Elena Rybakina needs just 53 minutes to reach the Australian Open second round with a dominant win over Australian teenager Emerson Jones.

Emma Raducanu overcomes serving wobbles to begin her 2025 season with a scrappy first-round Australian Open win.

Nick Kyrgios says he "can't see himself playing singles" again at the Australian Open after being knocked out in the first round by Great Britain's Jacob Fearnley.

Novak Djokovic comes from a set down to win his opening-round Australian Open match, his first victory with three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray in his coaching box.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner says he was "happy" with the crowd reception after making a winning return to the Australian Open amid his ongoing doping case.

Great Britain's Jodie Burrage is full of emotion after beating France's Leolia Jeanjean to reach the second round of the Australian Open for the first time.

Fast-rising British star Jacob Fearnley beats an ailing Nick Kyrgios in straight sets in the first round of the Australian Open.

The second seed was not handed an easy first-round match on paper, with the five-time Grand Slam champion facing doubles No. 1 and former top-30 singles player Katerina Siniakova. Ultimately it proved to be a tough but manageable challenge for Swiatek, who fended off a stubborn Siniakova to prevail 6-3, 6-4 inside the John Cain Arena. Swiatek hit a solid 17 winners compared to just 15 unforced errors, broke her opponent four times – losing her serve just twice – and landed 71% of her first serves in play. While it was statistically impressive, the victory also extended her remarkable record in Grand Slam Round 1 matches. Since making her Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2019 Australian Open, Swiatek has lost just once in a major Round 1 match, to Viktorija Golubic at Wimbledon in 2019. Overall, Swiatek holds an impressive 23-1 record in Slam opening-round matches, and the Pole is the only woman to make the second round of every Grand Slam event this decade. Twenty-two of her Round 1 matches have been straight-set victories, with her first ever Grand Slam match in Melbourne six years ago – against Ana Bogdan – her sole three-set win. Up next for Swiatek is Rebecca Sramkova, who defeated Katie Volynets in three sets to win a Grand Slam main draw match for the first time. Should Swiatek prevail, it would be the 20th straight major that she has made it as far as the third round.

The Big Three enjoyed a legendary rivalry as they dominated tennis for the best part of two decades, winning 66 majors between them and setting numerous other records along the way. But Federer was the first call it a day as he played his last professional match in September 2022 and two years later Nadal also hung up his racket, leaving Djokovic as the last man standing. In an interview with GQ Magazine, Djokovic admitted he was "proud" to be part of the golden era of tennis, saying: "The rivalry that we had between the three of us, the rivalries are eternal, I think. It's just something that leaves an incredible mark and legacy on this sport. Something that will last forever. Something that I'm very proud of, very happy to be part of that group. "They've been an integral part of my success and the history that I made of the sport. The rivalries with them have toughened me up like nothing has done throughout my career. So that's on the tennis side." Djokovic didn't enjoy a close relationship with Nadal and Federer as he was seen as the disrupter early on his career after breaking the Fedal – as Federer and Nadal are known as – Big Two partnership to form the Big Three. But the Big Three eventually became the Big One as Djokovic surpassed most of the Nadal and Federer records. The Serbian added: "And privately it's kind of going up and down, to be honest. I try to be always respectful and friendly to them off the court. "But I didn't have the acceptance early on, 'cause I did go out on the court saying and showing that I'm confident that I want to win. And I don't think that both of them maybe liked that in the early days. "Particularly because most of the players were going out to play them, not to win. And because of that confident stance, they probably were even more distanced from me. And that's fine. I accepted it as it is. I understood the messaging that I got, which was we are rivals and nothing else. "And to be quite frank, it's very difficult to be a friend on the tour. If you are biggest rivals, and you're constantly competing and you're number one and two and three in the world, and for you to be close, go for dinners and family trips, it's tough to expect that, to be honest." But they have all come a long way since those early days and the nature of relationship has changed over the years. They won't quite sail into the sunset together, but Djokovic admitted: "I will definitely extend my invitation to both of these guys for some chilling, relaxing time, and reflection." When asked if they could meet up one day, Djokovic replied: "I actually share the same excitement as you do with this idea. I do wish to have a drink or two with them and just open up and talk about the things that annoyed … annoyed everyone about me! Or vice versa, whatever it is. Let's just put it all out there. "And I think I would love to also pick their brains and understand what they were thinking about, how they were handling certain situations on the court, pressures of the world that is on your shoulders when you're at the top of the game. And I have my observations, 'cause I did observe them as they did observe me over the years. But it's different when you hear it from the man himself. "So I hope that in some kind of environment that is really relaxing, one day we can all open up and reflect. It would be great for us. But also I think it would send a great message to the people who follow tennis and sports that, hey, three of us getting together."

Coco Gauff dedicates her Australian Open first-round win to Los Angeles and the firefighters who have been tackling the devastating wildfires.

Stefanos Tsitsipas says his Australian Open first-round exit was "karma" after withdrawing from the men's doubles with his brother to focus on singles.

Lebanese qualifier Hady Habib describes his history-making Australian Open win as "the biggest achievement" of his career.

After the highs of a US Open runners-up title in 2014 and peaking at No 4 in the rankings the following year, Nishikori has suffered some bad injuries in recent years. First he battled a wrist problem that kept him out of tennis for lengthy periods and resulted in a slump down the rankings, but just as he started making his way back he was forced to undergo hip surgery in 2022. His comeback was slow and steady, but it took him until the backend of 2024 to finally find some form again and he returned to the top 100 at the beginning of the 2025 season after reaching the Hong Kong Open final. And he continued his good form at the season-opening Grand Slam as he came back from the dead to beat Thiago Monteiro in the first round of the Australian Open. Having found himself 4-6, 6-7 (4-7), 4-5 (30-40) down, the Japanese star won the final two sets 7-5, 6-2, 6-3. When asked he came close to thinking 'I can't keep doing this; I need to stop?' when he was out injured, he replied: "Yeah, almost. Almost last year because I had my knee and shoulder two years ago, and I almost came back. I got injured again. It was like up and downs. "I was thinking, like, if I have maybe another surgery, then I think mentally I won't be able to fight anymore. It was, like, two in a row. I had a year I couldn't play and another half year I couldn't play because of an injury I got, so… That was the toughest time I think, end of 2023 maybe." But it was his love of tennis that forced him to keep going. "I just still love to play tennis. I love to compete. I wanted to play on a big stadium like today. That was my goal a year ago when I was doing rehab. I still think that I have chances to play with these top players," he said. "I'm feeling that since the end of last year. I got more confidence. This last week also helped me to believe in myself. So I'm still really enjoying this moment, this practice, training. Training not so much, but I still do (smiling)."

Aryna Sabalenka dances on court, with actress Rebel Wilson watching on, after beginning her Australian Open title defence win with a straight-set victory over American Sloane Stephens.