Soon after Rybakina’s three-set round of 16 loss to Madison Keys at the Australian Open, she parted ways with Coach Goran Ivanisevic.

Cleaning out the mailbag for an Australian Open follow-up … • In case you missed it, here is the Australian Open 50 Thoughts column. • Served with Andy Roddick toasts the first major of 2025. Thanks to all of you who commented on the daily microdoses.

This week, the Australian Open came to a close in Melbourne. Madison Keys claimed the women’s singles title with a win over Aryna Sabalenka, while Jannik Sinner lifted the men’s singles trophy after defeating Alexander Zverev.

Madison Keys pulled off a stunning victory, while Jannik Sinner charged to a convincing title defense. Plus, Paula Badosa and Ben Shelton impressed Down Under.

The first Grand Slam of 2025 is done, and we learned a few things along the way. One is that Jannik Sinner is far and above the rest of the players on the ATP tour. OK, maybe we already knew that, but he re-enforced the thought.

Now that the dust has settled and the trophies lifted, let’s put a bow on this baby with 25 thoughts. 1 – Madison Keys is the story of this tournament. No ands, ifs or butts about it. The American took us all by surprise with her ability to manage her nerves in the biggest moments against an absolutely brutal draw.

Ben Shelton and Madison Keys achieved a joint milestone for American tennis at the Australian Open, one last accomplished by Andy Roddick and Serena Williams.

The tennis season's first grand slam tournament – the Australian Open – is almost here. Last year, we saw an impressive back-to-back triumph in the women's singles, while a surging young gun took out the men's draw.

Daniil Medvedev, born on February 11, 1996, is a prominent Russian professional tennis player who has achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 1. He has won 20 ATP singles titles, including the 2021 US Open and the 2020 ATP Finals,

Here’s a look at the Australian Open, one of four competitions that make up the “Grand Slam” in professional tennis. The other three are Wimbledon, the French Open and the US Open. January 6-26, 2025 – The 113th Australian Open is scheduled to take place.

Novak Djokovic was at the centre of another Australian Open row on Monday while Jannik Sinner needed medical attention in fierce heat to battle into the quarter-finals and Iga Swiatek

MELBOURNE — Defending champion Jannik Sinner needed medical attention in energy-sapping heat and overcame a long interruption when he broke the net to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals on Monday.