Australian Open 2025

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Five Challenger players to watch in Melbourne

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Fonseca won Canberra Challenger before qualifying for AO
January 10, 2025

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By ATP Staff
ATPTour.com highlights five players from the ATP Challenger Tour to watch during the Australian Open.

Record-breaker Fearnley
The 23-year-old Jacob Fearnley has enjoyed one of the fastest ascents to the Top 100 in recent memory. Last January, the Briton was No. 646 in the PIF ATP Rankings and had competed in just one Challenger-level event (in 2022). Fearnley helped Texas Christian University claim the 2024 NCAA team title in May before making a splash at the pro level.

Fearnley lifted the trophy at his first four of five Challenger events last year, helping him eventually hit a career-high No. 86 this month. Fearnley became just the third player to finish a Challenger season with a win percentage of 90 per cent or greater (min. 25 matches played). He also made the biggest jump to the year-end Top 100 since Jannik Sinner in 2019.

The four-time ITA All-American, who took a set off Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon, faces home favourite Nick Kyrgios in the first round. [Read our Fearnley feature from October, when the Briton discussed his dominant Challenger season and playing Djokovic].


#NextGenATP champion Fonseca
Joao Fonseca will bring his electric run of form into his first major main-draw appearance. The 18-year-old won the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF without dropping a set. The teenager became the second-youngest titlist in the event’s history, only behind Sinner, the Australian Open top seed and World No. 1.

Fonseca kickstarted his 2025 season by winning his second Challenger title in Canberra. Last August, he became the youngest Brazilian Challenger champion when he triumphed in Lexington, Kentucky. Fonseca raced through Melbourne qualifying, dropping just 12 games across three matches. Jeddah finalist Learner Tien also advanced through qualifying.

Fonseca, on the verge of cracking the Top 100, begins his campaign with a showdown against ninth seed Andrey Rublev. [Read 'Fonseca's talent so obvious at 2, even the yoga instructor noticed', which features insight from the teenager's parents].

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Fast-rising Landaluce
Joining the likes of Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz in the record books is not an easy feat, but that is just what Martin Landaluce did in 2024, when he became the fifth Spaniard since 2000 to win a Challenger title at age 18 or younger. Tommy Robredo and Nicolas Almagro, former Top 10 players in the PIF ATP Rankings, also accomplished the feat.

Landaluce, who won his maiden Challenger title in Olbia, Italy in October, finished ninth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah, one spot shy from qualifying for the eight-player Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF. Having celebrated his 19th birthday on 8 January — the same day he advanced to the final round of qualifying — Landaluce will make his major main-draw debut against Aussie wild card James McCabe. [Read 'Advice from Alcaraz & more, Landaluce living Spanish teenage dream'].

It All Adds Up

Basavareddy plays childhood idol
Fresh off a semi-final run at the ATP 250 in Auckland, Nishesh Basavareddy will continue his dream start to the season by facing his childhood idol, record 10-time champion Novak Djokovic.

"I admire a lot of things in his game," Basavareddy told ATPTour.com in October when discussing Djokovic. "I think first, just his mental strength and all the toughness he has in every moment in his career. Also how he has left no stone unturned throughout his career. He’s worked on his diet, he’s worked on his physical strength, mental toughness. He has no holes."

The 19-year-old American turned pro in December following a dominant 2024 season on the ATP Challenger Tour. Basavareddy, who spent two years at Stanford University, won two Challenger titles and reached four additional finals at that level last season. He tallied a 41-13 match record, becoming just the third American in Challenger history (since 1978) to earn more than 40 wins in a single season. Tristan Boyer, another former Stanford player who is making his major main-draw debut in Melbourne, also accomplished the feat in 2024.

Basavareddy won the Puerto Vallarta Challenger in November to secure a spot in Jeddah. [Read our Basavareddy feature, which highlights his special relationship with former doubles No. 1 Rajeev Ram].

