João Fonseca makes his debut at Toronto Masters 1000 in this Monday (07/28), around 15h (Brasilia)facing the Australian Tristan Schoolkate in the central court of the tournament. The match marks the beginning of the 18-year-old Brazilian participation in the American Giradas of Duras, which precedes the US Open. The transmission will be made by ESPN2, Disney+ Premium e Tennis TV.
João Fonseca arrives packed by the best phase of his career. At the moment 47th of the worldthe Brazilian tries to advance the second round of the Canadian tournament. But who is Tristan Schoolkate, Fonseca’s opponent in the first round?
Tristan Schoolkate: career and style of play
Tristan Schoolkate is a 24 -year -old Australian tennis player who lives the best moment of his career. Destro, 1.83m tall, he currently occupies 104th in the ATP ranking – his best brand so far was 102nd position, reached last month.
Despite not having titles in the main circuit, schoolkate has already won three Challenger level tournaments: Guangzhou (May 2024) and Brisbane (in February 2025), both in hard blocks, and Ilkley (in June 2025), in the grass.
In the current season, he adds 37 wins and 22 lossesbeing 5 wins and 5 ATP tournament losses. One of its most prominent moments in 2025 was in the Australian Openwhen faced the current number 1 in the world, Jannik Sinner, in the second round, and even won a set before being defeated by 3 sets to 1.
In the current Dura Quadra Gira, schoolkate reached the ATP 250 Los Cableswinning names like German Daniel Altmaier (56º) Before being eliminated by Denis Shapovalov (28º). To reach the main key to the Masters 1000 of Toronto, he went to Qualifying and won Govind Nanda (340º) 6-3 and 6-0, in a match finished only on Sunday morning-which ended up postponing the duel against João Fonseca for this Monday.
The style of schoolkate game is considered aggressive. He constantly seeks to define the points, rises to the network frequently and has his main scam on Forehand. A weak point, however, is the second withdrawal: it commits a lot of doubles fouls.
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João Fonseca x Schoolkate: time and where to watch
- Masters 1000 of Toronto 2025 – first round
- Data: Monday, July 28
- Time: around 15h (from Brasilia)
- Local: Central court in Toronto (Canada)
- Transmission: ESPN2, Disney+ Premium (streaming) and Tennis TV (streaming)
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