It happens every year across both tours, especially before the Slams.
Errani/Vavassori defeats (3) Swiatek/Rudd 6-3, 5-7, 10-6 to take home the million-dollar prize in the US Open mixed doubles tournament.
The only other pairs who have gone back-to-back in the US Open era:
Mattek-Sands/Murray 2018-19
Smith/Curren 1981-82
Stöve/McMillan 1978-79
Court/Riessen 1969-70
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Nuria Parrizas-Diaz is, sadly, the first player to retire in US Open’s main draw.
She was badly hurt by an ankle injury at 1:36AM AEST (when the score is at 2-2 (40-15)) and the medical timeout could not resolve the problem.
The retirement was declared at 1:46AM when the game hits 40-40.
As a result, Polina Kudermetova is through to the second round.
Update: The first 5-setters are taking place at Grandstand and Court 11 (the latter from 2-0 down). The first ball was served at 9:12AM and 8:16AM respectively.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova bade an emotional farewell to professional tennis, losing her US Open first round match 6-1, 6-0 to Frenchwoman Diane Parry.
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Nick Kyrgios has laughed off any suggestion that Aryna Sabalenka may beat him in a “battle of the sexes” match set to be played in Hong Kong.
Australia’s Kyrgios will face Belarusian superstar Sabalenka, the world No.1 in women’s tennis, in an exhibition match during the lead-up to the Australian Open.
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Australia’s Alex de Minaur is out of the US Open, losing in four sets to Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime at Flushing Meadows.
The loss means that the Australian has still never made it to the semifinals of a major tournament in his career. De Minaur has now made six quarterfinal appearances at grand slams without advancing.
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It’s like he has this mindset that he can’t advance to the semifinals in any Grand Slam 
Sabalenka won 6-3, 7-6.
Kiwi Erin Routliffe and Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski claimed the women’s doubles final in straight sets, beating American Taylor Townsend and Czech Katerina Siniakova 6-4, 6-4.
In the men’s doubles final, Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Argentine Horacio Zeballos needed three sets to defeat British pair Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury, 3-6, 7-6, 7-5.
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Looks like she’s back, good for her heading into the Australian Open too, where she was attempting to go back-to-back this year before American Madison Keys’ fairytale upset
Sabalenka was going for a hat-trick, which has still not been achieved since Martina Hingis did so at the back end of the 90s.
Azarenka’s attempt at a hat-trick ended in 2014 when she lost to Agnieszka Radwanska in the quarters.
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The incident occurred last November after Hewitt pushed a 60-year-old volunteer anti-doping chaperone after his team’s semifinal loss to Italy.
Hewitt denied the charge — which was brought after a review of video evidence, witness statements, and interviews — pleading self-defense.
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Mother Nature has not been kind to the Guadalajara WTA 500 tournament.
I know it’s very normal to have a rain delay, even a lengthy one, but it’s not common that a tournament has rained out for the night every night so far.
Every starting match in the last three days has been a completion of the previous night’s, usually followed by the match that was supposed to follow that.
Davis Cup action will follow at 3pm AEST. Let’s see how much the two overlaps.
(Answer: About one hour.)
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Australia won’t make the Davis Cup final eight after losing the tie to Belgium 2-3 in Sydney. That’s four straight wins to Belgium over Australia.
A European cup now save for Argentina. Australia and USA out
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Australia’s Alex de Minaur played a starring role despite being a late call up as Team World defeated Team Europe in the Laver Cup at the Chase Centre in San Francisco, home of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors.
American Taylor Fritz overcame Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) to seal Team World’s triumph after de Minaur toppled the German the day prior.
Later that day, de Minaur combined with Alex Michelsen to down Holger Rune and Casper Ruud in doubles before he earned a 12th point for Team World on the final day by defeating Czech Jakub Mensik 6-3, 6-4 in singles.
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The Australian Open has announced The Kid LAROI, Peggy Gou, Spacey Jane, The Veronicas and SOFI TUKKER will all headline AO LIVE Presents at AO 2026, with more acts to be announced.
AO LIVE Presents will expand to five nights of concerts in John Cain Arena at AO 2026, up from three nights this year.
“After the huge success of AO LIVE Presents this year – with three incredible sold-out shows – we’re taking it to the next level in 2026, with five nights of headline acts in John Cain Arena to close out the AO,” AO Entertainment Experience Producer Gus Carmichael said.
“From Wednesday 28 January to men’s finals on Sunday 1 February, some of the world’s biggest acts will take to the stage, including The Kid LAROI in an Australian exclusive, Peggy Gou, Spacey Jane and The Veronicas, with more names to be revealed soon.
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The 2026 Australian Open was officially launched today.
Whether Djokovic will contest the AO’s innovative one-point tournament for $1 million alongside Alcaraz in what was formerly the week reserved for qualifying remains to be seen, with the initial names for the event to be revealed next week.
It is the second year the tournament, which gives ten amateurs the chance to compete with 22 professionals in a knockout tournament where a match is decided with one point, after it drew interest last year as a $60,000 tournament.
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