Best shots of Joao Fonseca when upsetting Rublev at the Australian Open

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18-year-old Joao Fonseca achieved a significant upset by defeating No. 9 seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets at the Australian Open. The match concluded with scores of 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-6 (5). This marked Fonseca’s first Grand Slam tournament, where he secured a victory in his main draw debut. The victory was particularly notable given Rublev’s experience and ranking.

Are are some of he best shots from the Brazilian player.

Fonseca at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2025

Joao Fonseca

28 - 11win/loss

Hard
17-3
I Hard
0-1
Clay
8-5
Grass
3-2
18 year old
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2025 Highlights

Currently the world no.112 (career-high), Joao has managed to achieve a 9-0 win-loss record in 2025. Joao is currently competing at the Australian Open where he overcame the world no.134 Federico Agustin Gomez 6-4 6-0, the world no.171 Chak Lam Coleman Wong 6-0 6-3, the world no.116 Thiago Agustin Tirante 6-4 6-1 and the world no.9 Andrey Rublev 7-6(1) 6-3 7-6(5).

Joao Fonseca will compete against the world no.55 Lorenzo Sonego in the 2nd round. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Fonseca.

Joao clinched 1 title in 2025 in the Canberra Challenger.

Fonseca
Australian Open
Fonseca's Record
Fonseca
Projected
Draw

Andrey Rublev in 2025

Andrey Rublev

24 - 17win/loss

Hard
7-6
I Hard
5-2
Clay
9-8
Grass
3-1
27 year old
WWWLWLWWLW
2025 Highlights

Currently the world no.9, the Russian played his last match on the 14th of January when he lost to world no.112 Joao Fonseca 7-6(1) 6-3 7-6(5) in the 1st round of the Australian Open (draw).

At the moment, during this season the Russian has achieved a 0-2 record.

He is also scheduled to play in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO Open) on the 3rd of February and () on the 30th of December.

Rublev
Australian Open
Rublev's Record

Joao Fonseca and Andrey Rublev played each other only 1 time. Their actual record is 1-0 for Fonseca.