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Pete Sampras beat Jim Courier 6-7(4), 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 in the Australian Open quarter-final, 1995 on hard court Sampras, the defending champion, would go onto lose the final to Andre Agassi. Courier was the 9th seed Sampras won 176 points, Courier 159 Sampras serve-volleyed off all but 3...

Novak Djokovic beat Alex Zverev 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in the US Open semi-final, 2021 on hard court Djokovic, who’d won the other three Slams earlier in the year, would go onto lose the final to Daniil Medvedev. Zverev had recently won the Olympics (beating Djokovic en route) and Canada...

Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray 6-3, 3-6, 6-7(4), 6-1, 7-5 in the Australian Open semi-final, 2012 on hard court Djokovic would go onto defend his title, beating Rafael Nadal in the final. The two had played the final the previous year and would play it again the following year, with Djokovic...

Novak Djokovic beat Jannik Sinner 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the Australian Open semi-final, 2026 on hard court Djokovic would go onto lose the final to Carlos Alcaraz in his record extending 11th final at the event. Sinner was the double defending champion Djokovic won 140 points, Sinner 152...

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Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 in the Australian Open semi-final, 2007 on hard court Federer would go onto defend his title, beating Fernando Gonzalez in the final. The two had met in in the previous Slam final at US Open, with the same result Federer won 83 points, Roddick 45...

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Who will win Indian Wells this year?

TOP 5 longest AO matches: 1. Djokovic-Nadal; AO 2012 F; 5 hours & 53 minutes; Djokovic won 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5 2. Murray-Kokkinakis; AO 2023 2R; 5 hours & 45 minutes; Murray won 4-6, 6-7(7), 7-6(5), 6-3, 7-5 3. Alcaraz-Zverev; AO 2026 SF; 5 hours & 27 minutes; Alcaraz won 6-4, 7-6(5)...

ATP H2H: 6-6 tie Grand Slam H2H: 2-2 tie H2H on HC: 5-3 for Sascha They met at the AO two years ago, with Zod winning in four sets. Will Zod be able to defeat Carlito again, or will Carl advance to the Happy Slam final for the first time? We'll see this extremely interesting clash on Friday! :cool:

The AO Legends Cup will feature men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles matches across the second week of the tournament. AUSTRALIA Patrick Rafter Lleyton Hewitt Mark Philippoussis Samantha Stosur Alicia Molik Casey Dellacqua WORLD Marat Safin Tommy Haas Marcos Baghdatis Daniela Hantuchova Andrea...

Roger Federer beat Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 in the Australian Open second round, 2011 on hard court Federer, the defending champion, would go onto lose in the semi-final to eventual champion Novak Djokovic. Simon was unseeded. Simon had won the pair’s previous two matches and this...

Ivan Lendl beat Yannick Noah 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 in the Australian Open semi-final, 1990 on hard court Lendl would go onto win defend his title, beating Stefan Edberg in the final. This would be Noah’s only Slam semi-final showing outside his title run at French Open 1983 Lendl won 86 points, Noah...

obviously, Djokovic could still win a 25th, but realistically, it isn't likely, do you think that if Wimbledon was not cancelled for the pandemic In 2020, that Djokovic could have gotten to 25 slams?

As a newer tennis fan, just getting into tennis, I am wondering how you guys think Alcaraz and Sinner would fair against some of these single or few times slam winners who were outshined by Murray and the big 3.

Guillermo Vilas beat John Marks 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the Australian Open final, 1978 on grass It was Vilas’ first title at the event and he would go onto defend it the following year. This would be Marks’ only Slam final Vilas won 136 points, Marks 125 Vilas serve-volleyed off all but 1...

Johan Kriek beat Steve Denton 6-2, 7-6(1), 6-7(1), 6-4 in the Australian Open final, 1981 on grass This was the first Slam final for both players. They’d meet again in the following year’s final, with the same result Kriek won 155 points, Denton 133 Kriek serve-volleyed off most first serves...

Guillermo Vilas beat John Sadri 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-2 in the Australian Open final, 1979 on grass Vilas was the defending champion and this would be his second and last title at the event. This would be Sadri’s only Slam final Vilas won 96 points, Sadri 81 Vilas serve-volleyed off all serves...

Brian Teacher beat Kim Warwick 7-5, 7-6(4), 6-3 in the Australian Open final, 1980 on grass It would be the only Slam final for both players. Warwick would win the doubles event, partnering Mark Edmondson Teacher won 112 points, Warwick 95 Both players serve-volleyed off all serves Serve...

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Jannik Sinner beat Alex Zverev 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 in the Australian Open final, 2025 on hard court Top seeded Sinner was the defending champion and reigning US Open champion. Zverev was second seed and this was his first final at the even and 3rd Slam final (all losses) Sinner won 107 points...

Sinner is: - the first player to successfully defend their first men's singles Grand Slam title since 2005-06, when Nadal won his first major at the French Open in 2005. - the 23-year-old is the youngest player to win back-to-back men's singles titles at the Australian Open since Jim...

Novak Djokovic took down Jiri Lehecka's compatriot Tomas Machac in 3 straight sets in the 3rd round. Will Jiri see more of the same treatment or does he possess the antidote?

Half of the decade left to be played out but I have a hard time imagining it will be any other rivalry that will top this in in the 2020s. They have played 10 times with 6-4 in the H2H to Alcaraz, with the Grand Slam matches H2H being 2-1 to Alcaraz so far. Sinner's looking as the better player...

I missed seeing this guy and his Thor hammer groundstrokes. Good to see him back and hope he makes it into the AO main draw

Defending champion: Jannik Sinner Past AO champions, who will participating in the 2025 edition: Novak Djokovic (2008, 2011-13, 2015-16, 2019-21, 2023), Stan Wawrinka (2014) Draw: Official website: https://ausopen.com/ Edition: 113th (57th in the Open era) Date: 12–26 January 2025...

Roscoe Tanner beat Guillermo Vilas 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in the Australian Open (January) final, 1977 on grass It would be second seeded Tanner’s only Slam title. Top seed Vilas would go onto win French Open and US Open later in the year and the Australian Open the next 2 years Another Australian Open...

Ivan Lendl beat John McEnroe 7-6(0), 6-2, 7-6(2) in the Australian Open quarter-final, 1989 on hard court Lendl would go onto win the title, beating Miloslav Mecir in the final. McEnroe was playing in the event for the first time since 1985. This would be the pair’s last Slam meeting Lendl won...

Jannik Sinner beat Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the Australian Open final, 2024 on hard court It was Sinner’s first Slam title and Medvedev’s third runner-up finish at the event, including losing from 2 sets up in 2022 also Sinner won 142 points, Medvedev 141 Serve Stats...