Australian Open 2025: Novak Djokovic to Jannik Sinner – Males’s singles title contenders in Melbourne
The Australian Open 2025 males’s singles first spherical matches are set to start on Sunday in Melbourne, and all eyes will probably be on Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic. Sinner is the defending champion, however has additionally been coping with controversy, relating to his ongoing doping investigation. Sinner will open his marketing campaign in opposition to Chile’s Nicholas Jarry, and Djokovic will face Indian-origin American participant Nishesh Basavareddy in his opener. Alternatively, Carlos Alcaraz will tackle Kazakhstan’s Alexander Shevchenko within the first spherical.
Final yr, Sinner’s victorious run included a win in opposition to 10-time AUS Open champ Djokovic within the semis and Russian Daniil Medvedev within the closing.
Here’s a listing of the top-five males’s singles title contenders on the Australian Open 2025:
5. Daniil Medvedev
The Russian ace is a three-time Australian Open runner-up and final yr missed an opportunity to seize the title, when he misplaced to Sinner within the closing. Curiously, among the many 4 Grand Slam occasions, Medvedev has the second-highest win proportion of his profession in Melbourne, standing at 77 p.c. His foremost opponent will as soon as once more be Sinner, who he has confronted 15 instances since 2020 and trails 7-8. The 28-year-old is at the moment ranked No. 5 within the ATP standings.
4. Alexander Zverev
Zverev is the present World No. 2 and can be seeded second in Melbourne. A Grand Slam title has been elusive in his profession, and Melbourne looks like the proper likelihood for him to interrupt the jinx. The farthest he has reached within the Australian Open is the semi-final stage, in each 2020 and 2024. Final yr, he reached his second Grand Slam closing, dropping within the summit conflict on the Roland Garros. He’s additionally a US Open finalist, having completed as runner-up in 2020.
3. Carlos Alcaraz
The Australian Open title is the one Grand Slam trophy which Alcaraz hasn’t received but, and he’s solely 21-years-old. The Spaniard has at all times discovered it laborious in Melbourne, and his greatest outcome has been a quarter-final end final yr. Final yr, he received the French Open and Wimbledon, but in addition fell to No. 3 within the ATP rankings. The Paris 2024 silver medallist could have some extent to show in Melbourne, and can look to reclaim his No. 1 spot this yr.
2. Jannik Sinner
The present World No. 1, Sinner is the defending Australian Open champion. He’s the favorite to clinch the title as soon as once more, however is also missing a psychological edge over his different rivals, as he’s at the moment coping with a CAS doping investigation. The CAS verdict will probably be handed this yr. He additionally received the US Open final yr, however it was overshadowed by a doping scandal.
1. Novak Djokovic
At present within the swansong section of his glittering profession. Djokovic will probably be in search of a record-extending eleventh title in Melbourne. He didn’t win a single Grand Slam title final yr, however did declare Olympic gold in Paris. He may even hope to clinch a record-extending twenty fifth Grand Slam title in Melbourne. Djokovic has additionally added arch-rival and former participant Andy Murray to his teaching workers, and he’ll help chief coach Goran Ivanisevic. Djokovic was famously deported out of Australia in 2022, as a consequence of his Covid-19 unvaccinated standing and he was unable to play in Melbourne that yr, though he returned in 2023 to win the title. Forward of the Australian Open 2025, he made some big accusations, revealing that he was poisoned within the immigration facility throughout his deportation incident.
