As the centre court of the Australian Open, Rod Laver Arena has played host to some iconic tennis matches over the years. With this year's tournament about to get underway, there are bound to be some more memorable moments on one of Melbourne's biggest stages.

There are clear signs the British No 1 is set for a big 2025 despite being forced into a 16th early retirement at the Australian Open

Jodie Burrage took the fight to Coco Gauff before falling to a second-round loss at the Australian Open. The 25-year-old Briton won only two games the last time the pair met on grass in 2023 but she threatened to take the game’s form player to a deciding set before going down 6-3 7-5.

The grandest stage on the tennis calendar’s first spectacle each year—Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open— has both a public-facing persona and one known only to the players and their teams.

Novak Djokovic will face Carlos Alcaraz in a blockbuster Australian Open quarter-final! The Serb and the Spaniard defeated four rivals in Melbourne and arranged their eighth duel, the fourth at Majors. The first three came in Paris and London.

Only 12 players have achieved 150 Major wins in the Open era. Novak Djokovic tops the standings with 381 after reaching his 61st Major quarter-final in Melbourne. While already holding the record for most triumphs at Majors,

Djokovic eased into the quarter-finals after a straight-sets win over Jiri Lehecka but the Serbian then refused to take part in the traditional on-court interview

It's time for the eighth installment of the riveting, intergenerational rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.

British No 1 Draper was left hobbled after a brutal run to the last 16 and called time after two sets against the classy Alcaraz, who now meets Djokovic in the quarter-finals

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Tennis' newest villain Danielle Collins has been booed and jeered by the Australian Open crowd during her third-round loss to fellow American Madison Keys on Saturday night.

World No. 5 Daniil Medvedev has been fined more than US$76,000 for two separate incidents which occured during his first and second-round matches at the Australian Open.