Nike might have swept the podium with champions Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys, but it wasn’t just the big names that made waves in Melbourne.

The former world No. 1 was forced to retire from the 2025 Australian Open semifinals due to the same injury as Serbia prepares to face Denmark in Davis Cup qualifying this weekend.

It is not the first time the festival has seen casualties. The last time Kumbh Mela was held in 2013, about 36 people died. One of the largest death tolls in a crowd-related disaster globally also ...