The world no.3 Russian Daniil Medvedev overcame a five-set thriller against unseeded Finnish tennis player Emil Ruusuvuori to progress to the third round but the last edition's runner-up and favourite Elen Rybakina suffered a shock defeat against Anna Blinkova today.
Sumit Nagal had defeated Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan in straight sets 6-4,6-2, 7-6 (7-5) in the first round to become the first Indian to reach the second round of the Australian Open after 11 years.
Novak Djokovic needed four sets to beat the world no.43 Australian Alexei Popyrin to progress to round three but the top-ten ranked Maria Sakkari and Ons Jabeur suffered exits in the women's singles at Melbourne Park on Wednesday.
Sumit Nagal progressed through the qualifying round when he defeated three players to enter the main draw of the Australian Open. Nagal is the first Indian after Somdev Devvarman to reach the second round of the tournament.
Andy Murray is a three-time Major Grand Slam winner and a five-time Australian Open finalist. Murray made an exit in the third round of the Australian Open last year but he looked out of touch in the ongoing Grand Slam.
The world no.1 and defending champion survived a first-round exit against the 18-year-old Grand Slam debutant Dino Prizmic while no. 5 Andrey Rublev emerged victorious against Thiago Seyboth Wild in the five-set game thriller at Melbourne Park.
Novak Djokovic picked up a wrist injury last week at the United Cup and needed treatment during his clash against Australia's Alex de Minaur. Djokovic is looking to defend his Australian Open crown as the tournament gets underway on January 14.
Defending Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic will kick off his bid for the record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title with a first-round clash against qualifier Dino Prizmic at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena on Sunday, January 14.
India's top-ranked tennis ace beat Slovakian no.1 Alex Molcan in the third and final qualifying round by 6-4, 6-4 to clinch the direct qualification to the main draw of the Australian Open 2024 and will be facing the world no.31 Alexander Bublik in the first round on January 15.
The current world no.1 and 24-time Grand Slam winner faces a qualifier in his first game at the Australian Open 2024 and then Marc Polmans or Alexei Popyrin in the second round to potentially set a mouth-watering clash against former foe Andy Murray.
Ten-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic takes the top seed for men's singles at the 2024 edition while the current world no.1 and four-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek tops the seedings chart in the women's singles event.
The current World no.7 Alexander Zverev defeated Poland's ace Hubert Hurkacz 7-6, 6-7, 4-6 while Polish star and four-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek defeated Angelique Kerber in the final by 6-3, 6-0 but Germany won the mixed doubles game to win the final by 2-1 in Sydney.
The 22-time Grand Slam winner made a successful return to court after a gap of almost a year but pulled off a muscle tear during his Brisbane International game against Jordan Thompson in the quater-final clash on January 5.
Returning to court for a singles match after 349 days, Spanish champion Rafael Nadal made a winning start at Brisbane International beating Austria's Dominic Thiem in straight sets. Nadal suffered an injury last January before he got his left hip operated on in June and was out of action since then.
Rafael Nadal is set to face the 2022 US Open champion Dominic Thiem in the Round of 32 match at Brisbane International 2024 on Tuesday. Nadal is returning to action for the first time since his injury loss in the second round of the Australian Open in January 2023.
The 22-time Grand Slam winner lost his doubles match at Brisbane International 2024 to Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson at the Pat Rafter Arena on Sunday and faces former rival Dominic Thiem in the Round of 32 singles match on Tuesday.
World No.1 men's player, Novak Djokovic, will defend his title this year in Melbourne whereas Aryna Sabalenka will be tasked with the same in the women's division.
The 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal missed out an entire year after suffering a knee injury during the Australian Open 2023 but is set to make a comeback through Brisbane International in January. Nadal gets entry at the next year's Australian Open through protected ratings.
"You never know how things will turn out but my intention is that next year will be my last year," Rafael Nadal said in his return post. Nadal last played a competitive tennis tournament during the Australian Open 2023 and missed the remainder season due to a hip flexor injury.
"This is wrong. When it's a question of serving the country why would you not do it? I have put the matter in the hands of the Executive Committee," All India Tennis Association (AITA) Secretary General Dhupar said on Friday.
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