Brazilian tennis prodigy Joao Fonseca, one of the breakout stars of the 2025 Australian Open, has revealed who inspired him to take up the sport.

Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys are leaving Melbourne with added baggage after being crowned Australian Open champions.

Joao Fonseca delivered what he described as a 'rude' response to Novak Djokovic 's comments after becoming the breakthrough star of the Australian Open. Fonseca delivered a sensational display to stun Andrey Rublev in straight sets, beating the world No. 9 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the opening round on Tuesday.

Naomi Osaka was happy after gaining 'revenge' over Karolina Muchova to reach the third round of the Australian Open. She lost to her Czech rival in straight sets at the US Open but came back from a set down in Melbourne to win 1-6 6-1 6-3.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion is a master of easing into majors. At every one, he has a match that lifts him up. Will this one be it?

Everyone seems to be the favorite of Joao Fonseca's game! After Carlos Alcaraz, the 24-time Major winner Novak Djokovic also praised the young Brazilian and his abilities to play big points on the big stage without showing any fear!

This image made from animation and provided by Tennis Australia shows Brazil’s Joao Fonseca during his first round match against Russia’s Andrey Rublev in an animation ... round match against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open tennis ...

Carlos Alcaraz faces a tricky test in the third round. Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka will also be in action on Friday in Melbourne.

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Karolina Muchova is perhaps the best tennis player in history to have one title to their name, and she has a good opportunity to double her tally here as the top seed in a fairly open field for a WTA 500.

From Alex (de Minaur) to the Bahamas, from the crowds to Djokovic – this is the A to Z of the highlights and talking points of the 2025 Australian Open.

The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, ends on Sunday when defending champion Jannik Sinner faces Alexander Zverev for the men's title.AFP looks back on five memorable storylines from the past two weeks in Melbourne:- Djokovic courts controversy -Novak Djokovic refused to do post-match on-court interviews after a leading Australian television presenter called him a "has-been" and said: "Kick him out.