Grand Chelem match.
“I just appreciated every moment on this incredible court, this is the first time I have played in a huge stadium,” said Fonesca after the match. “I would like to thank this incredible crowd. There are Brazilians here … Many Brazilians here encouraging for me!
“I was trying not to put myself pressure, playing with a top 10 in a huge stadium. (I was trying) to call the crowd to help me. I just liked to play my game.
“It's one thing about me, it's that I play better in the important points, I go for my photos. It was the difference today.”
Fifth Daniil Medvedev had to look at his own early output possible against Kasidit Samrej from Thailand. Medvedev won the first set, but Samrej won the next two. Unable to make more mistakes, Medvedev took up the challenge in the last two sets, easily ending Samrej and winning 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. He will face the American learner without seeded in the second round.
It was a good day for the Americans in the top 32, although curiously, they all had to defeat other Americans to go to the second round. Taylor FritzThe seeded n ° 4, defeated his compatriot Non Series Jenson Brooksby 6-2, 6-0, 6-3. Emma NavarroEighth seeded in simple female, had a little more problems against his American compatriot Peyton Stearns. Navarro needed three hours and 20 minutes to defeat Stearns, but she managed to do so, winning 6 (5) -7, 7-6 (5), 7-5.
N ° 19 Madison Keys also faced an American, Ann Li, and won a 6-4, 7-5 victory. And Ben Shelton21st seeded, killed Brandon Nakashima in a hard three sets, winning 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-5. Entrance of American Joker Jovic tankWho plays in his second Grand Chelem at only 17, beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz from Spain to go to the second round.
Jasmine Paolini And Elena RybakinaThe fourth and sixth seeded, respectively, have browsed through their matches of the Round 1. Paolini beaten the Chinese qualification Sijia Wei 6-0, 6-4, while the Wimbledon Rybakina champion in 2022 took care of Emerson Jones 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 in just 53 minutes. Rybakina will face another 17 -year -old 2 -year -old tour 2, facing Jovic.
Our jabeurWithout seeded in Melbourne, seeks to recover her groove after a punistent 2024. Once the player of singles n ° 2 in the world, she is now classified 39th after starting 2024 at n ° 6. She faced Anhelina Kalinina on Tuesday and emerged with a straight set 6-3, 6-3 victory in 72 minutes. If this is the start of his return trip to the top, it could not have started better.
