Overview
- Australian Open organizers confirmed João Fonseca as the tournament’s No. 28 seed, his first time entering a Grand Slam as a seed.
- He was drawn to play American Eliot Spizzirri, ranked No. 89, in the first round in Melbourne.
- Fonseca’s participation is uncertain after a lumbar issue forced him to skip the Brisbane and Adelaide ATP 250 events.
- As a seed, he would avoid other seeds until at least the third round and is in Jannik Sinner’s section, setting up a possible meeting there.
- The 19-year-old rose to No. 30 in the ATP rankings after a 2025 season that included two titles and a straight-sets win over then–top-10 Andrey Rublev in Melbourne.