O Brazilian João Fonseca began the journey in the main draw of the Australian Open winning, this Tuesday morning (14), the Russian Andrey Rublevfor 3 sets to 0 (7/6 (1), 6/3 and 7/6 (5)). Now, the Rio native will face the Italian Lorenzo Sonegowho beat Swiss Stan Wawrinka 3-1 (6/4, 5/7, 7/5 and 7/5).
It will be only the second duel between the South American and the European, currently number 55 in the world rankings. In the first round of the ATP 250 in Bucharest, Romania, in April 2024, Fonseca won 2-0 (7/6 (5) and 7/5).
Afterwards, the Brazilian eliminated Radu Albot, from Moldova, by winning 2-0 (7/6 (2) and 6/2), and stopped in the quarter-finals after falling to Alejandro Tabilo, from Chile, 2-1 ( 4/6, 7/6 (5) and 6/4). Hungarian Márton Fucsovics took the title.
Whoever passes, it should be noted, already knows that they will face the winner of the clash between Hungarian Fabian Marozsan and American Frances Tiafoe in the third round. Dates and times for the duels will still be confirmed by the Australian Open organizers.
Big moment for João Fonseca
The victory over Rublev represents the Brazilian’s 14th consecutive triumph. The carioca comes from the title at the Next Gen Finals, at the end of December, and at the Challenger 125 in Canberra, at the beginning of January, in addition to having qualified in the Australian Open against the Argentines Thiago Agustin Tirante and Federico Agustin Gomez and the Hong Kong Coleman Wong.
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