- Spectators at Melbourne Park give shocking answers
- More than 250,000 fans have attended grand slam so far
Tennis fans attending the Australian Open have been exposed after declaring retired greats Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal were a chance of winning the 2025 tournament.
TikTok user Connor Kennedy uploaded the video from Melbourne Park on Wednesday – and the responses to his question of who would hoist the trophies were hilarious.
The majority of supporters interviewed openly stated they had ‘no idea’ who should win come finals day on January 25 and Australia Day.
Another bizarrely stated he ‘wasn’t a tennis fan’ – despite attending the Grand Slam.
A third confidently stated ‘Federer would win for sure’, with a fourth believing Nadal and Williams would both be hard to beat.
Williams and Federer retired in 2022, while Nadal farewelled the professional circuit last year.
Hundreds of thousands of fans will pour through the gates at Melbourne Park this year – and a new video shows many of them don’t have a good grip on the game (pictured, supporters cheering on Thanasi Kokkinakis)
In a TikTok clip from Connor Kennedy, this supporter felt Roger Federer will be hard to beat in Melbourne this year – even though he retired from the ATP circuit in 2022
Another spectator felt Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal should advance well into the second week at the Australian Open, despite the fact neither are playing in the grand slam
Roger Federer won 20 Grand Slam titles in his career – including six Australian Opens
Rafael Nadal won two Australian Open titles in 2009 and 2022 before announcing his retirement last year
Serena Williams won seven Grand Slams at Melbourne Park (pictured, after beating her sister Venus in the 2017 final)
Kennedy’s clip had close to 110,000 views by 12.20pm on Thursday.
He had some fun with those he interviewed on the run, even agreeing that ‘Serena Williams was a chance.’
At the end of the clip, tennis ‘Super Brat’ turned commentator John McEnroe happened to walk into view – but the tennis legend was in no mood to respond to Kennedy.
Meanwhile, tickets at Melbourne Park this year start with ground passes for $59, with fans also permitted to bring their own food – and more than 250,000 have passed through the gates at the time of writing.
It comparison, general admission tickets a decade ago were $35, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Day two on Monday, January 13 saw 95,290 fans make their way through the gates, which was a record.
Drama did unfold on day three when the troublesome virtual queue at John Cain Arena broke down again.
It saw fans who didn’t get a wristband get turned away – despite a plethora of empty seats inside the venue.
Tennis goers were warned the wristbands – introduced last year to give those with unreserved access to a seat – were limited.
A subsequent ‘first in, first served’ scenario reportedly left many fans fuming.
