It’s the middle of the day at Rod Laver Arena and world No.1 Jannik Sinner is battling it out against Dane Holger Rune – a hot ticket if ever there was one. But out in the lower rink, with the best view of court,

Legendary tennis player Rafael Nadal’s coach and uncle Toni Nadal has questioned the authenticity of Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic’s injuries following his shock exit from the Australian Open 2025.

Novak Djokovic not only had to retire in the semi-finals of the 2025 Australian Open due to a thigh tear, but he also had to take the undeserved boos of the Australian crowd when he exited the Rod Laver Arena.

Australian Open chiefs have been slammed for scheduling the men’s doubles final after the women’s singles final on Saturday. The men’s match was played in front of barely any spectators after the majority of tennis fans at the Rod Laver Arena headed for the exit after watching Madison Keys defeat Aryna Sabalenka in a thriller.

The Australian Open has been criticized for scheduling the men's doubles final after the women's singles final. This led to a near-empty Rod Laver Arena during the men's match, as most of the audience had left after Madison Keys's win over Aryna Sabalenka.

Taking a set from world No.1 Jannik Sinner in his Rod Laver Arena debut at the Australian Open, Tristan Schoolkate

Moments after Alexander Zverev’s loss in the Australian Open final, a person yelled out the names of two of Zverev’s ex-girlfriends who have accused him of physical abuse.

Margaret Court was spotted in the crowd at the Australian Open on Thursday night, one year after ending her hiatus at the Melbourne Park grand slam. But one Australian tennis legend who won't be in attendance this year is Rod Laver.

Spectators booed an injured Novak Djokovic as he left the court in Rod Laver Arena after quitting one set into his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev on Friday.

Spectators booed an injured Novak Djokovic as he left the court in Rod Laver Arena after quitting one set into his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev

Others taking in the action from the front row in Tennis Australia’s O section were Tabcorp chief Gillon McLachlan and former F1 ace Mark Webber, who were joined by Margaret Court, deputy opposition leader Sam Groth along with TA chair Jayne Hrdlicka.

Australian Open semi-finalist Ben Shelton has taken the Grand Slam's on-court interviewers to task for being "disrespectful" to players.