The 2025 Australian Open continues to be within the early phases, however it’s already produced some sudden outcomes. World No. 9 Andrey Rublev suffered a surprising first-round defeat to Joe Fonseca, an 18-year-old from Brazil who was making his debut in the primary draw of a Grand Slam. In the meantime, No. 6 Casper Ruud fell to 19-year-old Jakub Mensik within the second spherical.
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner — who’s searching for his second consecutive trophy in Melbourne — had higher luck than Rublev, but in addition began this match a bit shaky. Regardless of getting previous Nicolas Jarry in straight units, he required two tiebreaks to advance with a 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 outcome. He’ll tackle Tristan Schoolmate within the second spherical.
Novak Djokovic is chasing a record-extending eleventh Australian Open title with former rival Andy Murray as his coach. They may make a extra definitive resolution relating to their future after the match. He misplaced the primary set in opposition to American Nishesh Basavareddy, however climbed again to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
If he can win this month, Djokovic would earn his twenty fifth Grand Slam trophy and break the tie with Margaret Court docket for many titles all time. Sinner, who beat him throughout final 12 months’s semifinals, is on the other aspect of the bracket. Djokovic’s path to fulfill him is something however simple as he may face world No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz within the quarterfinals, and doubtlessly No. 2 Alexander Zverev within the semifinals.
American star Frances Tiafoe gained the primary two units in opposition to Arthur Rinderknech, however it took him over 4 hours and a fifth set to advance to the second spherical with a 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, 4-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3 victory. World No. 5 Daniil Medvedev additionally took 5 units to place away Kasadit Samrej, who’s ranked 418th. Within the course of, Medvedev let frustration get one of the best of him and he broke a internet digicam.
Within the ladies’s competitors, Aryna Sabalenka is on a mission to win her third straight Australian Open, and she or he has a whole lot of momentum as she ended 2024 together with her first US Open title. She solely dropped one mixed set within the two main hardcourt tournaments final season, and began this match with a fast 6-3, 6-2 win over American Sloane Stephens.
U.S. star Coco Gauff’s finest outcome final 12 months was reaching the semifinals on the Australian Open earlier than falling to Aryna Sabalenka, and we may doubtlessly see a rematch. Gauff’s first-round match at Melbourne got here in opposition to 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, who upset her within the first spherical of Wimbledon in 2023, however Gauff prevailed in straight units this time round.
Sabalenka and No. 2 Iga Swiatek have been dominating ladies’s tennis the previous few years, however Gauff is at present one of many hottest gamers. Since falling to Emma Navarro within the Spherical of 16 on the US Open, Gauff has gained 20 of twenty-two matches, with wins at Beijing’s China Open, the WTA Finals in Riyadh and the United Cup.
The most important upset on the ladies’s aspect was No. 97 Laura Siegemund taking down 22-year-old and world No. 5 Qinwen Zheng 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 within the second spherical. Siegemund, 36, is the third-oldest participant to beat a WTA top-five opponent on the Australian Open up to now 30 years. Serena Williams did so on the age of 39 in 2021 and 37 in 2019.
In the meantime, two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka took down No. 20 Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 and earned a ticket to the third spherical of a serious match for the primary time since 2022.
The place to observe the 2025 Australian Open
- Dates: Jan. 11-26
- The place: Melbourne Park, Australia
- Watch: ESPN, Tennis Channel
- Stream: fubo (attempt without spending a dime)
Males’s Singles
- Jannik Sinner
- Alexander Zverev
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Taylor Fritz
- Daniil Medvedev
- Casper Ruud
- Novak Djokovic
- Alex de Minaur
- Andrey Rublev
- Grigor Dimitrov
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Tommy Paul
- Holger Rune
- Ugo Humbert
- Jack Draper
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Frances Tiafoe
- Hubert Hurkacz
- Karen Khachanov
- Arthur Fils
- Ben Shelton
- Sebastian Korda
- Alejandro Tabilo
- Jiri Lehecka
- Alexei Popyrin
- Tomas Machac
- Jordan Thompson
- Sebastian Baez
- Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
- Francisco Cerundolo
- Flavio Cobolli
Ladies’s singles
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Iga Swiatek
- Coco Gauff
- Jasmine Paolini
- Qinwen Zheng
- Elena Rybakina
- Jessica Pegula
- Emma Navarro
- Daria Kasatkina
- Danielle Collins
- Paula Badosa
- Diana Shnaider
- Anna Kalinskaya
- Mirra Andreeva
- Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Marta Kostyuk
- Donna Vekic
- Madison Keys
- Karolina Muchova
- Victoria Azarenka
- Katie Boulter
- Magdalena Frech
- Yulia Putintseva
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Elina Svitolina
- Linda Noskova
- Leylah Fernandez
- Maria Sakkari
- Dayana Yastremska
Notable males’s second spherical matches
- No. 1 Jannik Sinner vs. Tristan Schoolkate
- No. 2 Alexander Zverev def. Pedro Martinez 6-1, 6-4, 6-1
- No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. Yoshihito Nishioka 6-0, 6-1, 6-4
- No. 4 Taylor Fritz vs. Cristian Garin
- No. 5 Daniil Medvedev vs. Learner Tien
- Jakub Mensik def. No. 6 Casper Ruud 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
- No. 7 Novak Djokovic def. Jaime Faria 6-1, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-2
- No. 8 Alex de Minaur vs. Tristan Boyer
- No. 17 Frances Tiafoe vs. Fabian Marozsan
Notable ladies’s second spherical matches
- No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka def. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-3, 7-5
- No. 2 Iga Świątek def. Rebecca Sramkova 6-0, 6-2
- No. 3 Coco Gauff def. Jodie Anna Burrage 6-3, 7-5
- No. 4 Jasmine Paolini vs. Renata Zarazua
- Laura Siegemund def. No. 5 Qinwen Zheng 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
- No. 6 Elena Rybakina vs. Iva Jovic
- No. 7 Jessica Pegula def. Elise Mertens 6-4, 6-2
- No. 8 Emma Navarro def. Wang Xiyu 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
- No. 9 Daria Kasatkina def. Wang Yafan 6-2, 6-0
- No. 10 Danielle Collins vs. Destanee Aiava
- Naomi Osaka def. No. 20 Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-3
