Defending champion Jannik Sinner and 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic have landed in opposite sides of the draw for the season’s first major, ruling out a replay of last year’s semifinal encounter.

Novak Djokovic says Nick Kyrgios has 'spoken well' about Jannik Sinner 's doping case after the Aussie labelled the scandal 'disgusting' for tennis.

Though a doping investigation cast a shadow over the middle part of Jannik Sinner's season and the World Anti-Doping Agency is appealing the verdict of no wrongdoing in that case, 2024 was Sinner's ye

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz could meet in a blockbuster Australian Open quarterfinal, while defending champion Jannik Sinner looms on the opposite side of the draw.

No one will be able to underestimate Novak Djokovic, who has won this tournament ten times and who will benefit from the valuable advice of a legend like Andy Murray. The Serbian champion will have less pressure than in the past and has shown that he can still be competitive at the highest level despite being almost 38 years old.

Djokovic was famously deported from Australia in 2022 and denied the chance to play the Melbourne Park grand slam due to his vaccination status. The 24-time grand slam champion was put in hotel detention for a numbers of days before his visa was cancelled and he was kicked out of the country.

Nick Kyrgios appreciated very much Novak Djokovic siding with him and highlighting that some of the Australian's comments about the Jannik Sinner doping case make sense. The 29-year-old's criticism of the handling of the Italian's case is well-documented and there is no need to say much about that.

Grand Slam king Novak Djokovic has expressed his frustration over the handling of Jannik Sinner’s doping case, backing Nick Kyrgios’ assessment about the inconsistency surrounding the saga. Italian star Jannik Sinner twice tested positive in March for ...

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Then, Rafael Nadal wrote the history of men's tennis, winning his 2nd AO title and his 21st Slam, while Ashleigh Barty won a Slam for the Australian, in Melbourne, after years, in 2022. Then it was the turn of Nole and Sinner, in the last two years, of Sabalenka both in 2023 and 2024.

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