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Home hope Walton
One of 14 Australians in the main draw, World No. 91 Walton will lean on home support when he faces Frenchman Quentin Halys in the first round. The 25-year-old Walton was one of two Australians to claim a pair of Challenger titles last season (Thanasi Kokkinakis). He made four additional finals at that level, tallying a 41-20 Challenger-match record in 2024, which was just his second full season as a professional.

The former University of Tennessee standout cracked the Top 100 for the first time after winning the Taipei Challenger last May. Walton earned his first major main-draw win at Wimbledon. Now his sights are set on adding to that count Down Under. [Read about Walton's golfing hobby and the time he nailed a hole-in-one].

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[Nando]

[Damian]

Australian Open 2025 - drabinka turnieju deblowego:

[1] Marcelo Arevalo / [1] Mate Pavic vs [WC] Rinky Hijikata / [WC] Jason Kubler
Cameron Norrie / Marcus Willis vs Gonzalo Escobar / John-Patrick Smith
Pablo Carreno Busta / Sergio Martos Gornes vs Sander Arends / Luke Johnson
Petr Nouza / Patrik Rikl vs [16] Sadio Doumbia / [16] Fabien Reboul
[10] Joe Salisbury / [10] Neal Skupski vs Sebastian Baez / Francisco Comesana
Andre Goransson / Sem Verbeek vs Alexander Erler / Andreas Mies
James Duckworth / Aleksandar Vukic vs Thanasi Kokkinakis / Nick Kyrgios
[WC] Luke Saville / [WC] Li Tu vs [8] Maximo Gonzalez / [8] Andres Molteni

[3] Simone Bolelli / [3] Andrea Vavassori vs Constantin Frantzen / Hendrik Jebens
Marco Bortolotti / Flavio Cobolli vs Luciano Darderi / Diego Hidalgo
Adam Pavlasek / Jean-Julien Rojer vs Romain Arneodo / Arthur Cazaux
Pedro Martinez / Jaume Munar vs [14] Nicolas Barrientos / [14] Rohan Bopanna
[12] Jamie Murray / [12] John Peers vs Borna Gojo / Miomir Kecmanovic
Tallon Griekspoor / Botic van de Zandschulp vs Christopher O'Connell / Roman Safiullin
N.Sriram Balaji / Miguel Reyes-Varela vs Robin Haase / Aleksandr Nedovyesov
Nuno Borges / Francisco Cabral vs [5] Nikola Mektic / [5] Michael Venus


[7] Nathaniel Lammons / [7] Jackson Withrow vs Marcos Giron / Evan King
Alexander Bublik / Alexander Shevchenko vs Ariel Behar / Robert Galloway
Santiago Gonzalez / Lucas Miedler vs [WC] Seita Watanabe / [WC] Takeru Yuzuki
Francisco Cerundolo / Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs [11] Julian Cash / [11] Lloyd Glasspool
[13] Sander Gille / [13] Jan Zielinski vs Yunchaokete Bu / Roberto Carballes Baena
Gregoire Jacq / Orlando Luz vs [WC] Vasek Pospisil / [WC] Jordan Thompson
Christian Harrison / David Pel vs Victor Cornea / Mariano Navone
David Goffin / Alexandre Muller vs [4] Kevin Krawietz / [4] Tim Puetz

[6] Harri Heliovaara / [6] Henry Patten vs Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli / Ryan Seggerman
[WC] Marc Polmans / [WC] Matthew Romios vs Manuel Guinard / Arthur Rinderknech
Yuki Bhambri / Albano Olivetti vs [WC] Tristan Schoolkate / [WC] Adam Walton
Austin Krajicek / Rajeev Ram vs [9] Matthew Ebden / [9] Joran Vliegen
[15] Hugo Nys / [15] Edouard Roger-Vasselin vs Rafael Matos / Marcelo Melo
Ivan Dodig / Skander Mansouri vs [WC] Blake Ellis / [WC] Thomas Fancutt
Tomas Machac / Zhizhen Zhang vs Guido Andreozzi / Theo Arribage
Jakob Schnaitter / Mark Wallner vs [2] Marcel Granollers / [2] Horacio Zeballos

