The Australian Open — tennis’s first Grand Slam of the year — begins in Melbourne tonight, so today we’re serving up all you need to know before the stars hit the court.

While Canada’s men’s FIFA World Cup–title hopes may have been dashed, the tennis lads were making their own history, hoisting their first-ever Davis Cup yesterday. A victory 109 years in the making.

It’s the last Sunday of September, a month that saw not one, not two, but three sports greats retire, with Serena Williams, Sue Bird and Roger Federer all hanging ’em up. And those retirements came after another legend, Allyson Felix, crossed her final finish line in August.

Tennis’ final Grand Slam of the season ushered in what feels like the start of something new, with two youngsters breaking through on the big stage.

Nearly two weeks, one epic career-bookending run and some late night heroics later, the US Open will come to a close this weekend in the Big Apple.

With many of tennis’ big stars eliminated (still processing Serena’s farewell), the door’s wide open for the next generation to make a name for themselves in the Big Apple.

The first round action of tennis’ final 2022 Grand Slam brought a handful of stunning eliminations — including men’s world No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas and women’s defending champ Emma Raducanu — but all eyes are on one player who’s still in contention: Serena, of course.

Today’s Scroll has the lowdown on everything you need to know before the final tennis Grand Slam of the season and likely of Serena Williams’ career, the US Open, begins tomorrow in NYC. Let’s hit the court.