The new tennis season is already up and running and on Sunday the first Grand Slam of the campaign, the Australian Open 2025, begins in Melbourne. There’s a new era of tennis with the Nadal, Federer, Murray and Djokovic era coming to an end, with new pretenders ready to ascent to the top table of tennis.
Australian Open 2025: Comprehensive Guide
The Australian Open is the first major tennis tournament of the year and takes place on the hard courts of Melbourne Park each January. Jannik Sinner is the defending men’s singles champion while Aryna Sabalenka has won the women’s singles crown in each of the last two years. There are also doubles and mixed doubles competitions while junior and wheelchair players compete in singles and doubles tournaments, too.
Recent Australian Open History
Founded back in 1905, the Australian Open is an established part of the tennis calendar and is one of the sport’s four Grand Slams along with the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. The tournament was played on grass until 1987 but became a hardcourt event in 1988 when it moved to its current home, Melbourne Park.
Last year was the first time in the tournament’s history that the Australian Open had begun on a Sunday – it had previously started on a Monday – and that will again be the case in 2025. Jannik Sinner claimed the men’s singles title last year, recovering from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 in the final to claim his first Grand Slam crown.
Novak Djokovic had won four of the previous five editions prior to Sinner’s success down under last year and the Serbian legend has won the men’s title at the Australian Open a record 10 times. Aryna Sabalenka has won the last two women’s singles titles with Sofia Kenin, Naomi Osaka and the now-retired Ashleigh Barty also winning at Melbourne Park since 2020
Australian Open 2025 Schedule
First round (Sun, January 12 – Tues, January 14)
Second round (Wed, January 15 – Thurs, January 16)
Third round (Fri, January 17 – Sat, January 18)
Fourth round (Sun, January 19 – Mon, January 20)
Quarter-finals (Tues, January 21 – Wed, January 22)
Women’s semi-finals (Thurs, January 23)
Men’s semi-finals (Fri, January 24)
Women’s singles final & men’s doubles final (Sat, January 25)
Men’s singles final & women’s doubles final (Sun, January 26)
Recent Australian Open Winners
Men’s Singles Winners
2024 – Jannik Sinner
2023 – Novak Djokovic
2022 – Rafael Nadal
2021 – Novak Djokovic
2020 – Novak Djokovic
Australian Open: Women’s Singles Winners
2024 – Aryna Sabalenka
2023 – Aryna Sabalenka
2022 – Ashleigh Barty
2021 – Naomi Osaka
2020 – Sofia Kenin
Outright Australian Open Betting
Defending champion Jannik Sinner is 1.50 to retain his Australian Open title this month, with four-time major winner Carlos Alcaraz, who would complete the set of Grand Slam titles should he become champion in Melbourne, available at 2.45.
The tournament’s most successful male player, Novak Djokovic, is 2.95 to claim an 11th Aussie Open crown and Alexander Zverev is 5.15. Aryna Sabalenka leads the way in the women’s singles betting at 2.00 as she targets a third successive Australian Open title. Her closest competitors are expected to be Coco Gauff, who is 2.80, and Polish ace Iga Swiatek (2.90).
By Liam Flin
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