The 2025 Australian Open singles main draw entry list includes 11 Aussies, who will ensure a first-round berth at next month's Grand Slam in two strong fields.
In great news for fans, the current ATP and WTA top-50 crop are all pencilled in to compete at Melbourne Park, providing a sigh of relief for tournament organisers.
Out of the 11 Australians guaranteed a main draw spot, 10 are from the men's side, and nine are in the top 100 of the live ATP rankings.
Aussie men:
Alex de Minaur (No.9)
Nick Kyrgios (No.21 - Protected Ranking)
Alexei Popyrin (No.24) Jordan Thompson (No.26)
Christopher O'Connell (No.64)
Aleksandar Vukic (No.68)
Rinky Hijikata (No.73)
Thanasi Kokkinakis (No.77)
James Duckworth (No.82)
Adam Walton (No.93)
Aussie women:
Olivia Gadecki (No.96)
Spearheaded by top-10 star Alex de Minaur, the 25-year-old will aim to secure his fourth consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final appearance at a minimum; once again standing out as Australia's best singles hope.
Alexei Popyrin proved that he can produce his best tennis away from his home nation in 2024, which should add extra confidence for the Montreal Masters 1000 champion.
As expected though, Nick Kyrgios will be grabbing the headlines as he prepares to feature in his first Slam event since the 2022 US Open.
The former Wimbledon finalist will use his protected ranking, eligible for players who are physically injured and cannot compete in any competitions for at least six months. However, that won’t allow him to gain a top-32 seeding.
22-year-old Olivia Gadecki is the only Aussie female to appear in the 104-player list, having achieved a career-high ranking of world No.83 and reaching her maiden WTA 500 final in Guadalajara.
Although Max Purcell (No.105), Daria Saville (No.106) and Ajla Tomljanović (No.107) narrowly missed out on automatic entry, there are eight wildcards up for grabs to be determined in the coming weeks.
Aussie coach Darren Cahill will have his eyes set on helping world No.1 Jannik Sinner go back-to-back at Melbourne Park after producing a mind-blowing 73-6 win-loss record this season.
Carlos Alcaraz could pose as the closest challenger to the Italian’s throne, as half of Sinner’s six losses in 2024 were at the hands of the four-time major winner.
Everyone will be eagerly anticipating the relationship between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, with the Brit now in the 10-time Australian Open champion's corner as a coach.
Aside from Kyrgios, five players have been granted protected rankings, one of which is former US Open finalist Kei Nishikori. It will be his first Australian Open campaign in four years.
New world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka is destined to equal an achievement that hasn’t been conquered this century. The 26-year-old hopes to become the first woman to claim three straight Australian Open titles since Martina Hingis in 1997, 1998 and 1999.
Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina will be the usual suspects to put up a stern fight, but can five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Świątek go one better than the semis which came in 2022 as her career-best run at the Australian Open?
Just like the men, six players on the women’s side will use their protected ranking, with the standout name being 2020 Olympic gold medalist and former world No.4 Belinda Bencic.
The 27-year-old returned to competitive action in October after stepping away for 13 months as she gave birth to her daughter.
The Australian Open main draw gets underway on Sunday, January 12.
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