The 2025 Australian Open was a Grand Slam level tennis tournament held at Melbourne Park from 12 to 26 January 2025.

One hundred thousand dollars in prize money was awarded to some of Australia's top professional pickleball players.

Commenting on the courtside pods, Craig Tiley (CEO of Tennis Australia) said: “I’ve been an advocate for the coach being allowed on the court, just simply because it adds to the whole story, and the whole show, and every other sport has it.”[9] “A more interesting narrative, give the coaches more profile, and there’s a good chance we’re going to see some things happen down there that are pretty interesting.”[9] During a Nine News Melbourne broadcast on 17 January, Channel 9 presenter Tony Jones was standing in front of a crowd of Serbian fans when he said Djokovic was "overrated" and a "has-been", followed by "kick him out".

[10][11] Djokovic demanded an apology from Channel 9 and boycotted Jim Courier's on-court interview after defeating Jiří Lehečka in the fourth round, describing the comments as "insulting and offensive".

[15][16] Current and former tennis players, including Chris Evert, Boris Becker, and Lehečka, supported Shelton's comments.