Last Sunday could have been a special day for Japanese tennis, with the country's flagship players in the men’s and women’s games both contesting Tour-level finals after long waits. But it was ...

It’s been 20 years since Leyton Hewitt, now 43, faced former world No.1 Marat Safin for the Australian Open men’s title. No Australian man has advanced to the final of his home Grand Slam since. His ...

Jasmine Paolini won’t put a number on what success at Australian Open 2025 may look like for her this fortnight. The Italian pocket rocket starts the new season with a career-high No.4 world ranking, ...

Top-seeded Sinner opens his title defence against Chilean Nicolas Jarry, while Tsitsipas, the 11th seed, faces American Alex Michelsen. Swiatek, the four-time Roland Garros champion who was stunned in ...

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and men’s No.2 seed Alexander Zverev open their AO 2025 campaigns as main draw play gets under way on Sunday from 11.00am AEDT. Fifth seed in the women’s draw, Zheng ...

Naomi Osaka appears to have shaken off an abdominal injury that cast a cloud over her preparation for the Australian Open. The four-time Grand Slam champion made the final of the ASB Classic in the ...

With three seeded players at the Australian Open for the first time since 1982, Australian men’s tennis is in a good spot. Leading the charge as the top-seeded Aussie, Alex de Minaur is looking to ...

Most can only dream of juggling the extra stress that builds on the eve of a Grand Slam title defence, much less the hype around a bid for a major three-peat. The added pressure when returning as a ...

Find more event details – and much more – in the Australian Open Official Program. Your guide to all things AO and tennis generally, the souvenir publication is packed with player profiles, feature ...

When Novak Djokovic made his Grand Slam debut at Australian Open 2005 against eventual champion Marat Safin, he sported a new haircut on the court he would later own. In this anniversary year for the ...

If “disruptor” is not the most familiar word for Daniil Medvedev, he clearly understands the concept. At the US Open in 2021, Medvedev denied Novak Djokovic in the final to stop Djokovic’s ...

No player at the Australian Open owns a record that comes close to that of Novak Djokovic. With 10 titles, he sits comfortably on top of the all-time men’s singles leaders list, with four more Norman ...