Ascendant Joao Fonseca, 18, of Brazil, beat No. 9 seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets in the first round at the Australian ...

T he Australian Open, one of tennis’ grandest stages, often serves as the launch pad for future stars. Though Joao Fonseca, a promising young talent, bowed out early in this year’s tournament ...

who had enjoyed the better of their first-round match on Tuesday night at the Australian Open. Rublev had forced the only break point of the opening set, in which Fonseca won only six points when ...

“He’s human,” a TV commentator said when Joao Fonseca plunked an easy overhead into the bottom of the net on Thursday. Does that fact seem a little too obvious to bother mentioning?

Brazils' Joao Fonseca is one of the most promising young talents on the ATP Tour. The 18-year-old entered the Australian Open ...

in the first round of the Australian Open MELBOURNE, Australia -- João Fonseca definitively introduced himself to the world as the latest teen sensation in men's tennis on Tuesday night ...

On top of his £100k Australian Open prize cheque, Fonseca earned an eye-watering sum when he won the Next Gen ATP Finals in ...

ATP and WTA season will undoubtedly be full of surprise performances, and legendary tennis coach Rick Macci has picked two teenagers whom he believes will shock the tennis community before the end of ...

Joao Fonseca had the perfect response when he was put on the spot after making a statement debut at the Australian Open. The 18-year-old stormed through qualifying to reach the main draw of a ...

This story has been updated to reflect Joao Fonseca’s first-round win over Andrey Rublev at the Australian Open. What’s the right moment to hitch your hopes to an up-and-coming tennis player?

Joao Fonseca (No. 113) will meet Andrey Rublev (No. 9) in the Round of 128 at the Australian Open on Saturday, January 11. Rublev’s last match was a win, 6-4, 7-5, over Alejandro Davidovich ...