Australian Open 2025 betting preview: Outright predictions and tips
THE first tennis Grand Slam of the year is underway with the Australian Open up and running.
It's one of the big sporting events to kick off each calendar year, so our betting experts at SunSport are here to serve you with some of their top bets and tips, while also netting you with exclusive sign-up offers from our betting partners.
Find The Sun's betting publishing principles here
Men's Australian Open 2025 preview
Men's Australian Open odds
SunSport's Joshua Jones says...
By Joshua Jones
THIS Australian Open men’s singles is one of the most exciting in a very long time because there is so much history on the line.
World No1 Jannik Sinner is the defending champion, Carlos Alcaraz is aiming to become the youngest man in the Open Era to complete the Career Grand Slam and Novak Djokovic is desperate to claim the outright record for the most singles Grand Slam titles in history.
On paper, one has to favour Sinner off the back of a staggering 2024 season and finding himself on the ‘easier’ side of the draw.
His biggest threat is a potential semi-final with either Taylor Fritz or Daniil Medvedev - the two men he beat in his Major finals last year.
Djokovic has won TEN Australian Opens but the Serb’s Slam-less 2024 means he is only the No7 seed and faces a tricky route with No3 seed Alcaraz in the quarter-finals then No2 Alexander Zverev in the semi.
So with three of the four favourites on one half and Sinner and his clinical hard-court performances on the other, it is hard to tip anyone other than the Italian.
The second quarter has the potential to open up with giant server Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Aussie Alexei Popyrin possible banana skins for Fritz and Medvedev in round three.
A number of high seeds are at risk of an early exit.
Alex De Minaur (No8) faces Botic van de Zandchulp who knocked Alcaraz out of the US Open, Andrey Rublev (No9) has got exciting teenage Brazilian qualifier Joao Fonseca who could have a breakthrough tournament while Holger Rune (No13) takes on Zhang Zhizhen for the right to play Matteo Berrettini or Cameron Norrie.
Women's Australian Open 2025 preview
Women's Australian Open odds
SunSport's Joshua Jones says...
By Joshua Jones
ARYNA SABALENKA is hoping to achieve something no woman has achieved this century: win a hat-trick of Australian Opens.
And few will be betting against world No1 Sabalenka rewriting the history books on January 25.
She dropped just one set in her 2023 and 2024 runs COMBINED and has looked at her imperious best Down Under in recent years.
The biggest test could come in a blockbuster semi-final with in-form Coco Gauff, fresh from beating Iga Swiatek on the way to United Cup glory for the USA.
No2 seed Swiatek’s path to the semis on the other half looks relatively straightforward - even with a third-round meeting with Emma Raducanu.
However, as Linda Noskova, Yulia Putintseva and Alize Cornet have proven in recent years, the Pole is not immune to a shock early Slam exit to an unseeded opponent.
A firing Elena Rybakina can be a serious contender and could face Swiatek in the last four, as could No4 seed Jasmine Paolini or No22 seed Katie Boulter.
Ons Jabeur is an unknown quantity after slipping out of the seeds while Spanish 11th seed Paula Badosa will be hoping to take advantage of an inviting draw.
Watch out for Emma Navarro, though, who has steadily risen up the rankings to world No8.
She reached round three, round four, the quarter-finals and the semi-finals in order at the Grand Slams last year - by that logic, the American billionaire heiress is set for a run to the final in Melbourne.
Find our detailed guide on responsible gambling practices here.
For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to