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Serbian star Novak Djokovic will aim for his record-extending 11th Australian Open title when the year's first grand slam begins on January 14 at Melbourne Park. A total of 128 players (men and women combined) are part of the Australian Open 2024.
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek will face 2020 champion Sofia Kenin in the first round and potentially 2016 winner Angelique Kerber or Danielle Collins in the second in a tough start to her bid for a first Australian Open title.
Out of the 128 players are seeded. The seeding process is used in Tennis tournaments so that the top players don't clash early.
Key players' battles in the Australian Open
Novak Djokovic
Djokovic, the favourite to win the Australian Open 2024, could meet Andy Murray in the third round while a quarterfinal is expected with World No. 7 Stefanos Tsitsipas, the runner-up last year.
Naomi Osaka is back
Australian Open 2024 will also mark the return of former champions Naomi Osaka, Kerber and Caroline Wozniacki to Melbourne Park after maternity breaks, resulting in some high-pressure opening rounds.
Osaka, who has won the Australian Open and US Open titles twice, opens against No. 16 Caroline Garcia and is in the same quarter of the draw as US Open winner Coco Gauff.
Possible quarterfinal battles (women's singles)
- No. 1 Swiatek vs No. 7 Marketa Vondrousova
- No. 3 Elena Rybakina vs. No. 5 Jessica Pegula on the top half
- No. 2 Sabalenka vs. No. 6 Ons Jabeur
- No. 4 Gauff vs. No. 8 Maria Sakkari on the bottom half.
Possible quarterfinal battles (men's singles)
- No. 1 Djokovic vs No.7 Stefanos Tsitsipas
- No. 4 Jannik Sinner vs. No. 5 Andrey Rublev in the top half
- No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz vs. No 6 Alexander Zverev
- No. 3 Daniil Medvedev vs. No. 8 Holger Rune on the bottom half.
| Men's top seeded players in Australian Open 2024 | |||
| 1. Novak Djokovic | 9. Hubert Hurkacz | 17. Frances Tiafoe | 25. Lorenzo Musetti |
| 2. Carlos Alcaraz | 10. Alex de Minaur | 18. Nicolas Jarry | 26. Sebastian Baez |
| 3. Daniil Medvedev | 11. Casper Ruud | 19. Cameron Norrie | 27. Felix Auger-Aliassime |
| 4. Jannik Sinner | 12. Taylor Fritz | 20. Adrian Mannarino | 28. Tallon Griekspoor |
| 5. Andrey Rublev | 13. Grigor Dimitrov | 21. Ugo Humbert | 29. Sebastian Korda |
| 6. Alexander Zverev | 14. Tommy Paul | 22. Francisco Cerundolo | 30. Tomas Etcheverry |
| 7. Stefanos Tsitsipas | 15. Karen Khachanov | 23. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 31. Alexander Bublik |
| 8. Holger Rune | 16. Ben Shelton | 24. Jan-Lennard Struff | 32. Jiri Lehecka |
| Women’s top seeded players on Australian Open 2024 | |||
| 1. Iga Swiatek | 9. Barbora Krejcikova | 17. Ekaterina Alexandrova | 25. Elise Mertens |
| 2. Aryna Sabalenka | 10. Beatriz Haddad Maia | 18. Victoria Azarenka | 26. Jasmine Paolini |
| 3. Elena Rybakina | 11. Jelena Ostapenko | 19. Elina Svitolina | 27. Emma Navarro |
| 4. Coco Gauff | 12. Qinwen Zheng | 20. Magda Linette | 28. Lesia Tsurenko |
| 5. Jessica Pegula | 13. Liudmila Samsonova | 21. Donna Vekic | 29. Lin Zhu |
| 6. Ons Jabeur | 14. Daria Kasatkina | 22. Sorana Cirstea | 30. Xinyu Wang |
| 7. Marketa Vondrousova | 15. Veronika Kudermetova | 23. Anastasia Potapova | 31. Marie Bouzkova |
| 8. Maria Sakkari | 16. Caroline Garcia | 24. Anhelina Kalinina | 32. Leylah Fernandez |
What is the prize money in the Australian Open 2024?
Australian Open 2024 has a total prize money of Rs 481.2 crore approximately (86.5 million Australian dollars). There has been an increase of 13 per cent from the previous year's total prize money. The women's and men's singles champions will each receive 3.15 million Australian dollars (INR 17.5 crore).
Australian Open 2024 key dates, Live telecast and live streaming details
When will the Australian Open 2024 main draw begin?
The Australian Open 2024 will begin on January 14, Monday at Melbourne Park.
When will the first round of the Australian Open 2024 take place?
The first round of the Australian Open will occur in the competition's first three days (Jan 14 to Jan 16).
When will the quarterfinal stage of Australia Open 2024 take place at Melbourne Park?
The quarterfinal stage of the Australian Open 2024 will be played on January 23 and January 24.
When the men's and women's singles matches will be played at Australian Open 2024?
The women's singles final match will be played on January 27 while the men's single final match will take place on January 28.
Which TV channels will live telecast the Australian Open 2024 in India?
Sony Sports Network will live telecast Australian Open 2024 matches in India.
How to watch the live streaming of the Australian Open 2024?
Sony LIV will live stream Australian Open 2024 matches in India.