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.

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.

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

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.

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

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 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.

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.

LONDON (AP) — Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek have won the International Tennis Federation’s 2024 world champion awards. Swiatek edged out Aryna Sabalenka for the women’s singles award in the ...

Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek have won the International Tennis Federation's 2024 world champion awards. Swiatek edged out Aryna Sabalenka for the women's singles award in the list announced by the ITF on Monday.

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.