Spectacular Joao Fonseca reaches the ultimate qualifying spherical in Melbourne

Joao Fonseca can’t cease successful! The 18-year-old Brazilian wrapped up the 2024 season with the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals crown in Jeddah. He began the 2025 marketing campaign with the Canberra Challenger title, cracking the top-120 forward of the Australian Open. 

Nobody needed to see the younger gun on the opposite facet of the web in Melbourne, and he’s two from two within the qualifying draw. Joao confronted the 20-year-old Coleman Wong within the second qualifying spherical, scoring a powerful 6-0, 6-3 victory in 53 minutes!

Two down, one to go!

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Fonseca served at 74% and dropped 9 factors behind the preliminary shot. He confronted no break factors and mounted the stress on his opponent. Wong couldn’t comply with that tempo. He gave away half of the factors in his video games and performed in opposition to eight break factors. 

A youngster seized 5, delivering a bagel within the opener and shifting excessive with a double break in set quantity two. Joao fired 24 winners and 12 unforced errors, taming his strokes properly and crusing into the ultimate qualifying spherical. 

Coleman Wong & Joao Fonseca, Australian Open 2025© Stream screenshot

 

Making a powerful begin is at all times necessary, and Joao did that in type! He compelled Coleman’s mistake within the first recreation of the encounter for an early break. The Brazilian made one other push on the return within the third recreation, stealing the rival’s serve and shifting 3-0 up after 11 minutes. 

Wong struggled behind the preliminary shot once more within the fifth recreation, missing service winners or an opportunity to impose his strokes. He performed a horrible drop shot, dropping serve at love and falling 5-0 behind. Fonseca served for the opener in recreation six. 

He landed a lob winner for 3 set factors and hit a strong serve on the primary for 6-0 in 19 minutes! A youngster offered 4 snug holds within the second set and saved the stress on the opposite facet. Wong denied a break level within the first recreation. 

Joao Fonseca, Australian Open 2025© Stream screenshot

 

Nonetheless, he missed a volley within the third recreation, dropping serve and falling a set and a break down. They served nicely within the subsequent 5 video games, with Fonseca opening a 5-3 benefit. Coleman served to remain within the match in recreation 9 and wasted recreation factors.

The Brazilian generated a match level with a forehand return winner and seized it after the rival’s forehand error, reserving his place within the ultimate qualifying spherical.