Australian Open 2025 results and schedule: Djokovic in action in first Grand Slam of the year as Sinner and Sabalenka defend
The 2025 Australian Open will start a blockbuster tennis calendar with a bang as the year’s first Grand Slam. The world’s best players are in Melbourne for the first major tournament with Novak Djokovic hoping to wrestle back his title. Djokovic regularly lifts this trophyGetty The Serbian, who has a men’s record 10 Australian Open crowns, last won Down Under in 2023 having fallen to last year’s champion Jannick Sinner in the semi-finals. However, Djokovic will make his highly anticipated return under the tutelage of Andy Murray, who has agreed to coach his long-time former rival following his retirement from active play last year. Meanwhile, Aryna Sabalenka is the defending champion and top seed in the women’s singles but will face tough competition again from the likes of Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Jasmine Paolini. Australian Open 2025: How to follow The Grand Slam is being held at Melbourne Park and play will begin on Sunday, January 12. It will run until the men’s final on Sunday, January 26 with the women’s final taking place the day before. The main stadium hosting the showpiece matches and the finals will be the 15,000-capacity Rod Laver Stadium in Melbourne. Main-day sessions each day begin at midnight UK time, until the semi-finals (Melbourne is 11 hours ahead of GMT). The night sessions will then get underway at 7:30am UK time. The showpiece event will be shown live on Eurosport. You can also stream every match of the 2025 Australian Open live and on-demand on discovery+. Entertainment & Sport pass prices on discovery+ are £6.99/month. For all streaming info, visit here. Murray and Djokovic spent years as rivals – now they will be teammatesGetty Australian Open 2025: Prize money The prize pool for the Australian Open this year is £48.4million, up 11.56 per cent from last year’s pot. The field will share it with the winners each taking home £1.75m. The runner-ups will take home £954,350. Australian Open prize money has increased a staggering 119 per cent from £35.4m in 2016 – with a rise of over 36 per cent in the past five editions. Sinner ended Djokovic’s dominance in MelbourneAFP Australian Open 2025: What has been said? Djokovic says he still feels ‘a bit of trauma’ coming through Melbourne airport after he was deported from Australia three years ago. “I have to be quite frank,” Djokovic told Herald Sun newspaper. “The last couple of times I landed in Australia, to go through passport control and immigration – I had a bit of trauma from three years ago. “And some traces still stay there when I’m passing passport control, just checking out if someone from immigration zone is approaching. “The person checking my passport – are they going to take me, detain me again or let me go? I must admit I have that feeling.” Raducanu is hopeful that 2025 can bring her some luckGetty Australian Open 2025: Schedule Results to follow… The main draw will be made on Thursday, January 9. Monday, January 6 Men’s Singles qualifying: Round one Women’s Singles qualifying: Round one Tuesday, January 7 Men’s Singles qualifying: Round one Women’s Singles qualifying: Round one Wednesday, January 8 Men’s Singles qualifying: Round two Women’s Singles qualifying: Round two Thursday, January 9 Men’s Singles qualifying: Round three Women’s Singles qualifying: Round three Sunday, January 12 Men’s Singles: Round one Women’s Singles: Round one Monday, January 13 Men’s Singles: Round one Women’s Singles: Round one Tuesday, January 14 Men’s Singles: Round one Women’s Singles: Round one Men’s Doubles: Round one Women’s Doubles: Round one Wednesday, January 15 Men’s Singles: Round two Women’s Singles: Round two Men’s Doubles: Round one Women’s Doubles: Round one Thursday, January 16 Men’s Singles: Round two Women’s Singles: Round two Men’s Doubles: Round one Women’s Doubles: Round one Mixed Doubles: Round one Friday, January 17 Men’s Singles: Round three Women’s Singles: Round three Men’s Doubles: Round two Women’s Doubles: Round two Mixed Doubles: Round one Saturday, January 18 Men’s Singles: Round three Women’s Singles: Round three Men’s Doubles: Round two Women’s Doubles: Round two Mixed Doubles: Round one Sunday, January 19 Men’s Singles: Round four Women’s Singles: Round four Men’s Doubles: Round three Women’s Doubles: Round three Mixed Doubles: Round two Monday, January 20 Men’s Singles: Round four Women’s Singles: Round four Men’s Doubles: Round three Women’s Doubles: Round three Mixed Doubles: Round two Tuesday, January 21 Men’s Singles: Quarterfinals Women’s Singles: Quarterfinals Men’s Doubles: Quarterfinals Women’s Doubles: Quarterfinals Mixed Doubles:
The 2025 Australian Open will start a blockbuster tennis calendar with a bang as the year’s first Grand Slam.
The world’s best players are in Melbourne for the first major tournament with Novak Djokovic hoping to wrestle back his title.
The Serbian, who has a men’s record 10 Australian Open crowns, last won Down Under in 2023 having fallen to last year’s champion Jannick Sinner in the semi-finals.
