Australian Open
Sinner, 10-time champion Djokovic headline Australian Open entry listing
Zverev, Alcaraz in subject, De Minaur leads residence hopes
December 06, 2024
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Jannik Sinner in motion in the course of the 2024 Australian Open championship match.
By ATP Workers
A full complement of the ATP Tour’s main stars will chase early Grand Slam glory in 2025 at January’s Australian Open.
The No. 1 within the PIF ATP Rankings Jannik Sinner leads the sphere on the hard-court main in Melbourne, the place the Italian will defend his 2024 title. Sinner’s fellow high 4 stars Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz may even compete, whereas Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev be a part of Sinner as the one former champions on the main-draw entry listing.
The 37-year-old Djokovic is chasing a file eleventh Australian Open title. The Serbian, who could have new coach Andy Murray in his nook, can be searching for his one centesimal tour-level title. Djokovic has the possibility to hit that milestone earlier than Melbourne, nevertheless, when he competes on the Brisbane Worldwide offered by Evie within the opening week of the season.
High 10 stars who will hope to raise their maiden main crown in Melbourne embrace Zverev, Fritz, Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev and Grigor Dimitrov. Residence hopes at Melbourne Park, the place main-draw motion will run from 14-28 January, will likely be led by Alex de Minaur. The No. 9 within the PIF ATP Rankings has reached the fourth spherical in every of the three previous years.
For the primary time in two years, residence followers may even be capable of cheer on Nick Kyrgios on the Australian Open. The 29-year-old will play his first aggressive occasion since June 2023 in Brisbane, earlier than heading to Melbourne. Alexei Popyrin and Jordan Thompson are the opposite High 30 Australians on the listing.
