Australian Open 2025 Breaks Own Attendance Record as Trophies Go Into Sinner’s and Keys’ Hands

The Australian Open 2025 (AO 2025) broke a record set a year before with on-court and off-court action at Melbourne Park during the tennis Grand Slam tournament. Madison Keys, the women’s champion, and Jannik Sinner, the men’s champion, will be even more pleased with their victories, knowing how big the fans’ interest in the tournament in the capital of the state of Victoria was.

Photo: Sinner vs. Zverev, the AO 2025 men’s singles final (screenshot youtube.com/@australianopen)

Sinner Is Universe of His Own

By defeating Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 on Sunday, January 26, Jannik Sinner added a third Grand Slam singles trophy and denied the German his maiden major. The world No. 1 won the Australian Open for the second consecutive year.

After winning the Australian Open and US Open the previous season, Sinner, 23, put on a strong show to defend his title in Melbourne, winning a hard-court match for the 21st time in a row. In his three Grand Slam final appearances, Zverev has already suffered three losses.

With Sinner winning the pivotal second-set tiebreak and collecting a lucky net-cord on 4-4, the 27-year-old second seed from Germany was unable to conceal his frustration. Sinner pushed home his lead after he was well ahead. He became the first Italian to win three Grand Slam singles titles with a merciless victory, avoiding any break points thanks to his vigilant serving.

Keys Matches S. Williams’ Feat from 2005 to Deny Sabalenka’s 3rd Straight AO Title

In a dramatic Australian Open 2025 women’s final, Madison Keys defied the best bookies for tennis’ odds and experts’ predictions (including ours) to defeat world No. 1 and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 to win her first-ever Grand Slam championship the day before the men’s final.

The 29-year-old American jumped out to an early one-set lead, enjoying one of those great days when everything about her game clicked. Her serve was flawless, her returns were forceful, and her groundstrokes were as strong as the infamously strong Sabalenka.

However, Keys’ easy, lazy rhythm failed her in the second set, and all the momentum appeared to shift back in favor of Sabalenka as she showed off all the traits that have made her the most dominant hard-court player on the women’s tour. Yet, it wasn’t enough for the Belarusian to achieve the first three-peat of AO titles in the century and the second-ever after Martina Hingis (1997, 1998, and 1999).

For Keys, who had trouble with injuries in the past and never showcased her talent all the way up, something appeared different this year. She entered this final after an amazing run through the tournament, defeating world No. 1 and No. 2 seeds at the Australian Open for the first time since Serena Williams in 2005. Keys defeated players like Elena Rybakina, Danielle Collins, and Iga Świątek (world No. 2).

All-Aussie Mixed Doubles Final for First Time in Open Era

Henry Patten of Britain and Harri Heliövaara of Finland continued their incredible start as a duo by winning the Australian Open 2025 men’s doubles championship. Only nine months have passed since Patten, 28, and Heliövaara, 35, partnered up, but the Wimbledon champions celebrated their second Grand Slam victory in as many months. After more than three hours on the court, Patten and Heliövaara rallied to defeat Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 6-7 (16-18), 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, even though they wasted 10 set points in an epic 34-point first-set tie-break. Heliövaara is the first Finnish player to win multiple men’s doubles titles this century, while Patten is the third Briton to do it, following Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury.

After defeating Taiwanese Hsieh Su-Wei and Latvian Jeļena Ostapenko in a thrilling 2025 final, Czech Kateřina Siniaková and American Taylor Townsend added the Australian Open women’s doubles trophy to the one they shared at Wimbledon last year. In the second set, 39-year-old Hsieh and partner Ostapenko rallied from a 3-5 deficit to force a final, but Siniaková and Townsend prevailed 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3. Townsend’s Grand Slam doubles title is his second, while Siniaková’s is her 10th. The Czech is now firmly established as the world No. 1 after winning three of the last four slams and taking home three Australian Open crowns.

As the mixed doubles champions of the Australian Open 2025 is how Olivia Gadecki and John Peers are departing Melbourne Park. The Australian wildcard pair defeated their compatriots John-Patrick Smith and Kimberly Birrell 3-6, 6-4, 10-6. Gadecki, 22, and Peers, 36, were the first all-Australian mixed doubles AO champions since Matt Ebden and Jarmila Gajdošová won the title in 2013. For the 14th consecutive year, a local name has been written on at least one Australian Open trophy after Gadecki and Peers won the first all-Aussie final in the event’s Open-era history and the first since the Australian Open 1967, when Owen Davidson and Lesley Turner defeated Tony Roche and Judy Tegart.

Attendance Records Are Broken at Australian Open 2025

In addition to the accomplishments of Keys and Sinner, this Australian Open will be noted for drawing the largest crowds to the venues in the competition’s history. During the two weeks of the event, 1,102,303 individuals attended Melbourne Park; if the pre-qualifying week is taken into account, that number rises to 1,218,831. This exceeded a total of 1,110,657 people from 2024.

Both on-court action and off-court attractions, such as fresh food options and more family-friendly events in Melbourne Park, have drawn such a large crowd in.

Additional Busted Records at AO 2025: Zverev, Monfils, and Djoković

In addition to the attendance record, Keys doing what Serena Williams did two decades ago, and the Australian mixed doubles feat, there are a few more records that were busted in the just-finished Australian Open.

After finishing the quarterfinals in his favor, Zverev surpassed Boris Becker to become the German with the most singles victories at the AO in the Open era: 30. In the semifinals, Zverev then achieved his 31st victory.

Since the ATP rankings were initially released, Gaël Monfils became the oldest player to win the Australian Open against a player ranked in the top five. With his 37th victory over Taylor Fritz of the USA, Monfils also equaled Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as the Frenchman with the most wins in men’s singles at the Australian Open during the Open era. If “La Monf” had defeated American 21st seed Ben Shelton, he would’ve overtaken Tsonga.

Only two matches behind the all-time leader Chris Evert (52) in the women’s division, Novak Djoković became the first man to reach the 50th singles’ semifinal in the Open era. With a 91.7% singles win rate, the Serb now has the same winning record at the Australian Open as Jimmy Connors. However, given he was defeated by Zverev on Friday, Djoković was unable to seize the lead in win rate at AO.