Qualifier Joao Fonseca stunned ninth seed Andey Rublev on his grand slam debut at the Australian ... Fonseca then claimed the biggest title of his career at the NextGen Finals in Saudi Arabia, triumphing against the best teengers in the world.

Only Jannik Sinner, in 2019 had won the Next Gen title at a younger age than Fonseca, who won all five of his matches at the season-ending tournament for the top-ranked male players aged 21 and under.

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.

Joao Fonseca definitively introduced himself to the world as the latest teen sensation in men’s tennis, upsetting No. 9 seed Andrey Rublev in the first round of the Australian Open.

I was born with this gift of being calm,” the 18-year-old Brazilian phenom tells GQ hot off a high-profile debut at the Australian Open.

Despite being knocked out by Lorenzo Sonego yesterday, Joao Fonseca's run at the 2025 Australian Open impressed everyone. The young Brazilian talent has entered a new dimension in recent months by winning the Next Gen ATP Finals in Saudi Arabia and a prestigious Challenger in Canberra.

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Joao Fonseca is incredibly talented and his rise in recent months has been truly impressive. The young Brazilian ace won the Next Gen ATP Finals in Saudi Arabia late last year, before winning the Canberra Challenger in early 2025 sending more signals to the world.

Highly-rated Brazilian Fonseca, 18, thrust himself to the world's attention with a first-round upset of ninth seed Andrey ... the event in Saudi Arabia. With his seismic ground strokes and unshakeable confidence, Fonseca was a class above Rublev before ...

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Former world number one Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has reveled that he is a ‘big fan’ of Brazil’s young sensation Joao Fonseca. The 18-year-old is already regarded as one for the future and has showcased his talent in the ongoing Australian Open.