The reason why the 2025 Australian Open will experience something never seen before in Melbourne in the Open Era

The 2025 Australian Open will experience days of strong emotions from the beginning of the championship. A clear example of this is the women's tournament draw, where fate has set up two first-round matchups between Grand Slam champions. This is something that had never happened before in the Australian event during the Open Era. Aryna Sabalenka will face Sloane Stephens, while Coco Gauff will do the same with Sofia Kenin.

1 - This will be the first Women's Singles opening round at the AO in the Open Era with two matches between former GS winners - Aryna Sabalenka v Sloane Stephens and Coco Gauff v Sofia Kenin. Draw.#AO2025 | @AustralianOpen @WTA @WTA_insider

— OptaAce (@OptaAce) January 9, 2025

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, El motivo por el que el Open de Australia 2025 vivirá algo jamás visto en Melbourne en la Era Open