Win or lose Siniakova was going to extend her stay atop the WTA doubles rankings to 136 weeks, the fifth-best run of all-time. She has reached the semifinals or better at the last five grand slams.
Australian Open 2025: Jannik Sinner wrapped up the final against Zverev 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3.
Sixth seeds Heliovaara and Patten came out on top in a much shorter tiebreaker to force a third set, and after an early break allowed them take a 3-0 lead, they saved three break points to hold serve and win after over three hours on court.
Aryna Sabalenka faced defeat against Madison Keys in the Australian Open final.
The only set of Djokovic vs. Zverev lasted 1 hour, 21 minutes and included 19 points that lasted nine strokes or more apiece.
Sinner is now the youngest man since Jim Courier in 1992-93 to reach consecutive finals at the Australian Open.
Sabalenka, a 26-year-old from Belarus, won the Australian Open the past two years and can become the first woman since 1999 to complete a threepeat.
Djokovic was far more aggressive in the second set and made several forays towards the net to reel off the first three games before producing a spectacular backhand overhead smash assisted by the net cord at one point, but Alcaraz pulled level at 3-3.
After three straightforward holds of serve at the start of the match, Sabalenka displayed the variety she has added to her game with a drop shot from deep to earn break points and then converted it with a more familiar backhand bullet.
The ITF also named Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador and Mate Pavic of Croatia, and the Italian pair of Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini as doubles world champions.
In an interview on the channel on Monday, Jones said he thought the comments had been "banter" and he had immediately made a private apology to the "Djokovic camp" once he realised they had not been taken in humour.
Alcaraz's best run at Melbourne Park was getting to the quarterfinals last year before losing at that stage to Alexander Zverev.
Both Kyrgios (strained abdominal muscle) and Kokkinakis (right shoulder trouble) came into the match dealing with physical issues after losses in singles.
Balaji and Reyes-Varela hit 23 winners compared to their opponents' 16, showcasing superior consistency and firepower.
Medvedev was not playing his best against Kasidit Samrej, a wild-card entry from Thailand who is ranked 418th and making his Grand Slam debut.
Before heading out into Rod Laver Arena, Djokovic and Murray chatted in the gym. They wrapped up the conversation with a fist bump, before Djokovic hopped on the treadmill to warm up.
After all the pre-tournament attention on the 2024 doping cases of Sinner and long-time women's No. 1 Iga Swiatek, both started the year's first Grand Slam tournament about the same time on nearby courts on Day 2.
The top Indian singles player failed to capitalise on his chances, losing 3-6 1-6 5-7 to his opponent from Czech Republic.
The last woman to win the Australian Open three years in a row was Martina Hingis from 1997 to 1999.
Sumit Nagal was in the news recently for once again refusing to play for the country in the Davis Cup.
Novak Djokovic has hired the recently retired Andy Murray as his coach, at least through the Australian Open that begins Sunday.
Before Novak Djokovic takes the court in Melbourne, the Serb has dropped some sensational claims of being "poisoned" in the country.
The following are the dark horses for the women's singles title at the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday:
The Australian Open 2025 matches will be played from Monday, January 6.
The 29-year-old world number 10, who emerged as a surprise winner at the All England Club last year, sustained the injury during the WTA Tour's Asian swing of tournaments and seemed to be affected by it at the season-ending WTA Finals in Riyadh in November.