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.

The two defending champions, Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, enter the 2025 Australian Open as favorites to win in Melbourne again.

Catch all the Australian Open action between the top tennis players in the world at Melbourne Park live this week.

In a new Daily Dose of Social Media, we see how players take advantage of moments off-court to have fun and share time with those close to them. Coco Gauff

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.

In a new Daily Dose of Social Media, we review some moments that caught attention from ATP and WTA stars. Aryna Sabalenka provided a humorous scene at the Australian Open when she tried to take a picture with her Polaroid camera but realised it had no film.

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

Then, Rafael Nadal wrote the history of men's tennis, winning his 2nd AO title and his 21st Slam, while Ashleigh Barty won a Slam for the Australian, in Melbourne, after years, in 2022. Then it was the turn of Nole and Sinner, in the last two years, of Sabalenka both in 2023 and 2024.

The Australian Open heralds the start of the Grand Slam season in tennis — and Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka are odds-on favourites to begin 2025 with a tournament victory.

Defending champions Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner attend the official draw ceremony ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

MELBOURNE – Defending champion Jannik Sinner and 10-time Australian ... defending champions Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka walked into the official ceremony on the steps of Margaret Court Arena ...

At the draw Thursday to set the brackets for the singles fields, defending champions Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka walked into the official ceremony on the steps of Margaret Court Arena holding their ...