However, Djokovic will make his highly anticipated return under the tutelage of Andy Murray, who has agreed to coach his long-time former rival following his retirement from active play last year.
Meanwhile, Aryna Sabalenka is the defending champion and top seed in the women’s singles but will face tough competition again from the likes of Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Jasmine Paolini.
Australian Open 2025: How to follow
The Grand Slam is being held at Melbourne Park and play will begin on Sunday, January 12.
It will run until the men’s final on Sunday, January 26 with the women’s final taking place the day before.
The main stadium hosting the showpiece matches and the finals will be the 15,000-capacity Rod Laver Stadium in Melbourne.
Main-day sessions each day begin at midnight UK time, until the semi-finals (Melbourne is 11 hours ahead of GMT).
The night sessions will then get underway at 7:30am UK time.
The showpiece event will be shown live on Eurosport.
You can also stream every match of the 2025 Australian Open live and on-demand on discovery+.
Entertainment & Sport pass prices on discovery+ are £6.99/month. For all streaming info, visit here.
Australian Open 2025: Prize money
The prize pool for the Australian Open this year is £48.4million, up 11.56 per cent from last year’s pot.
The field will share it with the winners each taking home £1.75m.
The runner-ups will take home £954,350.
Australian Open prize money has increased a staggering 119 per cent from £35.4m in 2016 – with a rise of over 36 per cent in the past five editions.
Australian Open 2025: What has been said?
Djokovic says he still feels ‘a bit of trauma’ coming through Melbourne airport after he was deported from Australia three years ago.
“I have to be quite frank,” Djokovic told Herald Sun newspaper.
“The last couple of times I landed in Australia, to go through passport control and immigration – I had a bit of trauma from three years ago.
“And some traces still stay there when I’m passing passport control, just checking out if someone from immigration zone is approaching.
“The person checking my passport – are they going to take me, detain me again or let me go? I must admit I have that feeling.”
Australian Open 2025: Schedule
Results to follow…
The main draw will be made on Thursday, January 9.
Monday, January 6
- Men’s Singles qualifying: Round one
- Women’s Singles qualifying: Round one
Tuesday, January 7
- Men’s Singles qualifying: Round one
- Women’s Singles qualifying: Round one
Wednesday, January 8
- Men’s Singles qualifying: Round two
- Women’s Singles qualifying: Round two
Thursday, January 9
- Men’s Singles qualifying: Round three
- Women’s Singles qualifying: Round three
Sunday, January 12
- Men’s Singles: Round one
- Women’s Singles: Round one
Monday, January 13
- Men’s Singles: Round one
- Women’s Singles: Round one
Tuesday, January 14
- Men’s Singles: Round one
- Women’s Singles: Round one
- Men’s Doubles: Round one
- Women’s Doubles: Round one
Wednesday, January 15
- Men’s Singles: Round two
- Women’s Singles: Round two
- Men’s Doubles: Round one
- Women’s Doubles: Round one
Thursday, January 16
- Men’s Singles: Round two
- Women’s Singles: Round two
- Men’s Doubles: Round one
- Women’s Doubles: Round one
- Mixed Doubles: Round one
Friday, January 17
- Men’s Singles: Round three
- Women’s Singles: Round three
- Men’s Doubles: Round two
- Women’s Doubles: Round two
- Mixed Doubles: Round one
Saturday, January 18
- Men’s Singles: Round three
- Women’s Singles: Round three
- Men’s Doubles: Round two
- Women’s Doubles: Round two
- Mixed Doubles: Round one
Sunday, January 19
- Men’s Singles: Round four
- Women’s Singles: Round four
- Men’s Doubles: Round three
- Women’s Doubles: Round three
- Mixed Doubles: Round two
Monday, January 20
- Men’s Singles: Round four
- Women’s Singles: Round four
- Men’s Doubles: Round three
- Women’s Doubles: Round three
- Mixed Doubles: Round two
Tuesday, January 21
- Men’s Singles: Quarterfinals
- Women’s Singles: Quarterfinals
- Men’s Doubles: Quarterfinals
- Women’s Doubles: Quarterfinals
- Mixed Doubles: Quarterfinals
Wednesday, January 22
- Men’s Singles: Quarterfinals
- Women’s Singles: Quarterfinals
- Men’s Doubles: Quarterfinals
- Women’s Doubles: Quarterfinals
- Mixed Doubles: Semifinals
Thursday, January 23
- Women’s Singles: Semifinals
- Men’s Doubles: Semifinals
Friday, January 24
- Men’s Singles: Semifinals
- Women’s Doubles: Semifinals
- Mixed Doubles: Final
Saturday, January 25
- Women’s Singles: Final
- Men’s Doubles: Final
- Women’s Doubles: Semifinals
- Mixed Doubles: Final
Sunday, January 26
- Men’s Singles: Final
- Women’s Doubles: Final
