Sports Desk, Jan 13 (EFE).- Reigning Australian Open champion and world No. 1 Jannik Sinner kicked off his title defense with a commanding victory over Nicolas Jarry, defeating the Chilean in straight sets 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-1 to reach the second round.

Sinner was warmly welcomed on Rod Laver Arena before defeating Chile's Nicolas Jarry 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/5 ... The Pole has won five Grand Slams but her best performance at Melbourne Park is the semi-finals in 2022. "For sure it wasn't an easy first ...

American tennis player Taylor Fritz is donating the prize money he earned for his first-round victory at the Australian Open — about $82,000 — to relief funds to help people affected by the wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area.

Australian Open 2025 is underway in Melbourne Park, Melbourne and day 2 saw the biggest upset with No 11 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas fall in the 1st round to American Alex Michelsen. Elsewhere, in the women's,

Jannik Sinner will try to put a doping scandal behind him when he kicks off his Australian Open defence against Nicolas Jarry, while Aryna Sabalenka's bid for a hat-trick of titles starts on Sunday against Sloane Stephens.

Top-ranked Sinner had to grind for two long, tiebreak sets against No. 35-ranked Jarry, a 29-year-old from Chile, before hitting his stride ... Sinner has got a good record at Melbourne Park in that department. He rallied from two sets down in last year ...

Defending champion Jannik Sinner lost his first set since October but recovered to beat Tristan Schoolkate and reach the third round of the Australian Open.

Jannik Sinner beat Nicolas Jarry 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 in the Australian Open first round Australian Open 2025 Dates: 12-26 January Venue: Melbourne Park Coverage ... 6-1 win over Chile's ...

He advanced through three rounds of the qualifying at Melbourne Park, winning his third match ... Late last year, he made history at Temuco, Chile by becoming the first ATP Challenger Tour ...

Britain's Alfie Hewett reaches the semi-finals of the Australian Open wheelchair singles before teaming up with Gordon Reid to progress to the last four of the doubles.

The Australian Open Wheelchair Championships sees wheelchair tennis break new ground in 2025 with qualifying draws for the first time before Tuesday's main draw

Syrian football ushered in a new era post-Assad as the youth team played under a new anthem and new kit, while Hady Habib makes waves for Lebanese tennis.