Coco Gauff had a little difficulty adjusting to the sun at one end of Rod Laver Arena and dropped an early service game but quickly settled into a rhythm to start her Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-3 win Monday over 2020 champion Sofia Kenin.

Iga Swiatek made a strong debut by defeating Katerina Siniakova (No. 46) 6-3, 6-4, advancing to the second round of the Australian Open. The world No. 2 started her campaign in Melbourne in fine form,

Iga Swiatek, a self-described “control freak,” is taking new precautions — including holding on to extra samples of medicine she takes, in case they need to be tested at some point — after a doping case she describes as probably the worst time in her life.

Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek used their first-round victories at the Australian Open to send messages of support to California amid the devastating wildfires. American Gauff wrote ‘Stay strong LA. Thank you firefighters’ on the camera lens after her 6-3 6-3 victory over Sofia Kenin, while Swiatek put ‘Sending my love to Malibu and LA’.

Iga Swiatek is safely through her first match of the 2025 Australian Open against Katerina Siniakova, 6-3, 6-4, in one hour and 23 minutes. The Polish star, currently ranked No. 2, gave her competitors a taste of her prowess as she advanced to the second round,

Iga Swiatek extended her near-perfect record in Grand Slam opening-round matches by starting her Australian Open campaign with victory on Monday. The second seed was not handed an easy first-round match on paper,

Iga Swiatek started her Australian Open campaign with a victory on Monday, extending her near-perfect record in Grand Slam opening-round matches.