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2024 Australian Open Draw Unveiled: Exciting Matchups Await!

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The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. This tournament is the first of four Grand Slam tennis tournaments held annually,precededby the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. The Australian Open begins in mid-January and continues for two weeks coinciding with the Australia Day public holiday.It features men’s singles and women’s singles; men’s, women’s and mixed doubles; youthchampionship; and wheelchairs,legends and exhibits. Until 1987, thesport was played on grass courts, but since then, two types of hardcourts have been used: thegreen Rebound Ace courtuntil 2007 and the blue Plexicushion courtsince since 2008.

First held in 1905 as the AustralianChampionships, the Australian Open has become one of the largest sporting events in the Southern Hemisphere. Nicknamed the “the happy slam”,The Australian Open is the most attended Grand Slam event, with more than 902,000 people attending the 2023 tournament. It is also the first Grand Slam tournament Organize indoor competitionsinrainy weather or extreme heat.The three main courts, Rod Laver Arena, John Cain Arena and the renovated Margaret Court Arena,are equipped with retractable roofs.

The Grand Slam season begins

The Grand Slam season begins at the Australian Open, where fans from around the world come to enjoy exceptional tennis and a laid-back atmosphere in Melbourne. In recent times, the Asia/Pacific Grand Slam has been the playground of the Big Four, with Novak Djokovic (10; 2008, ’11-’13, ’15-’16, ’19-’21, ’23) , Roger Federer (6; 2004, ’06-’07, ’10, ’17-’18) and Rafael Nadal (2; 2009, ’22) have won every Australian Open title since 2004, except two. Russian Marat Safin (2005) and Swiss Stan Wawrinka (2014) ended this streak. England’s Andy Murray finished second, a record five times.

Sun, 14 Jan, 2024 – Sun, 28 Jan, 2024

Three former champions Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka and Angelique Kerber are all set to make a return to the tour as Australian Open on Thursday revealed the entry list for the 2024 edition of the tournament. The troika of Grand Slam winners will be joined by another former winner at the Melbourne Park with Caroline Wozniacki awarded one of the first wild cards for the 2024 Australian Open. However, former Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios and 2021 US Open winner Emma Raducanu are among the notable absentees from the list.

2024 Australian Open Schedule of Play :

The Australian Open 2024 is an exciting three-week tennis and entertainment extravaganza at Melbourne Park in January. It kicks off on January 8 with the first qualifying matches and concludes on January 28 with the men’s singles final at Rod Laver Arena. Fans can enjoy a fantastic lineup of events during the first Grand Slam of the year.

The four-day qualifying matches reach an exciting peak on Thursday, January 11, as players compete in the final round to secure a spot in the main draw of Australian Open 2024.

From January 8 to 11, there will be practice matches featuring well-known players. The public can come to Rod Laver Arena and watch these matches from 12-4 pm each day.

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 Australian Open main-draw action kicks off on Sunday 14 January – the first Sunday start in the tournament’s storied history.

The first-round singles matches will take place over three days, from January 14 to 16. The second-round matches start on January 17, which is also the day when the Australian Open celebrates First Nations Day, honoring the world’s longest continuing living culture.

In addition to the singles matches, there will be doubles tournaments for both men and women starting on January 16. Mixed doubles begin on January 18, followed by junior singles action on January 20.

Legends matches(Australian Open)

Legends matches, which have garnered significant attention on the Australian Open TikTok account, kick off on Sunday, January 21. As the tournament progresses into its final week, fans can anticipate an array of exciting events, including the Australian Open Wheelchair Championships. Round 1 matches for these championships are set to commence on Tuesday, January 23, culminating in the men’s, women’s, and quad singles finals on Saturday, January 27.

The highlight of that Saturday is undeniably the women’s singles final, a highly anticipated event taking place under the dazzling lights of Rod Laver Arena in the evening. Preceding this marquee match are the junior singles finals, adding an extra layer of excitement to the day’s proceedings. The action continues with the men’s doubles final, ensuring a thrilling conclusion to an eventful day of tennis.

