Russian Andrey Rublev, seeded ninth, was upset by qualifier Joao Fonseca, an 18-year-old from Brazil. He stormed into his Grand Slam main draw debut, stunning Rublev 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-6 (5) in two hours and 23 minutes.

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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.

Fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz, in his first Grand Slam match since losing the U.S. Open final to Italy's Jannik Sinner last fall, cruised to a victory in the first round of the Australian Open. The 27-year-old Californian downed fellow U.S. player Jenson Brooksby 6-2, 6-0, 6-3 on Tuesday in Melbourne, Australia.

It was another long and exciting Tuesday of tennis at the Australian Open, and LWOT has all of the recaps and reviews of some of the best Day 3 tennis from the men’s draw.

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.

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.

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Coco Gauff hilariously enacted Andrey Rublev's on-court grunt while training for the Australian Open 2025. The American is currently gearing up for the first Grand Slam of the year and was recently training for it alongside Andrey Rublev.

Russian Andrey Rublev, seeded ninth ... though curiously they all had to defeat other Americans to make it through to the second round. Taylor Fritz, the No. 4 seed, defeated his unseeded countryman Jenson Brooksby 6-2, 6-0, 6-3. Emma Navarro, seeded ...

In Friday's semifinals, Djokovic plays No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany in a matchup of the last two Olympic singles gold medalists. Top seed Jannik Sinner, who won the Australian Open and U.S.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner dismisses concerns about his physical state to thrash home hope Alex De Minaur and reach the Australian Open semi-finals.