Tennis greats John Newcombe and Pat Rafter are backing seeded home hope Alex de Minaur to make an inspired Australian Open run at Melbourne Park.

Heavy rain forced the suspension of matches on outside courts Sunday about an hour into the first day of the Australian Open. Zheng Qinwen, the Olympic champion and runner-up here last year, was able to continue playing 20-year-old qualifier Anca Todoni on Rod Laver Arena,

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Pat Rafter reckons Alex de Minaur's time starts now as Australian tennis greats back the great home hope to make his deepest Melbourne Park run yet.

The numbers are showing how top-ranked Australian Alex de Minaur is living up to his No.8 seeding at Australian Open 2025.

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Alex de Minaur, the world No. 8, and Nick Kyrgios, who is back after a two-year battle with knee and wrist injuries, are the headliners for their country at Melbourne Park. Kyrgios emceed the night session on John Cain Arena Monday, before De Minaur headlines Rod Laver Arena, the pantheon of Australian tennis Tuesday night.

The Australian Open's eighth seed and his British partner delighted their fans with an exchange on social media shortly before they began their campaigns at Melbourne Park ... when Mark Edmonson beat John Newcombe, to find the last Aussie man who won ...