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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.

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

There were worrying scenes on Margaret Court Arena on Sunday as a ball kid collapsed in the middle of a match. Tim Puetz and Demi Schuurs were facing Aussie duo JP Smith and Kimberly Birrell in the mixed doubles when fans alerted the players that a ball kid looked unwell. Sunday marks the hottest day of the Australian Open so far.

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

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

Coco Gauff produced an impressive comeback win to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals on Sunday, eventually downing Belinda Bencic 5-7 6-2 6-1.