WTA Finals champion Coco Gauff faces former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in an AO opener on Monday. Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images Australian Open Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AustraliaJanuary 12-26, 2025A$86.5 million ($58.91 million U.S. dollars)Hard Court History At Stake at 2025 Australian Open Ten-time AO champion Novak Djokovic returns playing for a record-extending 11th AO…

Coco Gauff, together with Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek will be the favorites for the 2025 edition of the Australian Open. The Belarusian, defending champion, as well as winner in Brisbane, will try to continue her golden moment, which began last August, when she also won the US Open. Rennae Stubbs, former coach of Serena Williams,…

Stefanos Tsitsipas is preparing for his eighth Australian Open main draw. The Greek hopes for a deep run in Melbourne, calling it a ‘home Major’ due to a massive support from the Greek community. World no. 11 knows how to play well at the Australian Open.    He reached three semi-finals before reaching the title clash in…

Aryna Sabalenka struggled a bit in her opening match at the Australian Open but ultimately managed to beat former world No. 3 Sloane Stephens in two sets 6-3 6-2.  Throughout the match, the top seed was creating chances on the return and she earned a total of 13 break points and converted five.  When it…

Carlos Alcaraz has won 16 ATP titles from 21 finals. The Spaniard plays at full pace until the US Open but struggles to repeat that in the closing months of the season. The young gun has reached only one ATP final after the last Major event of the season.  It came at last year’s ATP…

The complete calendar of the 2025 LIV Golf season was announced yesterday. The Saudi League led (for a short time) by Greg Norman, has once again shuffled the cards on the table, adding new destinations for the Invitationals to the confirmation of some stages. Hosting a stage of the LIV circuit is no longer a…

Tim Henman is praising Emma Raducanu’s latest coaching move and adds that it is not easy “being the CEO of your own little world” at a young age and making big decisions.  Since the Briton’s historic 2021 US Open win, she has been one of the most criticized players in the game.  In the last…

Why wait until Monday when the Australian Open can get started on Sunday? That will be the case for a second consecutive year in Melbourne. Among those taking the court for opening day on the men’s side are Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud, and Arthur Fils. Here are my picks for two of Day 1’s best…

The Australian Open gets underway on Sunday, so it’s time to make my picks for the title. On the women’s side, Aryna Sabalenka is a considerable favorite–and for good reason. She is the world No. 1 and two-time defending champion in Melbourne. The Belarusian also triumphed at the U.S. Open in 2024, so she has…

Nick Kyrgios approved Emma Raducanu’s precautionary method after the 2021 US Open champion shared that she rejected to take an antiseptic spray in Melbourne because she feared it might be contaminated with a banned substance.  When speaking to reporters at the Australian Open ahead of her first-round match against Ekaterina Alexandrova, the Briton was asked…