Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka will step up their bids for tennis history at the Australian Open on Wednesday

Djokovic and Murray faced each other in four Australian Open finals but the retired Scot has joined the 37-year-old’s’ team as he bids to win a record 25th grand slam title this month. Murray was positioned in the new ‘coaching pods’ on the Rod Laver Arena,

Beaming Novak Djokovic told the world his rousing Australian Open comeback win over Nishesh Basavareddy was inspired by the brilliance of Andy Murray. The Serb extolled the virtues of his new coach as his great rival made an instant impact in Melbourne against the man he lost four Finals to inside the Rod Laver Arena.

The world number one kept her cool to continue her quest of three successive Australian Open titles with a 6-3 7-5 triumph at Rod Laver Arena

Aryna Sabalenka has retirement on her mind. The world No. 1 revealed in a video posted right before the start of her quest to three-peat at the 2025 Australian Open that she wants to have kids sooner rather than later, and at age 26, that could mean retiring earlier than perhaps many expected.

No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka will face No. 54 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in the Australian Open Round of 64 on Tuesday, January 14.Sabalenka’s last match was a win, 6-2, 6-2, over Ashlyn Krueger

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen won’t be repeating her surprising run to the Australian Open final in 2025 after a second-round upset loss to No. 97-ranked Laura Siegemund on Wednesday. Zheng lost the 2024 championship match at Melbourne Park to Aryna Sabalenka and went on to win the Olympic gold medal in Paris and finish runner-up at the WTA Finals in a breakout season.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka held on for a tough second-round win at the Australian Open on Wednesday, but last year's finalist Zheng Qinwen became the first Top 10 seed to fall this week.

Zheng Qinwen is out of the Australian Open after a shock defeat to Germany’s Laura Siegemund. Zheng, the No. 5 seed and last year’s beaten finalist, lost 7-6(3), 6-3 after her serve unraveled in the fourth game of the second set.

Zheng Qinwen was the first big name to exit the women's draw at the Australian Open on Wednesday after the Olympic champion was stunned by Laura Siegemund while top seed Aryna Sabalenka made heavy weather of her second round match before going through.

Last year's runner-up Zheng Qinwen was knocked out of the Australian Open on Wednesday in the biggest shock so far but defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and two-time winner Naomi Osaka

Last year's runner-up Zheng Qinwen was knocked out of the Australian Open on Wednesday in the biggest shock so far while defending champion Aryna Sabalenka had to battle serve jitters to make the third round.