Date – SessionSession #Featured matches (singles)
Thu 1/25 – Twilight23Women’s Semifinals
Fri 1/26 – Day24First men’s semifinal
Fri 1/26 – Night25Second men’s semifinal
Sat 1/27 – Twilight26Women’s final

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2024 Australian Open Schedule of Play

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Orders of play (when a specific player will play and on what court) are generally released the evening before the session.

DATE – SESSIONSESSION #GATES OPENPLAY STARTS (SHOW COURTS)PLAY STARTS (OUTER COURTS)FEATURED MATCHES (SINGLES)
Thur 1/11 – DayQualifying9:30 AM11:00 AM10:00 AMQualifying
Fri 1/12 – DayQualifying9:30 AMNo play10:00amQualifying
Sat 1/13 – DayQualifying9:30 AMNo play10:00amQualifying
Sun 1/14 Day110:00 AM12:00 PM11:00 AMFirst round
Sun 1/14 – Night25:00 PM7:00 PMContinued from dayFirst round
Mon 1/15 – Day310:00 AM12:00 PM11:00 AMFirst round
Mon 1/15 – Night45:00 PM7:00 PMContinued from dayFirst round
Tues 1/16 – Day510:00 AM12:00 PM11:00 AMFirst round
Tues 1/16 – Night65:00 PM7:00 PMContinued from dayFirst round
Wed 1/17 – Day710:00 AM12:00 PM11:00 AMSecond round
Wed 1/17 – Night85:00 PM7:00 PMContinued from daySecond round
Thur 1/18 – Day910:00 AM12:00 PM11:00 AMSecond round
Thu 1/18 – Night105:00 PM7:00 PMContinued from daySecond round
Fri 1/19 – Day1110:00 AM12:00 PM11:00 AMThird round
 Fri 1/19 – Night125:00 PM7:00 PMContinued from dayThird round
Sat 1/20 – Day1310:00 AM12:00 PM11:00 AMThird round
Sat 1/20 – Night145:00 PM7:00 PMContinued from dayThird round
Sun 1/21 – Day1510:00 AM12:00 PM11:00 AMFourth round
Sun 1/21 – Night165:00 PM7:00 PMContinued from dayFourth round
Mon 1/22 – Day1710:00 AM12:00 PM11:00 AMFourth round
Mon 1/22 – Night185:00 PM7:00 PMContinued from dayFourth round
Tue 1/23 – Day1910:00 AM12:00 PM11:00 AMQuarterfinals
Tue 1/23 – Night205:00 PM7:00 PMContinued from dayQuarterfinals
Wed 1/24 – Day2110:00 AM12:00 PM11:00 AMQuarterfinals
Wed 1/24 – Night225:00 PM7:30 PMContinued from dayQuarterfinals
Thu 1/25 – Twilight2310:00 AM7:30 PM11:00 AMWomen’s Semifinals
Fri 1/26 – Day2411:00 AM2:30 PM12:00 PMFirst men’s semifinal
Fri 1/26 – Night255:00 PM7:30 PMContinued from daySecond men’s semifinal
Sat 1/27 – Twilight2611:00 AM7:30 PM Women’s final1
Sun 1/28 – Twilight272:00 PM4:00 PMMen’s final

The Australian Open 2024 singles entry lists have been released, headlined by world No.1s Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek.

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World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka returns to defend her 2023 title, as does Djokovic, who will target a record-extending 11th Australian Open men’s singles title at Melbourne Park.

Several superstars, including former champions Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka and Angelique Kerber, will make their Grand Slam comebacks at Australian Open 2024 using protected rankings for entry.

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The last players directly accepted into the main draws are Americans Alex Michelsen and Claire Liu, ranked No.97 and No.99 respectively.

