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THE first tennis Grand Slam of the year is rapidly approaching with the Australian Open kicking off on Monday.

It’s one of the big sporting events to kick-off each calendar year, so our betting experts at SunSport are here to serve you with some of their top bets and tips, while also netting you with exclusive sign-up offers from our betting partners.

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Australian Open tennis tips

• Jannik Sinner to win the men’s Australian Open at 6/4 with Betfred
• Iga Swiatek to win the women’s Australian Open at 5/1 with Bet365

Men’s Australian Open 2025 preview

It seems a lifetime ago now but it was 12 months ago that JANNIK SINNER scooped his first ever Grand Slam victory here.

Fast forward 12 months and he’s now a two-time Slam winner – having scooped the US Open in September – and heads into his title defence as the warm favourite to do so.

The Italian has racked up 18 singles titles on the ATP Tour and was the only man to reach at least the quarters in every Slam.

With the lack of big names contesting deep into tournaments in the field, it’ll take a big performance from someone to beat him to the title.

Could that man be Carlos Alcaraz? He’s without a doubt the closest challenger to Sinner having scooped the other two Grand Slams last year.

His issue is he’s yet to progress beyond the quarter finals here, though with this new, era-defining rivalry with Sinner he won’t want to concede another Slam to the man from Italy.

Novak Djokovic can rarely be written off but age catches up with everyone and that looks to to be the case here for him unfortunately.

He’s won this tournament a stunning ten times and now has Andy Murray amongst his coaching ranks for Australia but a straight sets drubbing in Brisbane from Reilly Opelka – world number 293 – is hardly inspiring.

Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev and Taylor Fritz are notable names in contention but they’ll have to go some to beat Jannik Sinner.

• Jannik Sinner to win the men’s Australian Open at 6/4 with Betfred

Women’s Australian Open 2025 preview

Aryna Sabalenka is the obvious frontrunner to claim victory Down Under having won successive champions.

The world number one was a straight sets winner in last year’s final, doubling her career Slam wins.

She added to her haul in the US Open in September – similarly to Sinner – taking her tally to three so far.

But the second and third in the bookmakers list won’t make things easy for her.

It’s hard to believe Coco Gauff is still only 20 years old, with plenty of time to add to her one Gland Slam.

She was dominant in winning the end of season WTA Finals too, ensuring she comes here in top form.

While IGA SWIATEK lost in straight sets to Gauff in the United Cup final last week as continues her search for her first Aussie Open win.

She’s won four times in France and the US Open in 2022, so winning isn’t the issue. Her best performance here was a semi final appearance in 2022.

There is also an Olympic bronze last year to add to the collection and at a decent price, she’s the pick for this tournament.

Wouldn’t it be great if Emma Raducanu’s career rebooted here? She’s a longshot but we live in hope….

• Iga Swiatek to win the women’s Australian Open at 23/5 with BetMGM

When is the Australian Open 2025?

• The Australian Open starts on Monday, January 12th 2025
• The women’s singles final is Saturday, January 25 and the men’s a day later on Sunday, January 26
• The Australian Open is played on the hard courts at Melbourne Park

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GREGGS has sparked shopper fury after hiking the cost of a sausage roll to £1.30.

Customers have slammed the bakery chain after it bumped up the price of the popular snack by 5p.

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It is the second time in six months sausage rolls have gone up price after the cost increased to £1.25 from £1.20 last year.

The iconic pastry has shot up by a staggering 30% since 2022, when it was priced at just £1.

The increase was spotted at Shields Road branch in Newcastle.

Linda Johnson, 74, a retired quality control inspector, said: “It’s now £3.90 for four sausage rolls. I wouldn’t pay that – I would tell them to stick it.

“A sausage roll used to be £1, now it’s £1.30.

“I know everyone is watching their pennies but the whole point of Greggs is that it’s cheap and cheerful.

“I usually hand over the correct change but when I went to pay I was told that the prices had gone up.

“I bought a coffee which is up from £1.60 to £1.70.

“It’s still cheaper than supermarket coffee or other big brands so I will still go there.”

Heather Hife, 62, a carer, added: “It’s disgraceful that they have raised their prices.

“They are a big company and are making a lot of profit. They shouldn’t be putting them up.

“The prices already went up before.

“I will stop buying sausage rolls when they reach £1.50.”

A Greggs worker said: “It went up just after Christmas.

“There have been a few complaints from regular customers who have noticed the increase.”

Prices do vary based on your location, with some Greggs branches charging up to £1.40 for the popular snack.

Greggs has already hiked the price of its iconic sausage roll seven times since 2016, when the lunchtime staple set customers back just 85p.

The last time was in July, when both the meat and vegan versions were increased by 5p.

Sausage roll prices shot up three times in 2022 at the height of the coronavirus pandemic – from £1 at the start of the year to £1.15 by the end.

In November, Greggs boss Roisin Currie warned the Government’s tax raid on businesses would cost the chain tens of millions of pounds.

The Government will hike employer National Insurance contributions from 13.8% to 15% from April while the National Minimum Wage is also rising, piling pressure on retailers.

A host of other major chains have warned of price rises following the Autumn Budget, including Next, Halfords and Sainsbury’s.

Greggs has been contacted for comment.

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