Brazilian tennis advanced in qualifying (qualifying) of the Australian Open with victorious debuts by Thiago Monteiro, Laura Pigossi and João Fonseca in Melbourne. They now need to win their next two matches to reach the Grand Slam main draw, their first of the season. . The trio will play again at 1am (Brasília time) this Wednesday (8). Brazil already has the assured presence of Beatriz Haddad Maia from São Paulo and Thiago Wild from Paraná, who qualified for the main draw of the Australian Open due to their position in the world rankings. Bia occupies 16th place in the WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) list and Thiago is in 76th place in the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) ranking. 
The first to win on Monday night (7) in Melbourne was Ceará’s Thiago Monteiro, seed 6, who defeated Frenchman Jason Kluper, by 2 sets to 0 – a double 7/6 (4). Number 106 in the world, Monteiro will face another Frenchman in the next round: Valentin Royer (203rd in the ranking). The match is scheduled to start at 1am (Brasília time) this Wednesday (8).
Olympic medalist in Tokyo 2020, Laura Pigossi faces Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic in the second round of qualifying, at 1am this Wednesday (8) – – Gaspar Nóbrega/COB/Reserved Rights
Laura Pigossi from São Paulo (141st in the ranking) also returns to the court at 1am this Wednesday (8) for the second qualifying game. She will face the Swiss Viktorija Golubic (90th), seed 2. Laura advanced in the quali after an easy victory in her debut against the Spanish Guiomar Zuletta (199th), by 2 sets to 0 (partials of 6/3 and 6/1). Olympic medalist in doubles at the Tokyo Games – Laura won bronze alongside Luisa Stefani -, the Brazilian has only competed in the main draw of the Australian Open in 2023.
João Fonseca, 18, from Rio de Janeiro, will be the last to compete in the second round of qualifying at 1am this Wednesday (8). João left 145th place and rose to 113th place in the world rankings on Sunday (4), after winning the Canberra Challenger title. The second qualifying duel will be against Coleman Wong, from Hong Kong, currently 172nd in the rankings. The young Brazilian tennis player reached his 11th consecutive victory on Monday night (5), by defeating Argentine Federico Gomes (134th) in his qualifying debut by 2 sets to 0, with the right to tire (6/0) in the second set – the first half was 6/4.
Fresh off his @atptour Next Gen title, Joao Fonseca defeats Federico Gomez 6-4, 6-0 to reach second round of #AO2025 qualifying 👀 pic.twitter.com/GGMeyg6yB7
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 7, 2025
The sad news on Monday night (6) in the quali in Melbourne was the withdrawal of Felipe Meligeni (150th) from São Paulo, who was injured during his debut game against Frenchman Clement Chidek (191st). Meligeni won the first set 6/4, but lost the next set 6/1 and left the court in pain before the third and final set.
