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The first Grand Slam tournament of 2025 is officially underway with the 113th edition of the Australian Open. World No. 1 Jannik Sinner will be looking for his second consecutive trophy in Melbourne, while Novak Djokovic chases a record-extending 11th Australian Open title with former rival Andy Murray as his coach.
If he can win this month, Djokovic would earn his 25th Grand Slam trophy and break the tie with Margaret Court for most titles all time. Sinner, who beat him during last year’s semifinals, is on the opposite side of the bracket. Djokovic’s path to meet him is anything but easy as he could face world No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals, and potentially No. 2 Alexander Zverev in the semifinals.
Djokovic brought reinforcements with Murray, who retired as a player last summer and agreed to coach the Serbian star at least through the Australian Open. They will make a more definitive decision regarding their future after the tournament.
In the women’s competition, Aryna Sabalenka is on a mission to win her third straight Australian Open, and she has a lot of momentum as she ended 2024 with her first US Open title. She is good on all surfaces, but she is extremely intimidating on hardcore. Sabalenka only dropped one combined set in the two major hardcourt tournaments last season.
American star Coco Gauff’s best result last year was reaching the semifinals at the Australian Open before falling to Sabalenka, and we could potentially see a rematch. That being said, Gauff’s first round at Melbourne shouldn’t be taken lightly. She will face 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, who upset her in the first round of Wimbledon in 2023.
Sabalenka and No. 2 Iga Swiatek have been dominating women’s tennis the past few years, but Gauff is currently one of the hottest players. Since falling to Emma Navarro in the Round of 16 at the US Open, Gauff has won 18 of 20 matches, with wins at Beijing’s China Open, the WTA Finals in Riyadh and the United Cup.
Where to watch the 2025 Australian Open
Dates: Jan. 11-26
Where: Melbourne Park, Australia
Watch: ESPN, Tennis Channel
Stream: fubo (try for free)
Men’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
Women’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 PutintsevaLiudmila SamsonovaEkaterina Alexandrova
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Elina Svitolina
Linda Noskova
Leylah Fernandez
Maria Sakkari
Dayana Yastremska
Notable men’s first round matches
No. 1 Jannik Sinner vs. Nicolas Jarry No. 2 Alexander Zverev def. Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-4, 6-4No. 3 Carols Alcaraz vs. Alexander Shevchenko No. 4 Taylor Fritz vs. Jenson BrooksbyNo. 5 Daniil Medvedev vs. Kasidit SamrejNo. 6 Casper Ruud def. Jaume Munar 6-3, 1-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1No. 7 Novak Djokovic vs. Nishesh BasavareddyNo. 8 Alex de Minaur vs. Botic van de ZandschulpNo. 9 Andrey Rublev vs. Joao FonsescaNo. 10 Grigor Dimitrov vs. Fabio FogniniNo. 17 Frances Tiafoe vs. Arthur RinderknechNick Kyrgios vs. Jacob Fearnley
Notable women’s first round matches
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka def. Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 Iga Świątek vs. Katerina Siniakova
No. 3 Coco Gauff vs. Sofia KeninNo. 4 Jasmine Paolini vs. Sijia WeiNo. 5 Qinwen Zheng def. Anca Todoni 7-6 (7-3), 6-1No. 6 Elena Rybakina vs. Emerson JonesNo. 7 Jessica Pegula vs. Maya JointNo. 8 Emma Navarro vs. Payton StearnsNo. 9 Daria Kasatkina vs. Viktoriya TomovaNo. 10 Danielle Collins vs. Daria SnigurNaomi Osaka vs. Caroline Garcia
