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Daily Tribune
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Tribune
Aussie qualifier stuns Fonseca in Toronto
AFP | Toronto Australian qualifier Tristan Schoolkate dispatched rising Brazilian talent Joao Fonseca 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 on Monday in the ATP Toronto Masters, ensuring a breakthrough into the world ranking top 100. The 24-year-old from Perth moved to 98th in the ongoing live rankings as he claimed his biggest career victory by knocking out the ATP NextGen champion from last November. Schoolkate, son of a tennis coach, won his first match over a top-50 opponent on his sixth attempt as he dealt out the number 49 teenager from Brazil. The qualifier played a quarter-final this month in Los Cabos and won through qualifying for his spot in the Masters main draw. 'I'm very happy with the result,' Schoolkate said. 'I played a good match and made it tricky throughout. 'He's so young (18) but already an established player. I'm looking forward to my next match.' That will be against 2024 Canadian semi-finalist Matteo Arnaldi of Italy. Schoolkate advanced with 10 aces among his 23 winners. He caught Fonseca in a firstset tiebreaker and broke for a 2-1 lead in the second set on his way to victory in windy and quick court conditions. 'The conditions suit the way I play,' he said. 'I like to serve big and get forward to make things uncomfortable for the opponent.' The Aussie said he had given some thought to his potential top-100 breakthrough but is not stressing over any self-imposed deadlines. 'My goal now is to be in the top 100 but I'll just keep playing week-in, week-out, pushing hard and it will come,' he said. With seeds all receiving byes at the pre-US Open event, the supporting cast again dominated the programme. American Mackenzie McDonald beat Belgian veteran David Goffin 6-4, 6-4 while Spain's Jaume Munar put out Canadian wild card Dan Martin with the loss of just three games. 'I've been improving my serve a lot,' Munar said. 'I'm putting more pressure on the baseline and my mindset is clear. 'I still need to be more aggressive to compete against the best ones, I'm going that more and more but I have a long way to go.' Munar next faces Czech Jiri Lehecka. France's Hugo Gaston advanced when Italian opponent Mattia Bellucci quit injured, handing over a 3-6, 6-4, 2-0 win. Australian Christopher O'Connell joined Schoolkate as a winner with his 6-1, 6-2 defeat of Taiwan's Tseng Hsin Chun. World number three Alexander Zverev is the top seed of the expanded 12-day event, which will play its final on a Thursday instead of the more traditional Sunday. ATP number one Jannik Sinner and second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz along with Novak Djokovic all withdrew with various injuries and fatigue issues prior to the tournament, which began only a fortnight after the Wimbledon final.
New Straits Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Aussie qualifier schools young gun Fonseca in Toronto
TORONTO, Canada: Australian qualifier Tristan Schoolkate dispatched rising Brazilian talent Joao Fonseca 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 on Monday in the ATP Toronto Masters, ensuring a breakthrough into the world ranking top 100. The 24-year-old from Perth moved to 98th in the ongoing live rankings as he claimed his biggest career victory by knocking out the ATP NextGen champion from last November. Schoolkate, son of a tennis coach, won his first match over a top-50 opponent on his sixth attempt as he dealt out the number 49 teenager from Brazil. The qualifier played a quarter-final this month in Los Cabos and won through qualifying for his spot in the Masters main draw. "I'm very happy with the result," Schoolkate said. "I played a good match and made it tricky throughout. "He's so young (18) but already an established player. I'm looking forward to my next match." That will be against 2024 Canadian semi-finalist Matteo Arnaldi of Italy. Schoolkate advanced with 10 aces among his 23 winners. He caught Fonseca in a first-set tiebreaker and broke for a 2-1 lead in the second set on his way to victory in windy and quick court conditions. "The conditions suit the way I play," he said. "I like to serve big and get forward to make things uncomfortable for the opponent." The Aussie said he had given some thought to his potential top-100 breakthrough but is not stressing over any self-imposed deadlines. "My goal now is to be in the top 100 but I'll just keep playing week-in, week-out, pushing hard and it will come," he said. With seeds all receiving byes at the pre-US Open event, the supporting cast again dominated the