January has been an exciting month for the world of tennis, with Novak Djokovic enjoying a winning run at the Australian Open, beating Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-final to reach the last four.
The 37-year-old Serb, a former world number one, was in such great form that it looked like he may win the title, but sadly, he suffered heartbreak when he announced a hamstring injury that meant he couldn’t go on in the tournament.
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Italian Jannik Sinner, 23, current world number one in men’s singles, went on to successfully defend his title in a thrilling final, when he beat number two Alexander Zverev only a year after winning his first Grand Slam title.
Meanwhile, American Coco Gauff came up with an idea for a new tennis championship: a women’s version of the Laver Cup. The men’s three-day tournament sees a selection of players from Europe play a team from the rest of the world in singles and doubles matches. However, Gauff wants a team of US women to play a team from the rest of the world, as Gauff, Madison Keys, Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro are currently ranked in the world’s top ten.
With an exciting series of approaching tennis tournaments, 2025 looks set to be a bumper year, with more than 100 events being held over 29 countries including a series of ATP Masters 1000 championships; the prestigious Grand Slam on clay, the Roland Garros; and Wimbledon on the famous grass courts of the All England Club to name but a few.
Upcoming Tennis Tournaments
ATP 250 events
The Open 13 Provence will take place from 10th to 16th February in Marseille, France, on the hard indoor courts of the Palais des Sports de Marseille. The tournament offers total prize money of £641,894 and its past men’s singles winners have included Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev. The current champion, Ugo Humbert, of France, will be defending his title against the likes of Russia’s Karen Khachanov.
Delray Beach Open takes place on hard outdoor courts at Delray Beach Tennis Centre in Florida, USA, from 10th to 16th February, offering £572,547 total prize money. The 2024 men’s singles winner, Taylor Fritz, will defend his title against America’s Tommy Paul and Reilly Opelka. Past champions have included South African Cameron Norrie in 2022.
Taking place in Buenos Aires, the IEB+ Argentina Open will be held at Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club from 8th to 16th February, offering total prize money of £555,026. Confirmed players include Alexander Zverev of Germany and Holger Rune of Denmark.
ATP 500 events
Later in February, the Qatar Exxon Mobil Open will be held on the hard outdoor courts of Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, from 17th to 22nd February, offering total prize money of £2.4 million. Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have won many titles at this event, with Nadal winning the 2014 singles title and four doubles titles, and Djokovic winning back-to-back singles titles in 2016 and 2017. Djokovic was due to play this year, but his current injury will probably mean he has to cancel. The confirmed players to date include Andrey Rublev, Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev.
The Rio Open will be held on the clay courts of the Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 17th to 23rd February, offering total prize money of £1.9 million. The confirmed competitors are Alexander Zverev of Germany, Denmark’s Holger Rune and Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti.
The Abierto Mexicano Telcel championship is to be held on hard outdoor courts at the Arena GNP Seguros in Acapulco, Mexico from 24th February to 1st March, with total prize money of £2.2 million. Defending champion Alex de Minaur will be back to face the likes of number four ranked Taylor Fritz, number five Casper Ruud and number nine Tommy Paul.
In the UK, tennis fans are looking forward to the summer season, with Wimbledon taking place at the All England Lawn Tennis Club from 30th June to 13th July.