Joao Fonseca of Brazil was the talk of the Australian Open after the 18-year-old Next Gen champion defeated No. 9 seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets in the first round. Fonseca lost his second round match Thursday to Lorenzo Sonego of Italy, but Next Gen finalist Learner Tien(USC) kept the buzz on the teenagers in this first week with a 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-7(8), 1-6, 7-6(7) win over three-time Australian Open finalist and No. 5 seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia.
It looked as if the 19-year-old Californian, a two-time Kalamazoo 18s champion, might have missed his opportunity when he didn't convert a match point in the third set tiebreaker, with the wear and tear of three qualifying matches and a nearly four-hour first round win over Camilo Ugo Carabelli of Argentina likely to have an impact as the clock ticked past midnight. The fourth set seemed to confirm that supposition, but the fifth set upended the narrative, with Tien going up a break for a 3-1 lead, only to give it right back. When Medvedev broke Tien at 5-all, he appeared poised to end the valiant battle Tien had put up, but Tien broke back to force the deciding tiebreaker. After he missed an easy forehand wide to fall behind 7-6, Medvedev was in great position, but Tien hit two forehand winners, got an unforced error from a Medvedev for 9-7 and then slid a first serve up the T that Medvedev returned long to secure the improbable, nearly five-hour upset just shy of 3 a.m. Melbourne time.
David Kane has more on the match at tennis.com.
Thursday's second Australian Open results of Americans:
Emma Navarro[8] d. Xiyu Wang(CHN) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Madison Keys[19] d. Elena-Gabriela Ruse[Q](ROU) 7-6(1), 2-6, 7-5
Emma Raducanu(GBR) d. Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 7-5
Elena Rybakina[6](KAZ) d. Iva Jovic[WC] 6-0, 6-3
Danielle Collins[10] d. Destanee Aiava[Q](AUS) 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-2
Elina Svitolina[28](UKR) d. Caroline Dolehide 6-1, 6-4
Alex de Minaur[8](AUS) d. Tristan Boyer[Q] 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
Taylor Fritz[4] d. Christian Garin[Q](CHI) 6-2 ,6-1, 6-0
Learner Tien[Q] v Daniil Medvedev[5](RUS) 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-7(8), 1-6, 7-6(7)
Ben Shelton[21] d. Pablo Carreno Busta(ESP) 6-3, 6-3, 6-7(4) 6-4
Fabian Marozsan(HUN) d. Frances Tiafoe[17] 6-7(3). 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Alex Michelsen d. James McCabe[WC](AUS) 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(4)
Corentin Moutet(FRA) d. Mitchell Kreuger[Q] 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3), 6-4
Marcos Giron d. Tomas Martin Etcheverry(ARG) 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
Friday's third round Australian Open matches featuring Americans:
Coco Gauff[3] v Leylah Fernandez[30](CAN)
Jessica Pegula[7] v Olga Danilovic(SRB)
Tommy Paul[12] v Roberto Carballes Baena(ESP)
The draws for the
Australian Open Junior Championships, which begin Saturday(Friday night in the US), have been released with the same 15 Americans that compete in the J300 in Traralgon in the main draw. Jacob Lee, the only American in qualifying, lost his final round qualifying match to Tom Sickenberger of Germany 6-1, 6-1.
The Americans competing are Kristina Penickova[6], Thea Frodin, Maya Iyengar, Claire An, Aspen Schuman, Shannon Lam, Annika Penickova, Jack Kennedy[4], Jagger Leach[5], Maxwell Exsted[10], Dominick Mosejczuk, Matisse Farzam, Noah Johnston, Benjamin Willwerth. Maximus Dussault.
The boys seeds are below, with no change from the Traralgon seeds except for No. 16.
1. Jan Kumstsat(CZE)
2. Amir Omarkhanov(KAZ)
3. Andres Santamarta Roig(ESP)
4. Jack Kennedy(USA)
5. Jagger Leach(USA)
6. Oliver Bonding(GBR)
7. Oskari Paldanius(FIN)
8. Henry Bernet(SUI)
9. Timofei Derepasko(RUS)
10. Maxwell Exsted(USA)
11. Flynn Thomas(SUI)
12. Andrea De Marchi(ITA
13. Moise Kouame(FRA)
14. William Rejchtman Vinciguerra(SWE)
15. Alan Wazny(POL)
16. Alexander Vasilev(BUL)
The girls seeds are quite different, with three of the top four seeds not playing Traralgon: top seed Emerson Jones of Australia, No. 2 seed and US Open girls champion Mika Stojsavljevic of Great Britain, and US Open girls finalist Wakana Sonobe of Japan. Two other girls seeds also did not play Traralgon: No. 9 Mingge Xu of Great Britain and No. 12 seed Alena Kovackova of the Czech Republic. Those five additions bumped Americans Thea Frodin and Maya Iyengar, who were seeds in Traralgon, out of seeding territory.
Girls seeds:
1. Emerson Jones(AUS)
2. Mika Stojsavljevic(GBR)
3. Jeline Vandromme(BEL)
4. Wakana Sonobe(JPN)
5. Teodora Kostovic(SRB)
6. Kristina Penickova(USA)
7. Tereza Krejcova(CZE)
8. Elizara Yaneva(BUL)
9. Mingge Xu(GBR)
10. Rositsa Dencheva(BUL)
11. Jana Kovackova(CZE)
12. Alena Kovackova(CZE)
13. Vendula Valdmannova(CZE)
14. Hannah Klugman(GBR)
15. Mika Buchnik(ISR)
16. Julia Stusek(GER)
Henry Bernet of Switzerland and Jeline Vandromme of Belgium won the Traralgon singles titles.
The
ITF J300 in Costa Rica will have an American boy as the singles champion for the third time in the last four years, with all Friday's semifinalists from the United States.
Last week's J100 champion Ryan Cozad continued his run, beating No. 5 seed Calvin Baierl 6-3, 6-3 in the quarterfinals, his eighth straight win this month in Costa Rica. He will face 15-year-old qualifier Michael Antonius in the first J300 semifinal for both. Antonius defeated No. 7 seed Yannik Alvarez of Puerto Rico 7-6, 6-4. No. 8 seed Jack Satterfield, who beat wild card Keaton Hance 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, will play the winner of tonight's match between No. 6 seed Lachlan Gaskell and Yubel Ubri.
Three of the four girls in the semifinals are from the United States, with top seed Katie Rolls advancing via a 6-1, 6-2 win over Ligaya Murray and No. 2 seed Capucine Jauffret defeating Carrie-Anne Hoo 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. Rolls will face unseeded Ava Rodriguez, who beat qualifier Lucy Oyebog Atang 6-3, 6-3; Jauffret takes on the only non-American semifinalist in No. 4 seed Mariella Thamm of Germany. Thamm defeated No. 5 seed Julieta Pareja, her doubles partner, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1.
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