programme. American Mackenzie McDonald beat Belgian veteran David Goffin 6-4, 6-4 while Spain's Jaume Munar put out Canadian wild card Dan Martin with the loss of just three games. "I've been improving my serve a lot," Munar said. "I'm putting more pressure on the baseline and my mindset is clear. "I still need to be more aggressive to compete against the best ones, I'm going that more and more but I have a long way to go." Munar next faces Czech Jiri Lehecka. France's Hugo Gaston advanced when Italian opponent Mattia Bellucci quit injured, handing over a 3-6, 6-4, 2-0 win. Australian Christopher O'Connell joined Schoolkate as a winner with his 6-1, 6-2 defeat of Taiwan's Tseng Hsin Chun. World number three Alexander Zverev is the top seed of the expanded 12-day event, which will play its final on a Thursday instead of the more traditional Sunday. ATP number one Jannik Sinner and second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz along with Novak Djokovic all withdrew with various injuries and fatigue issues prior to the tournament, which began only a fortnight after the Wimbledon final. — AFP
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Plenty of net benefits for Aussies at Canadian Open
Australian men are making quite a "racquet" at the Canadian Open, with three notching straight-sets wins in the first round. Tristan Schoolkate, Chris O'Connell and Aleksandar Vukic all advanced to the second round at the Masters 1000 hardcourt tournament, a vital lead-up to next month's final grand slam of the year, the US Open in New York. Their victories in Toronto continue a great week for Australian men's tennis after Alex de Minaur secured his 10th career title by taking out the Washington Open. Schoolkate, who fought his way into the main draw through qualifying, defied his world ranking of No.103 with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 win over highly-rated Brazilian prospect Joao Fonseca on Monday (Tuesday AEST). The 24-year-old Schoolkate secured the only break of the match in the second set to beat the talented teenager, tipped as one of the next big things on the men's circuit. Schoolkate's serve was on song, winning 89 per cent of points off his first delivery compared with world No.49 Fonseca's 76 per cent. Victory earned Schoolkate a second-round encounter with Italian Matteo Arnaldi, the 32nd seed. O'Connell, ranked 78th in the world, was in a particularly ruthless mood, dismissing 23-year-old Taiwanese player Tseng Chun-Hsin 6-1 6-2. The 31-year-old from Sydney was only broken once in the match, while breaking his 107th-ranked opponent five times. Serving efficiency was one of the decisive aspects, O'Connell sending down six aces to none from Tseng. Second-serve effectiveness also proved telling, with the Aussie winning 57 per cent off his second delivery, while the young Taiwanese could only claim 29 per cent. Vukic, ranked No.99 in the world, joined his fellow Aussies in the second round with a 7-5 6-3 win over Pedro Martinez. The Spaniard, ranked No.68, is 31 places above Vukic in the standings, but the numbers difference meant little to the Australian. Vukic was also deadly on serve, pounding down eight aces to his opponent's one. He also won 77 per cent of his first-serve points, compared with just 51 per cent for Martinez. Returning also proved pivotal, with Vukic converting five of the 10 break points he forged, while the Spaniard broke three times from just five break-point opportunities. Australia will be hoping for another successful day when defending champion Alexei Popyrin, James Duckworth and Adam Walton play on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST). On paper, Popyrin, ranked No.26, should have few problems against Canadian Nicolas Arseneault, the world No.636. However, Walton and Duckworth both have much more daunting challenges, facing top-seeded German Alexander Zverev and third-seeded Italian Lorenzo Musetti respectively.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Aussie qualifier schools young gun Fonseca in Toronto
