

What Time Will Joao Fonseca Play Against Lorenzo Sonego?
Fonseca and Sonego are on the Day 5 Schedule at Australian Open 2025 on Thursday 16 January. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
(Q) JOAO FONSECA (BRA) vs LORENZO SONEGO (ITA)
This will be the second meeting between Joao Fonseca and Lorenzo Sonego. Fonseca leads their head-to-head record 1-0, winning their previous match on clay at the Bucharest tournament last year.
Sonego is facing a qualifier for the first time in the Australian Open. He has a 2-2 win-loss record against qualifiers in Grand Slam events and an 18-12 win-loss record against qualifiers in all Tour-level matches.
Fonseca, 18 years old and ranked 112th in the ATP rankings, is aiming to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his debut at this event. If he achieves this, he will become the youngest player to do so at the Australian Open since 2011. Fonseca’s current record stands at 1-0 in both the Australian Open and the 2025 season.
Fonseca’s recent performance includes defeating Andrey Rublev (9th seed) in the first round of this tournament, as well as notable wins in previous weeks against seeds such as Federico Gomez (29th seed) and Thiago
Daria Saville
Suzan Lamens
Polina Kudermetova
Alycia Parks
Miomir Kecmanovic
Marcos Giron
Ann Li
Eva Lys
Aoi Ito
Taylor Townsend
Lorenzo Sonego
Ugo Humbert
Viktoriya Tomova
Anastasia Zakharova
Arantxa Rus
Moyuka Uchijima
Zizou Bergs
Zhizhen Zhang
Cameron Norrie
Alex Michelsen
Jelena Ostapenko
Iga Swiatek
Hamad Medjedovic
Daniel Altmaier
Celine Simunyu
Renata Zarazua
Yue Yuan
Cristina Bucsa
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Jaqueline Cristian
Tirante (12th seed) in the qualifying rounds.
In 2024, Fonseca won the Next Gen ATP Finals and reached the quarterfinals at both the Rio de Janeiro and Bucharest tournaments. He also won his first Challenger title at the Lexington Challenger, finishing as the runner-up at the Asuncion Challenger and reaching the semifinals in Buenos Aires and Lyon.
Sonego, 29 years old and ranked 55th, is aiming to reach the third round at the Australian Open for the second time and equal his best result in this tournament. He has reached the round of 16 at three different Grand Slam events, with his best performance coming at the 2020 Roland Garros.
Sonego’s recent performance includes a victory over Stan Wawrinka in the first round of this tournament, as well as reaching the second round in previous appearances at the Australian Open, Roland Garros, and Wimbledon in 2024.
Overall, Fonseca and Sonego have both shown their potential in recent matches and will be competing for a spot in the third round of the Australian Open.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Fonseca will win.
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