Australian Open 2025: 10-time champion Novak Djokovic engaged in a light-hearted chat with a heckler at the Rod Laver Arena after his comfortable third-round win over Tomas Machac on Friday.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner had his feathers ruffled early on by local wildcard Tristan Schoolkate on Thursday before recovering his ice-cool composure to reach the third round of the Australian Open with a 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-3 win.

Carlos Alcaraz has pleaded with Australian Open organisers to schedule him on Rod Laver Arena after playing the opening two matches of his grand slam campaign on Margaret Court Arena.

Rod Laver Arena will have a distinct green and gold sentiment on Tuesday night when Alex de Minaur and Olivia Gadecki take to the court on Day 3 of Australian Open 2025. It will be the first time since Day 5 of Australian Open 2019 that two Aussies headline singles action in the night session at Rod Laver Arena.

The first Grand Slam tournament of 2025 continues on Thursday as we gear up for the third round of the Australian Open, set to kick off tonight.

An Australian tennis star has suggested changing the name of the Rod Laver Arena in honour of Novak Djokovic's incredible record at the venue.

World no. 1 Jannik Sinner is two from two in the pre-Australian Open test matches. After ousting Alexei Popyrin, Sinner faced Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday night at Rod Laver Arena. The Italian beat the Greek 6-3, 7-6 in an hour and 23 minutes.

The only champion in history to win the calendar Grand Slam as an amateur and again as a professional, Laver will be a busy man during the AO fortnight. It marks the 25th anniversary of the Australian Open renaming its center court Rod Laver Arena and it's the 65th anniversary of the Rockhampton Rocket winning his maiden major at the 1960 Australian Open.

The two-time champion lost to Garcia last year in Melbourne, her first major appearance since becoming a mother, and navigated three sets with the French star.

Gauff took the opening set inside 35 minutes at Rod Laver Arena, but her British opponent made life much harder in the second.

Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev hit Rod Laver Arena on Thursday night. Two great friends embraced a charity match and enjoyed their time on the court, entertaining the crowd and each other. They played one set, and Novak took it 8-6 in the tie break after a thriller.

Novak Djokovic and Olga Danilovic scored impressive wins and reached the last 16 at the Australian Open. The ten-time champion has been a regular guest at Rod Laver Arena for nearly 20 years. On the other hand,