Australian qualifier Tristan Schoolkate dispatched rising Brazilian talent Joao Fonseca 7-6 , 6-4 on Monday in the ATP Toronto Masters, ensuring a breakthrough into the world ranking top 100. HT Image The 24-year-old from Perth moved to 98th in the ongoing live rankings as he claimed his biggest career victory by knocking out the ATP NextGen champion from last November. Schoolkate, son of a tennis coach, won his first match over a top-50 opponent on his sixth attempt as he dealt out the number 49 teenager from Brazil. The qualifier played a quarter-final this month in Los Cabos and won through qualifying for his spot in the Masters main draw. "I'm very happy with the result," Schoolkate said. "I played a good match and made it tricky throughout. "He's so young but already an established player. I'm looking forward to my next match." That will be against 2024 Canadian semi-finalist Matteo Arnaldi of Italy. Schoolkate advanced with 10 aces among his 23 winners. He caught Fonseca in a first-set tiebreaker and broke for a 2-1 lead in the second set on his way to victory in windy and quick court conditions. "The conditions suit the way I play," he said. "I like to serve big and get forward to make things uncomfortable for the opponent." The Aussie said he had given some thought to his potential top-100 breakthrough but is not stressing over any self-imposed deadlines. "My goal now is to be in the top 100 but I'll just keep playing week-in, week-out, pushing hard and it will come," he said. With seeds all receiving byes at the pre-US Open event, the supporting cast again dominated the programme. American Mackenzie McDonald beat Belgian veteran David Goffin 6-4, 6-4 while Spain's Jaume Munar put out Canadian wild card Dan Martin with the loss of just three games. "I've been improving my serve a lot," Munar said. "I'm putting more pressure on the baseline and my mindset is clear. "I still need to be more aggressive to compete against the best ones, I'm going that more and more but I have a long way to go." Munar next faces Czech Jiri Lehecka. France's Hugo Gaston advanced when Italian opponent Mattia Bellucci quit injured, handing over a 3-6, 6-4, 2-0 win. Australian Christopher O'Connell joined Schoolkate as a winner with his 6-1, 6-2 defeat of Taiwan's Tseng Hsin Chun. World number three Alexander Zverev is the top seed of the expanded 12-day event, which will play its final on a Thursday instead of the more traditional Sunday. ATP number one Jannik Sinner and second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz along with Novak Djokovic all withdrew with various injuries and fatigue issues prior to the tournament, which began only a fortnight after the Wimbledon final. str/js This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
France 24
3 days ago
- Sport
- France 24
Aussie qualifier schools young gun Fonseca in Toronto
The 24-year-old from Perth moved to 98th in the ongoing live rankings as he claimed his biggest career victory by knocking out the ATP NextGen champion from last November. Schoolkate, son of a tennis coach, won his first match over a top-50 opponent on his sixth attempt as he dealt out the number 49 teenager from Brazil. The qualifier played a quarter-final this month in Los Cabos and won through qualifying for his spot in the Masters main draw. "I'm very happy with the result," Schoolkate said. "I played a good match and made it tricky throughout. "He's so young (18) but already an established player. I'm looking forward to my next match." That will be against 2024 Canadian semi-finalist Matteo Arnaldi of Italy. Schoolkate advanced with 10 aces among his 23 winners. He caught Fonseca in a first-set tiebreaker and broke for a 2-1 lead in the second set on his way to victory in windy and quick court conditions. "The conditions suit the way I play," he said. "I like to serve big and get forward to make things uncomfortable for the opponent." The Aussie said he had given some thought to his potential top-100 breakthrough but is not stressing over any self-imposed deadlines. "My goal now is to be in the top 100 but I'll just keep playing week-in, week-out, pushing hard and it will come," he said. With seeds all receiving byes at the pre-US Open event, the supporting cast again dominated the programme. American Mackenzie McDonald beat Belgian veteran David Goffin 6-4, 6-4 while Spain's Jaume Munar put out Canadian wild card Dan Martin with the loss of just three games. "I've been improving my serve a lot," Munar said. "I'm putting more pressure on the baseline and my mindset is clear. "I still need to be more aggressive to compete against the best ones, I'm going that more and more but I have a long way to go." Munar next faces Czech Jiri Lehecka. France's Hugo Gaston advanced when Italian opponent Mattia Bellucci quit injured, handing over a 3-6, 6-4, 2-0 win. Australian Christopher O'Connell joined Schoolkate as a winner with his 6-1, 6-2 defeat of Taiwan's Tseng Hsin Chun. World number three Alexander Zverev is the top seed of the expanded 12-day event, which will play its final on a Thursday instead of the more traditional Sunday. ATP number one Jannik Sinner and second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz along with Novak Djokovic all withdrew with various injuries and fatigue issues prior to the tournament, which began only a fortnight after the Wimbledon final.
