The 110th edition of the Australian Open starts another year in Melbourne. after one ATP Cup in which several favorites for the title were absent in this first Grand Slam of the season, Reef Nadal He will enjoy a new opportunity to beat the Grand Slam record (20) that he now shares with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. He will be the only one of the three present in the tournament. In female category Naomi Osaka defends title.
dates and calendar
The first Grand Slam of the season will be played this year from January 17 to 30 at the Melbourne Park facilities. During the first week of competition the first three rounds will be played, while in the second the eighth, quarter, semifinal and final will be held. The duel for the title in the women’s draw will be Saturday January 29, while that of the masculine will be the Sunday 30.
male box
Top of the men’s draw at the Australian Open.
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The first seeded will be the Italian Salvatore Caruso (150th in the world) who, after losing in the previous one and the expulsion of Djokovic, goes on to occupy the Serb’s place at the top of the table. In this high area will also be Rafa Nadal, who avoids the Serbian in this way, since they could have been seen in a hypothetical semifinal duel. The lower part of the table will be led by Daniil Medvedev, second seed in Melbourne. This area will be much more friendly for the Russian, with Stefanos Tsitsipas (in the semifinals) being his biggest stumbling block.
female draw
Top of the women’s draw at the Australian Open.
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The women’s draw will be led by number one Ashleigh Barty, at the top. The debut of the Australian, against a rival from the previous one, is presumed placid, although in this same area of the table there are players of the stature of Gauff, Kenin, Azarenka, Krejcikova or the Spanish Paula Badosa. On the low side he tops the number two in the world, Aryna Sabalenka, figure too one of the top favorites for the title: Garbiñe Muguruza. The Spanish-Venezuelan could have a thorny path from the round of 16 with potential rivals like Halep, Raducanu, Kontaveit, Mertens, Rybakina … Already in a hypothetical semifinals, he would collide against Sabalenka.