Australian Open draw: Sinner in half with Djokovic, Fonseca nearest seed

The Australian Open draw ceremony was held on Thursday afternoon at Melbourne Park. Novak Djokovic landed in Jannik Sinner’s half, setting up a potential semifinal showdown between the 10-time winner and the two-time defending champion.

It is an intriguing draw for Sinner all around, as the second-ranked Italian could face Joao Fonseca in the third round. Familiar foe Ben Shelton is a potential quarterfinal opponent for Sinner. Shelton, however, has a rough first-round matchup with Ugo Humbert on his hands.

Elsewhere in the bottom half of the bracket, Grigor Dimitrov and Tomas Machac are paying a steep price for being unseeded. They are going head-to-head in round one, with the winner likely to meet Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second round and Lorenzo Musetti in the last 32. That quarter is also home to Djokovic, Taylor Fritz, Jakub Mensik, and dangerous unseeded floater Hubert Hurkacz.

At the top of the draw, Carlos Alcaraz seemingly has a friendly road through Melbourne as he bids for his first Australian Open title. The world No. 1 could face Sebastian Korda in round three and either Tommy Paul or Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the last 16. Alex de Minaur, Alexander Bublik, and Frances Tiafoe are possible quarterfinal opponents.

Alexander Zverev’s section is wide open. Other challengers include Felix Auger-Aliassime, Daniil Medvedev, and Andrey Rublev. Zverev will kick off his fortnight against one of the best unseeded players in the field, Gabriel Diallo. Rublev will also be on red alert right from the start, as he gets underway against Matteo Arnaldi.

Check out the Australian Open draw at the tournament website

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Who will win the Aussie Open?

Carlos Alcaraz

296

Jannik Sinner

330

Novak Djokovic

114

Alexander Zverev

20

Ben Shelton

16

Daniil Medvedev

21

Taylor Fritz

2

Alexander Bublik

17

Joao Fonseca

14

Stefanos Tsitsipas

6

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