Australian Open - schedule, seedings & how to follow

Credit: BBC Sport- Published 2 days ago
Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner will be the defending champions when the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, begins in Melbourne on Sunday.

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Australian Open

Annual tennis tournament held in Melbourne
Number five seed Daniil Medvedev breaks a net camera in frustration during a gruelling Australian Open first round match which saw him taken to five sets by..
2 hours ago • BBC Sport
Italian world number four Jasmine Paolini discusses the renaissance of tennis back home in her first column for BBC Sport at the Australian Open.
2 hours ago • BBC Sport
British number two Emma Radacanu says she is "proud" of her battling display to beat Russian 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the Australian Open first round.
2 hours ago • BBC Sport
Daniil Medvedev destroys a net camera in a five-set thriller against world number 418 Kasidit Samrej in the Australian Open.
3 hours ago • BBC Sport
Britain's Cameron Norrie says his Australian Open preparations were hampered by sickness following a first-round defeat by Matteo Berrettini.
5 hours ago • BBC Sport

Aryna Sabalenka

Belarusian tennis player (born 1998)
Aryna Sabalenka dances on court, with actress Rebel Wilson watching on, after beginning her Australian Open title defence win with a straight-set victory over..
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 2 days ago


Jannik Sinner

Italian tennis player (born 2001)
Defending champion Jannik Sinner says he was "happy" with the crowd reception after making a winning return to the Australian Open amid his ongoing doping case.
23 hours ago • BBC Sport
Carlos Alcaraz says he is spurred on by Jannik Sinner's success as he bids to become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam.
3 days ago • BBC Sport
Italian Jannik Sinner's doping case will be heard at the Court of Arbitration for Sport from 16-17 April 2025.
4 days ago • BBC Sport

Melbourne

Capital city of Victoria, Australia
Alana King takes four wickets as she helps Australia take control of the Women's Ashes as they win the second ODI in Melbourne to take a 4-0 lead in the series.
5 hours ago • BBC Sport
Elena Rybakina needs just 53 minutes to reach the Australian Open second round with a dominant win over Australian teenager Emerson Jones.
6 hours ago • BBC Sport

Grand Slam (tennis)

Tennis term for winning all four major championships
Britian's Jodie Burrage cries "happy tears" after winning a Grand Slam match just two months after considering quitting the sport.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 1 day ago

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