*SR – Special Ranking
*PR – Protected Ranking

WomenMen  
1Iga SwiatekPOL1Novak DjokovicSRB 
2Aryna Sabalenka 2Carlos AlcarazESP 
3Coco GauffUSA3Daniil Medvedev  
4Elena RybakinaKAZ4Jannik SinnerITA 
5Jessica PegulaUSA5Andrey Rublev  
6Ons JabeurTUN6Stefanos TsitsipasGRE 
7Marketa VondrousovaCZE7Alexander ZverevGER 
8Karolina MuchovaCZE8Holger RuneDEN 
9Maria SakkariGRE9Hubert HurkaczPOL 
10Barbora KrejcikovaCZE9PR   Rafael NadalESP 
11Beatriz Haddad MaiaBRA10Taylor FritzUSA 
12Madison KeysUSA11Casper RuudNOR 
13Jelena OstapenkoLAT12Alex de MinaurAUS 
14Petra KvitovaCZE13Tommy PaulUSA 
14SRJennifer BradyUSA14Grigor DimitrovBUL 
15Qinwen ZhengCHN15Karen Khachanov  
16Liudmila Samsonova 16Frances TiafoeUSA 
18Daria Kasatkina 17Ben SheltonUSA 
19Veronika Kudermetova 18Cameron NorrieGBR 
20Caroline GarciaFRA19Nicolas JarryCHI 
21Ekaterina Alexandrova 20Ugo HumbertFRA 
22Victoria Azarenka 21Francisco CerundoloARG 
23Donna VekicCRO21PRMarin CilicCRO 
24Magda LinettePOL22Adrian MannarinoFRA 
25Elina SvitolinaUKR23Tallon GriekspoorNED 
26Sorana CirsteaROU24Sebastian KordaUSA 
27Anhelina KalininaUKR25Jan-Lennard StruffGER 
28Anastasia Potapova 26Alejandro Davidovich FokinaESP 
29Elise MertensBEL27Lorenzo MusettiITA 
30Jasmine PaoliniITA27PRDenis ShapovalovCAN 
31Lesia TsurenkoUKR28Sebastian BaezARG 
31SRAngelique KerberGER29Felix Auger-AliassimeCAN 
32Emma NavarroUSA30Tomas Martin EtcheverryARG 
33Sofia KeninUSA31Jiri LeheckaCZE 
33SRAjla TomljanovicAUS32Alexander BublikKAZ 
34Marie BouzkovaCZE33Laslo DjereSRB 
35Leylah FernandezCAN33PRMilos RaonicCAN 
36Xinyu WangCHN33PRReilly OpelkaUSA 
37Lin ZhuCHN34Christopher EubanksUSA 
38Karolina PliskovaCZE35Aslan Karatsev  
39Marta KostyukUKR36Arthur FilsFRA 
40Petra MarticCRO37Borna CoricCRO 
41Linda NoskovaCZE38Daniel EvansGBR 
42Martina TrevisanITA39Roman Safiullin  
43Varvara GrachevaFRA40Alexei PopyrinAUS 
44Caroline DolehideUSA41Mackenzie McDonaldUSA 
45Katerina SiniakovaCZE42Andy MurrayGBR 
46Sloane StephensUSA43Sebastian OfnerAUT 
46 SRNaomi OsakaJPN44Matteo ArnaldiITA 
47Sara Sorribes TormoESP45Max PurcellAUS 
48Elisabetta CocciarettoITA46Lorenzo SonegoITA 
49Peyton StearnsUSA47Yoshihito NishiokaJPN 
50Anna Blinkova 48Alexander Shevchenko  
51Arantxa RusNED49Stan WawrinkaSUI 
51SRShelby RogersUSA50Botic van de ZandschulpNED 
52Danielle CollinsUSA51Yannick HanfmannGER 
53Camila GiorgiITA52Dusan LajovicSRB 
54Tatjana MariaGER53J.J. WolfUSA 
55Katie BoulterGBR54Miomir KecmanovicSRB 
56Mirra Andreeva 55Jordan ThompsonAUS 
57Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 56Daniel AltmaierGER 
58Mayar SherifEGY57Roberto Bautista AgutESP 
59Greet MinnenBEL58Zhizhen ZhangCHN 
60Clara BurelFRA59Marton FucsovicsHUN 
61Lucia BronzettiITA60Marcos GironUSA 
61SRAmanda AnisimovaUSA61Jack DraperGBR 
62Alycia ParksUSA62Aleksandar VukicAUS 
63Magdalena FrechPOL63Roberto Carballes BaenaESP 
64Rebeka MasarovaESP64Fabian MarozsanHUN 
65Paula BadosaESP65Thanasi KokkinakisAUS 
66Ana BogdanROU66Nuno BorgesPOR 
67Bernarda PeraUSA67Pavel Kotov  
68Yulia PutintsevaKAZ68Christopher O’ConnellAUS 
69Nadia PodoroskaARG69Emil RuusuvuoriFIN 
70Lauren DavisUSA70Pedro CachinARG 
71Xiyu WangCHN71Rinky HijikataAUS 
71SRCaty McNallyUSA72Borna GojoCRO 
72Yanina WickmayerBEL73Benjamin BonziFRA 
73Anna Karolina SchmiedlovaSVK74Gael MonfilsFRA 
74Elina Avanesyan 75Taro DanielJPN 
75Irina-Camelia BeguROU76Richard GasquetFRA 
76Anna Kalinskaya 77Dominik KoepferGER 
77Yue YuanCHN78Tomas MachacCZE 
78Camila OsorioCOL79Thiago Seyboth WildBRA 
79Viktoriya TomovaBUL80Bernabe Zapata MirallesESP 
80Taylor TownsendUSA80Soonwoo KwonKOR 
81Ashlyn KruegerUSA81Alexandre MullerFRA 
82Clara TausonDEN82Cristian GarinCHI 
83Tamara KorpatschGER83Juan Pablo VarillasPER 
84Viktorija GolubicSUI84Gregoire BarrereFRA 
85Zhuoxuan BaiCHN85Alejandro TabiloCHI 
86Laura SiegemundGER86Jaume MunarESP 
87Emina BektasUSA87Constant LestienneFRA 
88Diana Shnaider 88Federico CoriaARG 
89Kayla DayUSA89Albert Ramos-VinolasESP 
90Cristina BucsaESP90Luca Van AsscheFRA 
91Jaqueline  CristianROU91Maximilian MartererGER 
92Aliaksandra Sasnovich 92Matteo BerrettiniITA 
93Linda FruhvirtovaCZE93Daniel Elahi GalanCOL 
94Diane ParryFRA94Dominic StrickerSUI 
95Nao HibinoJPN94PRJiri VeselyCZE 
97Oceane DodinFRA95Facundo Diaz AcostaARG 
98Jodie BurrageGBR96Arthur RinderknechFRA 
99Claire LiuUSA97Alex MichelsenUSA 
This is the list of participents of Australian Open 2024 players.

