Essentially the most profitable participant in Australian Open historical past will start his 2026 marketing campaign at Melbourne Park from January 18 to February 1, as he units his sights on a record-breaking twenty fifth Grand Slam title.
Novak shall be defending his semifinal look from final season, together with 720 ATP rating factors, on the 12 months’s first main.
The official draw ceremony for the 2026 Australian Open was held on Thursday morning (CET), with the world No. 4 named because the match’s fourth seed.
In line with the draw, Novak will start his quest for a 102nd profession title in opposition to Spaniard Pedro Martínez, the world No. 71.
Potential opponents within the later rounds embody:
Second spherical: Terence Atmane (FRA)Third spherical: Brandon Nakashima (USA, 27), Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)Fourth spherical: Jakub Menšík (CZE, 16), Tallon Griekspoor (NED, 23)Quarterfinals: Lorenzo Musetti (ITA, 5), Taylor Fritz (USA, 9), Jiří Lehečka (CZE, 17), Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE, 31)
Semifinals: Jannik Sinner (ITA, 2), Ben Shelton (USA, 8), Casper Ruud (NOR, 12), Karen Khachanov (RUS, 15)…
Remaining: Carlos Alcaraz (ESP, 1), Alexander Zverev (GER, 3), Alex de Minaur (AUS, 6), Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN, 7), Alexander Bublik (KAZ, 10)…
From the 24 Grand Slam titles Novak has gained up to now in his profession, a report 10 have come on the Australian Open — in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023.
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