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.

Learner Tien, 19, beats Corentin Moutet while Gael Monfils, 38, defeats fourth seed Taylor Fritz to reach the Australian Open fourth round.

Russian ninth seed Andrey Rublev and Greek Maria Sakkari crashed out after first-round losses while Ons Jabeur, Daniil Medvedev, and Alex de Minaur marched ahead on Tuesday.

The 19-year-old American Learner Tien secured the biggest win of his young career in taking down No. 5 Daniil Medvedev

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.

Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca stunned ninth seed Andrey Rublev in a major Australian ... A rampant Taylor Fritz, veteran Gael Monfils and home hope Alex de Minaur also all progressed into ...

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.

Taylor Fritz scorched through to an Australian Open third-round clash against Gael Monfils with another emphatic win on Thursday, dropping just eight games in the tournament so far.

The first week of the new season is over so that means the ATP Rankings have been updated on Monday January 6 with the latest movers and shakers as Alex de Minaur, Kei Nishikori and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard feature heavily.

Tunisian star Ons Jabeur made an encouraging start at the Australian Open as she defeated Anhelina Kalinina of Ukraine in a little over an hour. The former world No 2 secured a straightforward 6-3, 6-3 win in the first-round clash to set up a match against Camila Osorio in the next round.

Alex de Minaur has used his ever-evolving profile to make a difference – including creating his own foundation aimed at helping Australian tennis’ next generation.