World number one Jannik Sinner was drawn Thursday against big-hitting Nicolas Jarry to start his Australian Open defence while Novak Djokovic is on a collision course to meet Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals.

World number one Jannik Sinner was drawn on Thursday (January 9, 2025) against big-hitting Nicolas Jarry to start his Australian Open defence while Novak Djokovic is on a collision course to meet Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals.

Jannik Sinner begins his Australian Open title defence against Nicolas Jarry while women's champion Aryna Sabalenka takes on 2017 U.S. Open winner Sloane Stephens after the draw for the year's first Grand Slam was made at Melbourne Park on Thursday.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner and 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic have landed in opposite sides of the draw for the season’s first major, ruling out a replay of last year’s semifinal

Defending champion Jannik Sinner and 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic have landed in opposite sides of the draw for the season's first major, with Carlos Alcaraz in the same quarter as Djokovic.

Novak Djokovic is on a collision course to meet Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals at this year's Australian Open in Melbourne.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner is preparing to defend his title at the Australian Open, where he holds the top seed position as the tournament announced the complete list of 32 seeds on Wednesday.

Jannik Sinner will be the No 1 seed for his title defence at the 2025 Australian Open, while Alexander Zverev will be seeded above Carlos Alcaraz. Sinner, who has occupied the world No 1 spot since June 2024,