The Australian Open, which started Sunday (Saturday night in the US), is the first Grand Slam tournament of 2025 — and the first major championship to be held since Nadal, 38, played his final match at the Davis Cup in November.

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray faced each other 36 times throughout their tennis careers, mostly in finals and often at the business end of a grand slam. But at this year’s Australian Open, their decades-long rivalry has taken an unexpected turn.

The tennis world saw the making of yet another history-making moment when Novak Djokovic overcame another record set by Roger Federer. The Serbian has now played the most Grand Slam singles matches. The Swiss held a record of playing 429 major singles matches up to the start of this year's Australian Open before Djokovic finally

January 17th will mark exactly 20 years since the 37-year-old played his first main draw match at a Grand Slam, doing so in Melbourne. Two decades on, we look back at Djokovic’s