MELBOURNE: Teenage rising star Joao Fonseca was bundled out in the Australian Open second round on Thursday by wily Italian Lorenzo Sonego in a five-set thriller.
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Australian Open: Sonego beats rising Brazilian star Fonseca

An 18-year-old Brazilian was eliminated in the second round of the Grand Slam in his first five-set match of his career. João Fonseca's dream came to an end at the Australian Open. In an electrifying five-set match, the 18-year-old Brazilian lost, this Thursday, to the Italian Lorenzo Sonego, number 55 in the world, in the second round, by 3 sets to 2 (6/7 (6), 6/3, 6/1, 3/6 and 6/3), in 3:41 of the match. 
Unlike the first round against the Rus…

Brasileiro de apenas 18 anos foi eliminado na segunda rodada do Grand Slam em sua primeira partida de cinco sets na carreira O sonho de João Fonseca chegou ao fim no Australian Open. Em um jogo eletrizante de cinco sets, o brasileiro de apenas 18 anos perdeu, nesta quinta-feira, para o italiano Lorenzo Sonego, número 55 do mundo, na segunda rodada, por 3 sets a 2 (6/7 (6), 6/3, 6/1, 3/6 e 6/3), em 3h41 de partida. 
Diferentemente da primeira rod…

Em batalha de quase 4h, João Fonseca perde para Lorenzo Sonego e dá adeus ao Australian Open

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Brazil

In a battle of almost 4 hours, João Fonseca loses to Lorenzo Sonego and says goodbye to the Australian Open

João Fonseca's journey at the Australian Open ended in the second round of the main bracket. The 18-year-old Brazilian lost by 3 sets to 2 to the Italian Lorenzo Sonego, 6/7 (6/8), 6/3, 6/1, 3/6 and 6/3, and said goodbye to his first Grand Slam, the series that includes the four main tennis tournaments, as a consolidated name in the sport.
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Terminou na segunda rodada da chave principal a caminhada de Jo�o Fonseca no Australian Open. O brasileiro de 18 anos perdeu por 3 sets a 2 para o italiano Lorenzo Sonego, parciais de 6/7 (6/8), 6/3, 6/1, 3/6 e 6/3, e se despediu de seu primeiro Grand Slam, a s�rie que re�ne os quatro principais torneios do t�nis, como um nome consolidado da modalidade.
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João Fonseca eliminated from the Australian Open - 16/01/2025

Described as a very great hope of world tennis, the young Brazilian Joao Fonseca was beaten in the 2nd round of the Australian Open on Wednesday by the Italian Lorenzo Sonego.

Décrit comme un très grand espoir du tennis mondial, le jeune Brésilien Joao Fonseca a été battu au 2e tour de l’Open d’Australie ce mercredi par l’Italien Lorenzo Sonego.

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France

Australian Open: announced as the future terror of the circuit, Fonseca beaten by Sonego in the 2nd round

At 18 and out of the qualifiers, the South American remained on 18 matches without defeat in 2025. He lost in five sets on Thursday, January 16.

A 18 ans et sorti des qualifications, le Sud-Américain restait sur 18 matchs sans défaite en 2025. Il s’est incliné en cinq sets ce jeudi 16 janvier.

Open d’Australie : le jeune prodige brésilien Joao Fonseca frôle l’exploit mais s’arrête au 2e tour

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Australian Open: The young Brazilian prodigy Joao Fonseca borders on an achievement but stops in the 2nd round

Teenage rising star Joao Fonseca said nerves got the better of him after being bundled out of the Australian Open 2025 by Italian Lorenzo Sonego in a five-set thriller on Thursday. The highly rated Brazilian, 18, burst on the scene by stunning ninth seed Andrey Rublev in round one and looked on track for another upset when he won the first set. READ: Australian Open 2025: Schedule, how to watch on TV, betting odds But in a seesawing battle, the …

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Australian Open 2025: 'Nervous' Joao Fonseca out after thriller

Italy's Lorenzo Sonego beat Brazilian Joao Fonseca, widely considered the rising star of international tennis, 6-7 6-3 6-1 3-6 6-3 on Thursday to reach the third round of the Australian Open. (ANSA)

Joao Fonseca is a prodigious talent. In a couple of years he will be able to reach the level of Sinner and Alcaraz. But at just 18 years old, someone has gone too far to paint it already as an unstoppable machine. An immense Lorenzo Sonego thought of it to immediately extinguish the hype that had arisen around the Brazilian: the 29-year-old from Turin beat him after a 5-set-long battle and so is he who flies to the third round of the Australian …

Joao Fonseca è un talento prodigioso. Tra un paio di anni potrà arrivare al livello di Sinner e Alcaraz. Ma a soli 18 anni qualcuno ha esagerato a dipingerlo già come una macchina inarrestabile. Ci ha pensato un immenso Lorenzo Sonego a spegnere subito l’hype che si era creato intorno al brasiliano: il 29enne torinese lo ha battuto dopo una battaglia lunga 5 set e così è lui a volare al terzo turno degli Australian Open, dove ora affronterà l’un…

Australian Open, immenso Sonego: batte al quinto set il prodigio Fonseca e spegne l'hype attorno al brasiliano

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Australian Open, huge Sonego: he beats the prodigy Fonseca in the fifth set and extinguishes the hype surrounding the Brazilian

Joao Fonseca failed to qualify for the 3rd round of the Australian Open 2025, but in the first round of the Happy Slam he surprised everyone. An unchallenged domination against Andrej Rublev - one of the most consistent and strong tennis players on the Tour -, which impressed the vast majority of fans who did not expect to see him so impetuous already. The predestined Brazilian became the second player in the Open Era to beat a top-10 player in …

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United States

Joao Fonseca gets a very amazing milestone

After a thrilling match, Joao Fonseca lost in five sets (6-7 [6], 6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3) to Lorenzo Sonego in the second round of the Australian Open on Thursday. The Brazilian prodigy remained on a run of 18 matches without defeat.

Au terme d'un match haletant, Joao Fonseca s'est incliné en cinq sets (6-7 [6], 6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3) face à Lorenzo Sonego au 2e tour de l'Open d'Australie, jeudi. Le prodige brésilien restait sur une série de 18 matches sans défaite.

Joao Fonseca éliminé au bout du suspense par Lorenzo Sonego à l'Open d'Australie

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Joao Fonseca eliminated after the suspense by Lorenzo Sonego at the Australian Open

Brazil's highly talented tennis teenager João Fonseca has been eliminated in the second round of the Australian Open.

Brasiliens hochbegabter Tennis-Teenager João Fonseca ist bei den Australian Open in der zweiten Runde ausgeschieden.

Teen star Fonseca out of Australian Open in five-set thriller

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