Joao Fonseca can not stop winning! The 18-year-old Brazilian wrapped up the 2024 season with the Next Gen ATP Finals crown in Jeddah. He started the 2025 campaign with the Canberra Challenger title, cracking the top-120 ahead of the Australian Open.
No one wanted to see the young gun on the other side of the net in Melbourne, and he is two from two in the qualifying draw. Joao faced the 20-year-old Coleman Wong in the second qualifying round,scoringan impressive 6-0, 6-3 victory in 53 minutes!
Fonseca served at 74% and dropped nine points behind the initial shot. He faced no break points and mounted the pressure on his opponent. Wong could not follow that pace. He gave away half of the points in his games and played against eight break points.
A teenager seized five, delivering a bagel in the opener and moving over the top with a double break in set number two. Joao fired 24 winners and 12 unforced errors, taming his strokes nicely and sailing into the final qualifying round.
Making a strong start is always important, and Joao did that in style! He forced Coleman's mistake in the first game of the encounter for an early break. The Brazilian made another push on the return in the third game, stealing the rival's serve and moving 3-0 up after 11 minutes.
Wong struggled behind the initial shot again in the fifth game, lacking service winners or a chance to impose his strokes. He played a terrible drop shot, losing serve at love and falling 5-0 behind. Fonseca served for the opener in game six.
He landed a lob winner for three set points and hita powerful serve on the first for 6-0 in 19 minutes! A teenager provided four comfortable holds in the second set and kept the pressure on the other side. Wong denied a break point in the first game.
However, he missed a volley in the third game, losing serve and falling a set and a break down. They served well in the next five games, with Fonseca opening a 5-3 advantage. Coleman served to stay in the match in game nine and wasted game points.
The Brazilian generated a match point with a forehand return winner and seized it after the rival's forehand error, booking his place in the final qualifying round.
