On January 16, 2025, the Australian Open witnessed another upset as the men's singles No. 18 seed, Polish star Hubert Hurkacz, was eliminated after losing 0-3 to Serbian post-90s player Miomir Kecmanovic. Chinese players had a mixed performance with 3 wins and 4 losses. In the women's singles, Zhang Shuai, Wang Xiyu, and Wang Yafan were all knocked out, while in the men's doubles, Buryun Chaoke Te failed to advance. However, there were some successes for Chinese players as Zhang Zhizhen/Mahachi, Yuan Yue/Alexandrova, and Guo Hanyu/Panova progressed. The No. 18 seed in the men's singles suffered an unexpected exit as Hurkacz, a former Masters champion, lost three consecutive sets (4-6, 4-6, 2-6) to Kecmanovic, resulting in a disappointing 0-3 defeat. Many fans had expected Hurkacz to win, but his performance fell short of expectations. Kecmanovic's outstanding on-court performance earned him a well-deserved victory. In other matches, No. 4 seed American Taylor Fritz defeated Garin 6-2, 6-1, 6-0, No. 8 seed Australian Alex de Minaur beat Boyer 6-2, 6-4, 6-4, No. 16 seed Italian Lorenzo Musetti overcame Shapovalov 7-6(3), 7-6(6), 6-2, and No. 21 seed American Michael Mmoh eliminated Busta 6-3, 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4. No. 31 seed Argentine Facundo Bagnis advanced due to his opponent's withdrawal. In the women's singles, following Zheng Qinwen's loss to Siegemund, three more Chinese players were eliminated. Zhang Shuai lost 0-2 to No. 24 seed Putintseva, Wang Yafan was defeated 0-2 by No. 9 seed Kasatkina, and Wang Xiyu suffered a close 1-2 loss to No. 8 seed Navarro, where she led 4-2 in the deciding…

As the founder of PTPA, Djokovic has long advocated for better conditions for tennis players. This persistence stems from his personal life experiences, as a player who rose from the bottom, he is well aware of the high costs and pressures that tennis players have to bear. Most tennis players can barely cover their basic expenses, let alone earn substantial incomes through playing tennis. Top players like Djokovic do make a lot of money, but very few reach that level. Despite having been at the pinnacle of tennis for quite some time, Djokovic continues to speak candidly about this issue. He established the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) with the aim of creating better conditions for other professional players. Since its inception, many players have joined the organization. Recently, he brought up the issue again at a press conference during the Brisbane International. He also openly criticized the ATP for not creating better conditions for tennis players so that they could earn more money like athletes in other sports, especially considering that tennis is one of the most popular sports globally. He said, "We do have a problem here. The structure of the ATP itself is the problem because, as players, we account for 50% of the organization. There has always been - though not always, but often - a conflict of interest between tournament organizers and players. We want different things. In other major sports like the NFL, NBA, baseball, NHL, etc., the revenue-sharing ratio for these main sports is usually 50% or more, some slightly lower, but generally…