Aryna Sabalenka bids to become the first woman to win three consecutive Australian Open singles titles since Martina Hingis from 1997-99. Sabalenka, seeded first at a Slam for the first time, opens the first Grand Slam of 2025 with a first-round match against 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens.

The reigning men's champion Jannik Sinner will get his defence underway against Nicolas Jarry, while two-time women's champ Aryna Sabalenka will take on former US Open champion Sl

The start of 2025 brings the first tennis grand slam of the year, as the world’s finest players compete for the Australian Open title in January. While fans have to wait until the spring and summer for the bulk of the major action,

Australian Open qualifying has officially concluded.In both the women's and men's singles competitions, 128 challengers were reduced to 16, with the remaining players booking themselves a coveted spot in their respective singles main draw.

With the world’s best tennis players having arrived in Melbourne ahead of the year’s first grand slam tournament at the Australian Open, official proceedings will get underway with the draw for men’s and women’s singles on Thursday at Melbourne Park.

Australian Open marks the first Grand Slam of the tennis season. Much has changed since the most recent Slam, the U.S. Open last summer. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, bidding to be the first woman to three-peat in Melbourne since Martina Hingis,