Djokovic, Sinner lead Australian Open entry list

A full complement of the ATP Tour’s leading stars will chase early Grand Slam glory in 2025 at January’s Australian Open.

The No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings Jannik Sinner leads the field at the hard-court major in Melbourne, where the Italian will defend his 2024 title. Sinner’s fellow top four stars Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz will also compete, while Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev join Sinner as the only former champions on the main-draw entry list.

The 37-year-old Djokovic is chasing a record 11th Australian Open title. The Serbian, who will have new coach Andy Murray in his corner, is also seeking his 100th tour-level title. Djokovic has the chance to hit that milestone before Melbourne, however, when he competes at the Brisbane International presented by Evie in the opening week of the season

Top 10 stars who will hope to lift their maiden major crown in Melbourne include Zverev, Fritz, Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev and Grigor Dimitrov. Home hopes at Melbourne Park, where main-draw action will run from 14-28 January, will be led by Alex de Minaur. The No. 9 in the PIF ATP Rankings has reached the fourth round in each of the three past years.

For the first time in two years, home fans will also be able to cheer on Nick Kyrgios at the Australian Open. The 29-year-old will play his first competitive event since June 2023 in Brisbane, before heading to Melbourne. Alexei Popyrin and Jordan Thompson are the other Top 30 Australians on the list.