When you think of elite tennis, you usually picture rigid discipline, explosive power, and athletes coiled like springs. You don’t typically think of jellyfish.
Half the fun of a Grand Slam these days isn’t just who hits the winning shot—it’s who wins the walk-on. And at this year’s Australian Open, the competition started long before the first serve.
It’s been a quiet couple of years at Melbourne Park without the signature grunt, the obsessive water bottle placement, and the sheer, unadulterated will to win that defined an era.
Daria Kasatkina provided an honest reaction to one of her rivals stealing her statement about her citizenship change. Kasatkina represented Russia for the vast majority of her tennis career, but recently, she made a difficult decision to accept citizenship in a different country.
The second round wraps up on Day 5 of the Australian Open. We have 16 women’s singles matches on deck to decide who reaches Round 3. As always, our writers at LastWordOnTennis share their thoughts on the matches.
The second round wraps up on Day 5 of the Australian Open. We have 16 women’s singles matches on deck to decide who reaches Round 3. As always, our writers at LastWordOnTennis share their thoughts on the matches.
The second round wraps up on Day 5 of the Australian Open. We have 16 women’s singles matches on deck to decide who reaches Round 3. As always, our writers at LastWordOnTennis share their thoughts on the matches.
The second round wraps up on Day 5 of the Australian Open. We have 16 women’s singles matches on deck to decide who reaches Round 3. As always, our writers at LastWordOnTennis share their thoughts on the matches.
Day 5 action at the Australian Open continues with a slate of compelling matchups featuring emerging stars and established contenders. Ben Shelton looks to build on an explosive opening performance against local favorite Dane Sweeny, while Jakub Mensik faces crafty youngster Rafael Jodar.
Day 5 action at the Australian Open continues with a mix of veteran stars, rising talents, and intriguing stylistic clashes. Former champion Stan Wawrinka looks to extend his stay in Melbourne, while Karen Khachanov faces young American Nishesh Basavareddy.
Second-round action at the Australian Open continues on Day 5, with several top players looking to build momentum in Melbourne. World No. 2 Jannik Sinner headlines the day against local favorite James Duckworth, while Casper Ruud faces Jaume Munar in a baseline-heavy clash.
Day 5 action at the Australian Open continues with a strong slate of second-round matchups featuring all-time greats, established contenders, and rising talents.
British number one Emma Raducanu is knocked out of the Australian Open in straight sets 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 by Austria's Anastasia Potapova in the second round.
Three seeded men's players advanced with relative ease to the third round of the Australian Open in ideal Melbourne conditions on day four of the tournament.
Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus stumbled for a moment in the first set, but went on to defeat Chinese qualifier Zhuoxuan Bai, 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.
Coco Gauff is back in business at the Australian Open, where she has powered into the second round. Gauff is the third seed at the Australian Open, with the American beating Kamilla Rakhimova in her opening match.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have played out a thrilling rivalry on the ATP Tour despite their relatively brief careers so far. Alcaraz and Sinner could meet once again at the Australian Open, but only at the very last stage of the Grand Slam.
Boris Becker has offered an interesting prediction about what might be in store for Novak Djokovic at this year’s Australian Open. During their three years together, Djokovic picked up six of his 24 Grand Slam titles, with Becker playing a significant role in his success during that period.
The Italian men dominated play on Tuesday afternoon at the Australian Open. And the top dog of the newest tennis power country, No. 1 Jannik Sinner, does not take the court until in the evening at Melbourne.
For the first time in her career, Madison Keys walked out onto a Grand Slam stage on Tuesday as the tournament's defending champion. For the ninth-seeded Keys, the first hour and 12 minutes vs.
Next to Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, the top two players in the world, Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was the hottest player on the ATP Tour in the closing months of 2025.
It's hard to believe that 21-year old Coco Gauff is competing in her seventh Australian Open. But the third-seeded player in the world is doing just that and, despite some serving issues early, dispatched of Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova, 6-2, 6-3 in one hour, 39 minutes in warm Melbourne conditions.