MELBOURNE, Australia — World No. 4 and U.S. Open finalist Taylor Fritz is out of the Australian Open after Gael Monfils continued his vintage run through the tournament. Fritz took the first set 6-3, but from thereafter Monfils took control, prevailing 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4.

Taylor Fritz advances to the third round at the 2025 Australian Open. After seeing off JT Brooksby in straight sets in the opening round, the No.4 seed defeated Chile’s Cristián Garín 6-2 6-1 6-0.

What promised to be the next chapter in a phenomenal rivalry was overcome by strangeness on Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne

Alexander Zverev will be playing his third Grand Slam final of his career on Sunday (January 26) against World No.1 Jannik Sinner. Zverev is into the final without much effort in the semifinal because of Novak Djokovic‘s unfortunate injury retirement.

Tennis insider Jose Morgado shared his thoughts on Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, and Tommy Paul participating in exhibition tournaments that overlap with the official ATP calendar.

From almost immobile to going toe-to-toe with the best mover in pro tennis, a 37-year-old Djokovic seemingly shrugging off a serious mid-match left leg injury felt like the stuff of fiction. Yet the whole tennis world watched it happen in real time.

Novak Djokovic climbed one place up to No.6 in the ATP rankings. Paula Badosa returned to the top 10 while lucky loser Eva Lys made her debut in the top 100 of the WTA rankings after advancing to the fourth round at Melbourne Park.

So far Down Under, some of those older players have been on fire, starting with the most respected war horse in the draw, 10-time singles champion and 37-year old Novak Djokovic. Then there’s 38 ...

The 24-time slam champion, who is trying to win a record-extending 11th title at Melbourne Park, played less tennis than many of his rivals did in 2024 while failing to win a slam. Instead they were split between Jannik Sinner (Australian, US) and Carlos Alcaraz (French, Wimbledon).

The future of men’s tennis has been on show at the Australian Open but Gael Monfils struck a major blow for the old guard with victory over fourth seed Taylor ... year-old Novak Djokovic in ...

It was darn impressive on its own to see 38-year-old Gaël Monfils start 2024 with a title run in Auckland. After all, to win a tournament in his late 30s put Monfils in the company of such rare masters of longevity as Ken Rosewall, Connors, Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic.

World No.6 Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from Serbia's Davis Cup first-round qualifying clash against Denmark due to injury, the Serbian tennis federation (TSS) said.