Australian Open

January 15, 2026 2:37 PM

Madison Keys braces for defending champion pressure at Australian Open

Madison Keys said she was preparing to handle the added scrutiny of returning to the Australian Open as defending champion, while fellow American Coco Gauff appears poised to make a deep run when the season's first Grand Slam begins on Sunday. Keys sealed her long-awaited major breakthrough under the lights at Melbourne Park last year, beating Aryna Sabalenka in a gripping final to deny the world number one a third straight Australian Open crown. Keys now says her priority is ensuring she is m...

January 15, 2026 2:34 PM

Top trio eye Grand Slam glory with Aryna Sabalenka targeting third Australian Open crown

Australian Open favourite Aryna Sabalenka headlines a powerful cast of characters at Melbourne Park along with Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff as they look to shape the early-season narrative at the year's opening Grand Slam. While the women's game has been more open than the men's in recent years, the trio sparked a shift in momentum by sweeping nine of the last 12 Grand Slams and Sabalenka will head to Melbourne bidding for her third Australian Open crown. In addition to claiming a fifth Grand Sl...

January 14, 2026 2:40 PM

Sebastian Ofner’s premature celebration costs him Australian Open spot in epic collapse

Sebastian Ofner may never forget the rules of the sport again after his premature victory celebration turned into a nightmare collapse against Nishesh Basavareddy in the Australian Open qualifiers on Wednesday. Austrian Ofner looked destined for the next round when he surged to a commanding 6-1 lead in the deciding set tiebreak against 20-year-old American Basavareddy. But after winning another point to move 7-1 ahead, Ofner began celebrating and walked confidently toward the net - apparently ...

January 13, 2026 6:46 PM

Record seeker Novak Djokovic faces ‘New Two’ roadblock at Australian Open

Novak Djokovic returns to Melbourne Park looking to roll back the apparently inexorable tide of the "Sincaraz" era and produce an Australian Open triumph that would establish him as the most successful Grand Slam champion of all time. The Serbian clinched his 24th major title at the U.S. Open in late 2023, but Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have since dominated the Grand Slams with a brand of fast-paced tennis that has blown their rivals off the court. Djokovic, who will be 39 in May, is not...

January 13, 2026 5:43 PM

Carlos Alcaraz eyes Australian Open crown to complete career Slam

World number one Carlos Alcaraz arrives in Melbourne with only one mission in mind - claim a first Australian Open title to become the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam. The 22-year-old already owns titles at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and victory at Melbourne Park would see him eclipse Don Budge, who wrapped up the career Slam two days before his 23rd birthday by winning the 1938 French Open. "I would rather win my first Australian Open than retain my French Open...

January 13, 2026 5:23 PM

Dark horses or also-rans? Australian Open short on genuine contenders

The Australian Open may crown Jannik Sinner champion for a third straight year or hand Carlos Alcaraz a career Grand Slam, but lurking in the shadows are a handful of players grappling with harsh truths about their title chances at Melbourne Park. Novak Djokovic's quest for a record-extending 11th Australian Open title appears a long shot, with the Serb still searching for one more major title that would establish him as the most successful Grand Slam champion of all time. At 38, Djokovic is i...

January 13, 2026 12:50 PM

Australian Open launches $6.7 million ‘Bracket Challenge’ for perfect predictions

Tennis fans in Australia could win A$10 million ($6.71 million) by correctly predicting every match winner at the Australian Open, tournament organisers said on Tuesday. Dubbed the "Bracket Challenge", organisers are offering the massive payout to anyone who can flawlessly forecast all 127 matches in either the men's or women's singles draw before the tournament begins on Sunday. "This is a game of skill, not chance," Tennis Australia's Chief Commercial Officer Cedric Cornelis said in a statem...

November 23, 2025 8:34 PM

Lakshya Sen wins Australian Open 2025 men’s singles title

Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen clinched the men’s singles title at the Australian Open 2025 on Sunday, defeating Japan’s Yushi Tanaka 21-15, 21-11 in a one-sided final to secure his first crown of the 2025 BWF World Tour. Sen earned USD 475,000 after winning the Australian Open Super 500 event in Sydney. The 23-year-old was dominant throughout the final, outplaying the 26-year-old Tanaka in just 38 minutes. Tanaka, a two-time Super 300 champion this year at the Orleans Masters and the US Open...

November 16, 2025 5:05 PM

Alcaraz keen to break Australian Open duck

Carlos Alcaraz would rather win his first Australian Open than retain his French Open and U.S. Open titles next year, the Spaniard said late on Friday, a day after sealing the year-end world number one ranking at the ATP Finals. The 22-year-old, speaking on Spanish midnight sports radio show El Partidazo de Cope, said lifting the trophy at Melbourne Park has become a priority, with quarter-finals in 2024 and 2025 his deepest runs at the season's first major. "In 2026 I'd rather win Australia a...

January 24, 2025 9:39 AM

Gadecki and Peers win Australian Open mixed doubles title

Australians Olivia Gadecki and John Peers battled back from a set down to defeat compatriots Kimberly Birrell and John-Patrick Smith 3-6 6-4 10-6 in the mixed doubles final at Melbourne Park on Saturday. Birrell and Smith raced to a 3-0 lead in the opening set on Rod Laver Arena and while they were pegged back to 5-2 they kept their cool to close out it out in 34 minutes. Gadecki and Peers stepped up a gear to level the contest in a tight second set before going on to win the 10-point tiebreak...