[Damian]

Australian Open 2025 - plan gier na niedzielę:

Rod Laver Arena
start o g. 01:30 : R128 [Q] Anca Todoni  vs [5] Qinwen Zheng  Domański
nie przed 03:00 R128 [6] Casper Ruud  vs Jaume Munar  Olejniczak
nie przed 09:00 R128 [1] Aryna Sabalenka vs Sloane Stephens  Lewandowski/Celt
bezpośrednio po R128 [WC] Lucas Pouille  vs [2] Alexander Zverev  Furjan
Margaret Court Arena
start o g. 01:30 : R128 Otto Virtanen  vs [20] Arthur Fils  Smokowski
bezpośrednio po : R128 Diane Parry  vs [18] Donna Vekic  Łuczak
nie przed 09:00 R128 [24] Jiri Lehecka  vs [WC] Li Tu  Żbik/Niemiec
bezpośrednio po : R128 Anna Blinkova vs [WC] Daria Saville  Wolfke
John Cain Arena
start o g. 01:00 : R128 Marie Bouzkova  vs [14] Mirra Andreeva
bezpośrednio po R128 Kei Nishikori  vs [Q] Thiago Monteiro 
nie przed 07:00 R128 [11] Paula Badosa  vs Xiaofei Wang 
bezpośrednio po R128 [14] Ugo Humbert  vs [Q] Matteo Gigante 
Kia Arena
start o g. 01:00 : R128 Yuliia Starodubtseva  vs [30] Leylah Fernandez 
bezpośrednio po R128 [Q] Gauthier Onclin  vs Reilly Opelka 
nie przed 05:30 R128 Damir Dzumhur  vs Aleksandar Vukic 
bezpośrednio po : R128 [Q] Nao Hibino  vs [17] Marta Kostyuk 
1573 Arena
start o g. 01:00 : R128 Bernarda Pera  vs Tatjana Maria 
bezpośrednio po R128 Clara Tauson  vs [29] Linda Noskova 
bezpośrednio po R128 Sumi Nagal  vs [26] Tomas Machac 
Court 3
start o g. 01:00 : R128 Hugo Gaston  vs [WC] Omar Jasika 
bezpośrednio po R128 Adam Walton  vs Quentin Halys 
bezpośrednio po R128 Cristina Bucsa  vs [WC] Chloe Paquet 
nie przed 07:00 R128 [27] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Yue Yuan 
Court 5
start o g. 04:00 : R128 Sonay Kartal  vs Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 
bezpośrednio po R128 Yoshihito Nishioka  vs [Q] Aziz Dougaz 
Court 6
start o g. 01:00 : R128 [Q] Veronika Erjavec  vs Shannon Lam ens
bezpośrednio po R128 [Q] Hady Habib vs Yunchaokete Bu 
bezpośrednio po R128 Juncheng Shang  vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 
Court 7
start o g. 03:00 : R128 [Q] Jaime Faria  vs Pavel Kotov
bezpośrednio po R128 Jule Niemeier  vs [Q] Maja Chwalinska  Kostyra/Sidor
Court 13
start o g. 04:00 : R128 [Q] Tamara Zidansek  vs Anastasia Potapova
bezpośrednio po R128 Pedro Martinez  vs Luciano Darderi 

Wszystkie mecze w i .

[Damian]

Day 1 preview: Sabalenka takes step one to three-peat

Spoiler:

Imagine a reigning Grand Slam champion beaten at the height of her powers in awe of her vanquisher, a barely tested 18-year-old Aryna Sabalenka, on one of the highest-pressure stages in the sport.

So it was in the aftermath of a shock defeat to the daring teenager in the Fed Cup final in 2017 that US Open champion Sloane Stephens showered Sabalenka in praise.

MORE: Day 1 schedule of play

“I want to play like that. That was insane,” Stephens said at the time.

