The 2025 Australian Open begins Jan. 12 in Melbourne, and the draws for the men’s and women’s singles are intriguing — and have thrown up some blockbuster first-round matches. ’s tennis writers, Matthew Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare, analyze the match-ups and offer some of their picks for the best matches of the opening days. What lies in wait for the defending champions — and best players in the world? They didn’t get any huge favors from this draw. Jannik Sinner shouldn’t have too much trou