The Final Week (Australian Open 2024 ):

The Australian Open 2024 wraps up with the men’s singles final at Rod Laver Arena on the night of Sunday, January 28. Before this exciting match, there will be the women’s doubles final.

In the last week of the tournament, there’s a lot more to enjoy around Melbourne Park as the tennis action comes to an exciting end. Fans can look forward to various events like All Abilities Day on January 23, Pride Day on January 25, and the Australian Open Glam Slam presented by Ralph Lauren from January 26 to 28. Additionally, there’s an expanded Finals Festival at John Cain Arena from January 25 to 28, offering plenty of entertainment for everyone attending the Australian Open 2024.

Prize money and trophies :

The prize money awarded in the men’s and women’s singles tournaments is distributed equally. The total prize money for the 2023 tournament in Australian dollars is AUD $76,500,000. The prize money distribution is as follows:

AO 2023WFSFQF4R3R2R1RQ3Q2Q1
SinglesA$2,975,000A$1,625,000A$925,000A$555,250A$338,250A$227,925A$158,850A$106,250A$55,150A$36,575A$26,000
DoublesA$695,000A$370,000A$210,000A$116,500A$67,250A$46,500A$30,975————
Mixed doublesA$157,750A$89,450A$47,500A$25,250A$12,650A$6,600—————

Trophies :

The names of the tournament winners are inscribed on the perpetual trophy cups. In 2013 ABC Bullion, a Pallion company, was awarded the rights to make the Cups. The cups are produced by W.J. Sanders a sister division within Pallion and takes over 250 hours to produce.

  • The women’s singles winner is presented with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup.
  • The men’s singles winner is presented with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup.

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