Seven years later, she wouldn’t be alone among her playing peers if she uttered those words again, such has been her now 26-year-old rival’s climb.

MORE: AO 2025 women's singles draw

On their day, the two are among the purest ball-strikers out there. On Sunday, their all-out aggression and athleticism will be on display under the lights at Rod Laver Arena when Sabalenka seeks to extend her unbeaten record to 5-0 against the American in the opening round of Australian Open 2025.



Now the shoe is on the other foot. Sabalenka is the reigning Grand Slam champion – she has three of those in the bag at last count, including last year’s Australian and US Opens – and the world No.1, while 31-year-old Stephens now finds herself at world No.84 following a season in which she picked up her eighth career trophy in Rouen, France.

If their past showdowns are any gauge on what’s to come, a win won’t come easily.

Three of their four meetings have gone the distance while their most recent, in the fourth round at Roland Garros two years ago, was also closely contested.

More AO 2025 women's singles coverage

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Sabalenka said her opponent – an Australian Open semifinalist in 2013 – had “nothing to lose”.

Stephens, though, was due to face an even more polished version of the player she last squared off against 20 months ago.

“I think, like, mindset changed a lot,” Sabalenka said. “Approach to the Slams is different. Priorities are different. I would say that mentally I changed a lot.

“I have that understanding that ‘okay, I got it, I know how to do that’. I know how to separate on-court and off-court life. Before, an extra day off would be too much for me because I would overthink about the upcoming match.”

Sabalenka’s beaten opponent from last year’s Australian Open final, fifth seed Zheng Qinwen, accepted she was no longer able to fly under the radar after a breakout season, which included an Olympic gold medal in Paris.



The Chinese 22-year-old ended the year with her fifth career title in Tokyo before a run to the WTA Finals title match in November. She hired Kei Nishikori’s former coach Dante Bottini in November for her Melbourne Park return while her full-time coach Pere Riba recovered from hip surgery.

Zheng opens Day 1 at RLA in a first meeting against 110th-ranked qualifier Anca Todoni.

The Romanian 20-year-old ended last season with her second WTA 125 title in Bolivia. She has claimed six of her seven matches in Australia this season, having qualified in Brisbane and for her Australian Open debut.

Zheng warned she now had the runs on the board to back up her firm self-belief against any rival.

“I believe if you want to beat your opponent, the first things I need to have is the confidence. If you don't believe, you are not going to make it,” she said.

“I allow myself to be confident, but still with control, not too much. I know sometimes when I'm overconfident, I can't listen to any advice. I'm trying to control in the best level. Not too much. Not too low.”

In the second night match at RLA, men’s second seed Alexander Zverev squares off against experienced Frenchman Lucas Pouille, determined to put memories of last year’s semifinal exit from two-sets-to-love up against Daniil Medvdevev behind him.

More AO 2025 men's singles coverage

Djokovic: Murray has a unique perspective on my game

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De Minaur leads trio of Aussie seeds with big ambitions

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The German beat the 30-year-old wildcard at the Hopman Cup six years ago, the same year Pouille reached the last four at Melbourne Park before a straight-sets defeat to eventual champion Novak Djokovic.

Zverev reached his second major final last season at Roland Garros, and ended the season at his highest mark of world No.2.

Men’s sixth seed Casper Ruud, a three-time Grand Slam finalist who reached the fourth round at a major for the first time at Australian Open 2021, went unbeaten in two singles outings for Norway in the United Cup in Perth leading in.

MORE: AO 2025 men's singles draw

The 26-year-old looks to carry that form to RLA on Sunday when he meets world No.61 Jaume Munar, whom he owns a 2-1 record against.

The Spaniard also struck form leading in, when he beat Lorenzo Musetti to reach the Hong Kong semifinals.

Elsewhere, Brisbane champion Jiri Lehecka opens his campaign against Australian wildcard Li Tu, while Elena Rybakina’s conqueror from last year, Anna Blinkova, squares off against Aussie Daria Saville. Rising 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva meets Czech Marie Bouzkova.

