What you need to know: Your guide to the 2025 Australian Open
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Australian Open Tennis
De Minaur beats Alcaraz ahead of historic 43-year first at Open
Alex de Minaur is leading an historic Australian assault on their home Open in a four-decade first, while warming up with a win over a title favourite. Meanwhile, Nick Kyrgios’ feud with world No.1 Jannik Sinner is threatening to boil over.
Young Hewitt Cruz’n as Tomic cops a bruisin’
Grizzled, worldly, uncompromising, bearded man versus boy. The grizzled, worldly, uncompromising, bearded man won in straight sets before congratulating young Cruz Hewitt for not pooping his pants. That honour was left to the ambling, shambling Bernie Tomic.
‘Tweaks’ to spur Demon’s title bid
Australia’s best title hope at Melbourne Park reveals why he feels ready to take on the world’s best after an injury-hit six months.
Aussies advance as Tomic dreams dashed
Bernard Tomic’s long comeback journey came to nothing as he hardly fired a shot in the first round of Australian Open qualifying.
Reality check in son-of-a-gun’s Open bid
A big crowd ventured to Melbourne Park early to catch one of Australia’s most hyped young talents in his qualifying debut.
Tomic snubs media after 61-minute Aus Open disaster
Bernard Tomic’s Australian Open is over before it began – with the divisive star bundled out of qualifying in a straight sets shambles in an hour in qualifying.
Aussie advances as rain frustrates qualifiers
Torrential rain caused scheduling chaos on the first day of Australian Open qualifying as one Aussie secured a convincing victory.
World no.2 injury reveal as Aus Open withdrawal hits
As a reigning grand slam winner was forced out of the Australian Open a post-match limp at the United Cup sounded some alarm bells for a five-time major champ.
Brisbane winner’s high Australian Open hopes
After a successful, and busy, Brisbane International campaign, Jiri Lehecka is aiming for his best performance at a grand slam singles event.
Djokovic suffers ‘traumatic stress’ after his Covid ban
Novak Djokovic says he suffers traumatic experiences whenever he returns to Melbourne after being deported over his refusal to reveal his Covid vaccination status three years ago.
From World No.825 to Aus Open: How Tomic made his way back
Bernard Tomic is back for the Aussie summer. But how he made it, after quitting 16 of 62 tournaments in two years, adds more intrigue to one of the great wasted talents of Aussie tennis.
‘Ambiguity’: Courier backs drug testing but calls for greater clarity
Former Australian Open champion Jim Courier has backed drug testing in tennis but has called on the game’s officials to communicate better in the wake of criticism from Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic stunned in shock straight-sets defeat to world No.249
Not since his 2010 defeat to countryman Filip Krajnovic has Novak Djokovic been beaten by a lower-ranked opponent as his road to a 25th grand slam got suddenly bumpier.
Aussie men have their best home-soil slam chance in 20 years
The last time an Australian man went as far as the Australian Open was Lleyton Hewitt in 2005. 20 years on Aussie’s men have a better chance than any other time in the past two decades of breaking the drought.
Demon gifted huge Aus Open boost
After Australia’s disappointing early elimination from the United Cup, Alex de Minaur woke to some good news on Friday.
De Minaur ready to end 20-year drought
It’s been 20 years since an Australian man reached the final at his home grand slam, but Alex de Minaur is well placed to end that drought after he issued a warning to his rivals in Sydney.
Kyrgios confronts painful Aus Open ‘reality’ after injury, defeat
Playing his first competitive singles outing in 18 months, Nick Kyrgios’ comeback has started in defeat and with a startling admission about his Australian Open fears.
Rival giving Djokovic extra edge as he eyes Grand Slam redemption
Novak Djokovic started his new singles season in style, beating Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata 6-3 6-3. But he knows he has bigger fish to fry — and hopes he has the coach to help him.
Kyrgios may yet write a new history for himself
Nick Kyrgios’s wrist injury lingers. I’m not entirely sure he’ll be fit for the Australian Open.
Djokovic takes aim at ATP over lack of doping ‘transparency’
Grand Slam king Novak Djokovic has expressed his frustration over the handling of Jannik Sinner’s doping case, backing Nick Kyrgios’ assessment about the inconsistency surrounding the saga.
Kyrgios: Why I won’t be silenced about ‘disrespectful’ Sinner
Nick Kyrgios has lit the fuse for an explosive return to tennis, taking aim at Jannik Sinner and declaring he will “not shut up” about the world No.1 dodging a ban after twice testing positive to a banned substance.
Injuries threaten pair’s Aus Open hopes
Two of Australia’s top talents are racing the clock to play in their home grand slam after injuries forced them out of a tournament.
Former world No.1 out of Open, Aussie stars racing the clock
Two-time grand slam champion and former finalist at Melbourne Park, Simona Halep, has pulled out of the Australian Open as local stars Thanasi Kokkinakis and Ajla Tomljanovic withdraw from Brisbane International.
Stosur: The ‘Demon’ has exactly what he needs to take on the AO
Sam Stosur believes the stars are aligning for Alex de Minaur to make a deep run into the Australian Open, with hopes that the top 10 seed will smash his fourth round record come January.
‘Never know the truth’: Sabalenka weighs in on Tennis’ doping cloud
Ahead of the Brisbane International, world number one Aryna Sabalenka has weighed in on the dark anti-doping cloud currently surrounding Tennis.
‘Moving forward’: Next gen of Aussie women tennis stars on the up
Former US Open champion Sam Stosur acknowledges that Australia’s elite male players are “hot right now”, but she cautions against discounting the wave of women on the horizon.
Group 1 grand slam awaits Thompson in The Phoenix
Trainer Jason Thompson will be out to put an exclamation mark on a record breaking year when Explicit and Excavation take their place in the $1.65m The Phoenix on Saturday night.
Hewitt, Tomic get Australian Open lifelines
Two big tennis names at different stages of their careers will get the chance to fight for an Australian Open berth.
Teen Hewitt son, Tomic among big names to get Aus Open wildcards
The teenage son of Australian tennis legend Lleyton Hewitt, and former world No.17 Bernard Tomic, are two of the high-profile wildcards to gain entry to Australian Open qualifying.
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