The 2024 Australian Open is tantalisingly close, with everything to play for at the first grand slam of the year.
On the men’s side, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic is bidding for an 11th Australian Open crown and 25th slam overall, which would see him break the deadlock with Margaret Court for the most major singles titles.
Despite the injury-enforced absence of Rafael Nadal, Djokovic faces no shortage of challengers desperate to dethrone the king of Melbourne Park.
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Carlos Alcaraz is the last player to defeat Djokovic at a grand slam and returns to the Australian Open after missing due to injury in 2023, while Jannik Sinner finished last season in blistering fashion.
Local hopes are headlined by Alex de Minaur, who boasts a win over Djokovic in the United Cup this month and has cracked into the world’s top 10 for the first time in his career.
With Roger Federer retired and Nadal injured, Djokovic will be bidding to continue a stunning run by the ‘Big Three’ at Melbourne Park, which has seen them win 17 of the last 18 campaigns.
On the women’s side, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek will be looking for her first major Down Under and her fifth overall.
She faces stiff competition from defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and last year’s finalist Elena Rybakina.
Both looked in ominous touch at the Brisbane International this month, but Rybakina prevailed over Sabalenka in the final to again stamp her claims as an Australian Open title hope.
Melbourne Park will also host some long-awaited comebacks, with major champions Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu returning to the top level.
All will be competing for a $3.15 million cheque, which headlines a total prize pool of $86.5 million.
With that in mind, here’s everything you need to know about this year’s Australian Open.
WHEN IS THE 2024 AUSTRALIAN OPEN?
The 2024 Australian Open runs from Sunday January 14 to Sunday January 28.
An extra day has been added at the start of the event in order to help avoid late-night / early-morning finishes.
The women’s singles final will take place on the final Saturday, while the men’s singles final will conclude the tournament on Sunday.
The exact order of play for each day will be announced in the afternoon of the previous day.
WHEN’S THE 2024 AUSTRALIAN OPEN DRAW REVEALED?
The draw for the Men’s and Women’s Singles will be on Thursday January 11 at 1pm AEDT.
2024 AUSTRALIAN OPEN MEN’S SEEDS
1. Novak Djokovic
2. Carlos Alcaraz
3. Daniil Medvedev
4. Jannik Sinner
5. Andrey Rublev
6. Alexander Zverev
7. Stefanos Tsitsipas
8. Holger Rune
9. Hubert Hurkacz
10. Alex de Minaur
11. Casper Ruud
12. Taylor Fritz
13. Grigor Dimitrov
14. Tommy Paul
15. Karen Khachanov
16. Ben Shelton
17. Frances Tiafoe
18. Nicolas Jarry
19. Cameron Norrie
20. Adrian Mannarino
21. Ugo Humbert
22. Francisco Cerundolo
23. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
24. Jan-Lennard Struff
25. Lorenzo Musetti
26. Sebastian Baez
27. Felix Auger-Aliassime
28. Tallon Griekspoor
29. Sebastian Korda
30. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
31. Alexander Bublik
32. Jiri Lehecka
2024 AUSTRALIAN OPEN WOMEN’S SEEDS
1. Iga Swiatek
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Elena Rybakina
4. Coco Gauff
5. Jessica Pegula
6. Ons Jabeur
7. Marketa Vondrousova
8. Maria Sakkari
9. Barbora Krejcikova
10. Beatriz Haddad Maia
11. Jelena Ostapenko
12. Qinwen Zheng
13. Liudmila Samsonova
14. Daria Kasatkina
15. Veronika Kudermetova
16. Caroline Garcia
17. Ekaterina Alexandrova
18. Victoria Azarenka
19. Elina Svitolina
20. Magda Linette
21. Donna Vekic
22. Sorana Cirstea
23. Anastasia Potapova
24. Anhelina Kalinina
25. Elise Mertens
26. Jasmine Paolini
27. Emma Navarro
28. Lesia Tsurenko
29. Lin Zhu
30. Xinyu Wang
31. Marie Bouzkova
32. Leylah Fernandez
HOW CAN I WATCH THE 2024 AUSTRALIAN OPEN?
The 2024 Australian Open is being broadcast on Nine, with games available to be live-streamed via their streaming services.
HOW CAN I GET TICKETS FOR THE 2024 AUSTRALIAN OPEN?
Tickets are available here, with ground pass tickets in the opening week starting from $10, while tickets to the women’s and men’s finals are starting from $249.