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[Rroggerr]

Nic zahaczającego o zahaczenie o bycie odkrywczym, ale fajny by był ten tour i turniej obecnie gdyby było więcej niż 3,5 klasowego tenisisty:

- Sinner walczący o trzeci WS z rzędu na hard - poziom najlepszych fabsterów
- Alcaraz walczący o najmłodszego (?) karierowego klasyka
- polowanie na ~ostatni WS Djokovicia
- Zverev szukający złotego strzału na uratowanie kariery

a potem człowiek patrzy na te miejsca 5 -16 i pół historii tutaj się nie da wymyślić. Fritz mający 1-16 z Sinncalazem i Djokoviciem? Ruud? Danił, który od pół roku nie pokonał poważnego tenisisty? Ciężko by było z tego wyżebrać kartkę A5 interesującego opisu o ATP w Rotterdamie gdyby to była obsada.

Trzeba będzie pompować tego Fonsecę, ale o wiele za wcześnie i tutaj jakiś Rubel w czterech setach to dalej najbardziej prawdopodobny scenariusz, a całościowo: daleka droga. Poza tym jakieś ozdobniki do oglądania w tle w 1. tygodniu i ... to chyba by było na tyle.

[Barty]

[DUN I LOVE]

6 godzin, dziewczyny.

[Nando]

[DUN I LOVE]

Coraz bardziej niepełnosprawni są ci ludzie. Cóż, fajnie było, kiedy zawodnik był na korcie sam.

[Nowitzki]

Australian Open – rekordy i nie tylko

https://tenismagazyn.pl/australian-open ... nie-tylko/

[Nowitzki]

The 6 teenagers in 2025 Australian Open men’s draw: Joao Fonseca and a Rafa Nadal Tennis Academy graduate feature

https://www.tennis365.com/facts-stats/6 ... arner-tien

[Nowitzki]

"I'm going to be playing without pressure and see how it goes. It's going to be my first five-set match, so I'm preparing myself physically and mentally for this match, but I'm also confident and I know I can win." (João Fonseca)

[DUN I LOVE]

Nie kłóćcie się. Z 4 godziny tenisowe święto.

[Damian]

Nie kłóćcie się. Z 4 godziny tenisowe święto.

@DUN I LOVE proszę przestań publikować moje X-y jako swoje, skoro są moje, a nie twoje. Bo moje to nie twoje, a twoje to moje (albo odwrotnie).

Nie mniej, czasami zastanawiam się jaki jest cel ukrywania np. planów gier w wersji pdf, skoro każda dostępna informacja w tym planie jest publicznie dostępna (tylko w innym formacie). W przeszłości wielokrotnie korzystałem z informacji z ATP Playerzone, dopóki nie zaczęli blokować różnych stron, choć wcześniej czy później wszystko było dostępne.

Także tutaj Jose bez wątpienia wykorzystał screen Michała, ale Jose też może mieć rację że "widzi" te informacje, gdyż np. polscy czy zagraniczni komentatorzy Eurosportu również dostają zapowiedzi na każdy dzień, z wszystkimi informacjami, w tym także plany gier z sędziami, których nie ma na stronie atp czy itf.

[Damian]

[DUN I LOVE]

Nie mniej, czasami zastanawiam się jaki jest cel ukrywania np. planów gier w wersji pdf, skoro każda dostępna informacja w tym planie jest publicznie dostępna (tylko w innym formacie). W przeszłości wielokrotnie korzystałem z informacji z ATP Playerzone, dopóki nie zaczęli blokować różnych stron, choć wcześniej czy później wszystko było dostępne.

Dziecinada. Kiedyś, jak pisałem w Sportowych Faktach, zapytałem się Rafała Smolińskiego, czy mogę wykorzystywać statystyki z raportów, jakie ITF wysyła dziennikarzom przed każdym WS (chyba też w pdf), to mi odpisał: A dlaczego nie? To jest wiedza uniwersalna.

Krótko. A tam piaskownica.

[Bombardiero]

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