Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek were both subject to doping cases last year, which has overshadowed their participation at the Australian Open.

The two defending champions, Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, enter the 2025 Australian Open as favorites to win in Melbourne again.

But having survived a scare against a rival who led their head-to-head leading into the match 6-2 2-6 6-3, the Belurusian is daring to dream as she moves to within a couple of wins of joining the greats to win three Australian Opens in succession.

Naomi Osaka, a two-time champion in Australia, stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the first set of her match against Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner and 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic have landed in opposite sides of the draw for the season’s first major, ruling out a replay of last year’s semifinal encounter.

Swiatek won the French Open and four WTA 1000 titles in an excellent 2024 that also included an Olympic bronze medal at the Paris Games. The Polish star also helped her country reach the semi-finals of the Billie Jean Cup,

The fact that both players had a rather successful 2024, ending the year at the top in the men’s and women’s rankings, respectively, have made them favourites to win the Australian Open — dubbed the H

In a new Daily Dose of Social Media, we review some moments that caught attention from ATP and WTA stars. Aryna Sabalenka provided a humorous scene at the Australian Open when she tried to take a picture with her Polaroid camera but realised it had no film.

Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek honoured as ITF World Champions 2024 for their exceptional performances, including Grand Slam wins and historic achievements

The 2025 Australian Open runs from Sunday, Jan. 12 to Sunday, Jan. 26. However, due to the time difference in The Land Down Under, match start times will be a bit wonky for U.S. viewers, meaning the first major tennis tournament of the year will start airing coverage at 7 p.m. ET on Jan. 11 in U.S. timezones.

Djokovic is on a collision course to meet Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals, Coco Gauff opens against former champ Sofia Kenin. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Swiatek won the French Open plus four WTA 1000 titles, an Olympic bronze medal at the Paris Games and also helped Poland to the Billie Jean King Cup semifinals. Sabalenka won the Australian and U.S. Open crowns and finished the year ranked No. 1.