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Jake MichaelsJan 26, 2025, 11:04 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — There was an air of confidence surrounding Jannik

A clinical Jannik Sinner swept past Alexander Zverev to retain his Australian Open title Sunday and cement his status as the world’s dominant player, becoming the first Italian to win three Grand Slams. The 23-year-old came through a tense battle between the world’s top two players 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena, raising

Jannik Sinner dominated Alexander Zverev en route to his second consecutive Australian Open title. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images) Defending Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner has done it again. Sinner topped Alexander Zverev in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 in the 2025 Australian Open final, cementing his third career Grand Slam title. The

ESPN News Services Jan 25, 2025, 05:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions American Madison Keys held off reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka to win her first Grand Slam title. The top-ranked player in the world, Sabalenka had been looking to win her third straight Australian Open championship. But Keys took the first set 6-3 before dropping

Novak Djokovic retired after a 7–6 first set that lasted one hour and 20 minutes in the men’s semifinals of the 2025 Australian Open on January 24, 2025. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) In a stunning development at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic withdrew because of injury after losing the first set of his semifinal

In the Australian Open semifinals, American Madison Keys defeated Poland’s Iga Swiatek to make her first AO final. (Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images) At the 2015 Australian Open, 19-year-old American Madison Keys made her first Grand Slam semifinal. She’d beaten Venus Williams to get there, and would be denied an appearance in the

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka put her close friendship with Paula Badosa aside Thursday to sweep past the Spaniard into a third successive Australian Open final. The Belarusian world number one came home 6-4, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena and will meet either Polish second seed Iga Swiatek or American 19th seed Madison Keys in Saturday’s

In the Australian Open quarterfinals, No. 21 seed Ben Shelton of the United States defeated Lorenzo Sonego and will play No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner in the semifinals. (Photo by Mark Avellino/Anadolu via Getty Images) The 2025 Australian Open semifinals are set. Wednesday’s matches finalized the opponents, and there is one American left standing in

Madison Keys is on to the Australian Open semifinals after rallying past Elina Svitolina on Wednesday. (Graham Denholm/Getty Images) Madison Keys was on the ropes, but rallied on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals of the Australian Open. No. 28 Elina Svitolina struck first against the 12th-seeded Keys, but Keys secured a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

Open Extended Reactions We’re into the home stretch! Quarterfinal action continues from Melbourne with spots in the final four still up for grabs. World No. 1 Jannik Sinner is in action against local hope Alex de Minaur, as is women’s No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek, and American trio Ben Shelton, Emma Navarro, and Madison Keys.

Novak Djokovic can look scary when he celebrates, but he’d earned it after defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the 2025 Australian Open quarterfinals. (REUTERS/Edgar Su) Day 10 at the 2025 Australian Open ended much later than normal, thanks to a typically epic quarterfinal match between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. These two have developed a bit

In this clip from Shaped, we sit down with former tennis champion Ash Barty as she opens up about the pivotal moments that shaped her journey both on and off the court. Ash reveals the real reason she chose not to retire immediately after her Wimbledon win and shares the clarity that made stepping away

Madison Keys of the U.S. has won nine consecutive matches while advancing to the Australian Open quarterfinals following a win over Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) No. 19 seed Madison Keys scored the big upset on Day 9 of the Australian Open, defeating No. 6 Elena Rybakina 6-3,

Novak Djokovic is moving on to the quarterfinals at the 2025 Australian Open, but he refused his post-match on-court interview in protest of an Australian broadcaster “mocking” him and Serbian fans on the air. (Photo by Andy Cheung/Getty Images) Round 4 of the 2025 Australian Open is halfway over, and the next stop is the

Tommy Paul dropped just three games to surge into his third Grand Slam quarter-final with a thumping of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at the Australian Open on Sunday. The American 12th seed was simply too good for the 66th-ranked Spaniard on a scorching hot Melbourne day, cruising home 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 on Margaret Court Arena. The

Iga Świątek has lost only 10 games in three matches during her run to the fourth round of the 2025 Australian Open. (Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images) No. 2 seed Iga Świątek had an easy time advancing to the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Emma Raducanu on Saturday.

Open Extended Reactions Day 7 at the Australian Open is here, and third-round action continues! World No. 1 Jannik Sinner is in action, as is the best local hope Alex De Minuar. Plus, an all-American matchup with Danielle Collins facing Madison Keys. Follow all the latest from Melbourne Park here in our live blog.