Fonseca seeks maiden major main draw
Fresh off winning the Next Gen ATP Finals in December and opening his season with the Canberra Challenger crown, the highly-touted 18-year-old is now a win away from getting his first taste of a Grand Slam fortnight.
Fonseca produced 24 winners to 12 unforced errors in his 6-0, 6-3 rout of Coleman Wong and will be a tough out for No. 12 seed Thiago Agustín Tirante of Argentina.
More teenage dreams at stake
Beyond Fonseca, teen talent extends elsewhere in Melbourne. There’s 17-year-old Brenda Fruhvirtova, who ousted fourth-seeded Sara Errani with a 6-0, 6-2 drubbing and previously knocked off Mirra Andreeva at Wimbledon last year. Countrywoman Sara Bejlek, 18, looks to reach her third successive main draw Down Under. And Spain’s Martin Landaluce, who turned 19 on Wednesday, is yet to drop a set heading into his clash with Dalibor Svrcina. Jozef Kovalík stands between 19-year-old Learner Tien, the runner-up to Fonseca in Jeddah, and a debut in the 128-player draw.
