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Margaret Court was spotted in the crowd at the Australian Open on Thursday night, one year after ending her hiatus at the Melbourne Park grand slam. But one Australian tennis legend who won't be in attendance this year is Rod Laver.

Winning a Grand Slam at that time can never be considered as winning a Grand Slam in the Open era,” said Patrick Mouratoglou, as he reignited the GOAT debate on social media.

Margaret Court, a celebrated name in the tennis world, stirred controversy by showing up at the 2024 Australian Open uninvited. The 82-year-old tennis legend made a surprise appearance at last year's event, surprising tournament officials.

American Madison Keys stunned world No. 2 Iga Świątek in an all-time Australian Open classic, coming from a set down to win 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(8) and set up a final showdown against Aryna Sabalenka.

Margaret Court has escaped a ban from attending the Australian Open after sneaking in unannounced to the surprise of tournament officials last year. Court, 82, turned up to watch the action from Melbourne last year without being sent an invitation, but still managed to find a way into the at the Rod Laver Arena to see Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic.

Opening play for the day will be the pairings of Kimberly Birrell / John Patrick Smith and Olivia Gadecki / John Peers in an all-Aussie mixed doubles final. The two women’s doubles semifinals will be played at Margaret Court Arena. Here's how the action will unfold on Day 13 of the 2025 Australian Open:

Ten-time champion Novak Djokovic may have played his last Australian Open after quitting his semi-final injured, sending Alexander Zverev into the title match.

Play was halted at the Australian Open on Sunday when players were alerted to a situation with an unwell ball kid, who was later confirmed to have collapsed due to extreme heat

The American is into the final in Melbourne, with husband Bjorn Fratangelo as her coach. This is how the married couple work it out

Carlos Alcaraz has only played on the Margaret Court Arena up to this point in the Australian Open, but that hasn't stopped him from playing his best tennis by demolishing Shevchenko and Nishioka respectively in the first two rounds.

Steffi Graf (1988-90) and Monica Seles (1991-93) have also achieved the feat, but Sabalenka was quick not to overlook her upcoming clash with Badosa