1 of 6 | Coco Gauff hits a shot against fellow American Sofia Kenin during a first-round match at the 2025 Australian Open on Monday in Melbourne. Photo by Joel Carrett/EPA-EFE
Jan. 13 (UPI) — Coco Gauff and Jannik Sinner were among the top tennis stars to advance through first-round victories at the 2025 Australian Open on Monday in Melbourne. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Grigor Dimitrov and Victoria Azarenka were ousted early on at the first Grand Slam of the season. Gauff — the top-ranked (No. 3) American women’s or men’s player — advanced with a 6-3, 6-3 triumph over No. 74 Sofia Kenin. She fired a dozen aces and 28 winners and converted 4 of 9 break point opportunities in the 80-minute match. Advertisement