Novak Djokovic gets a tough Australian Open route on Thursday after he drew Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev on the same side.
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DJOKOVIC GETS TOUGH ROUTE TO RECLAIM AUSTRALIAN OPEN TITLE
Djokovic gets a tough router to reclaim the first major of the year.
Furthermore, the Serbian former world No.1 and Alcaraz are on the same side of the draw, with the two possibly facing in the quarterfinals.
Moreover, Djokovioc could face No.3 German Zverev should he gets past Alcaraz.
The 10-time winner in Melbourne, did not win a major last year but still copped a gold medal in men’s singles at the Paris Olympics.
He will playing his first major with new coach Andy Murray, who retired just after the Paris Games.
SINNER DRAWS MEDVEDEV, SHELTON, FRITZ ON OPPOSITE SIDE
Moreover, Jannik Sinner got Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, and Daniil Medvedev on the opposite side of the draw.
Furthermore, the Italian defending champion awaits either Alcaraz, Djokovic, or Zverev possibly in the final should he hurdle the obstacles on his side.
Sinner came back to topple Medvedev, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3, to cop his first major in Melbourne.
There will be no repeat of last year’s semifinals, where Sinner upset Djokovic to earn the right to face Medvedev.
The Italian and Alcaraz shared the four majors by winning two titles each last year.
SABALENKA GETS ZHENG, ANDREEVA IN SAME DRAW, DRAWS STEPHENS IN FIRST ROUND
Furthermore, Aryna Sabalenka got China’s Zheng Qinwen and Mira Andreeva in the same draw
Moreover, the Belarussian defending women’s champion drew 2017 US Open champion Slone Stephens in an early first round challenge.
Sabalenka defeated Zheng in the final last year.
The world No.1 could also be tested by rising 17-year-old star Andreeva on her side of the draw.
“I hope that I can keep doing what I’m doing here in Australia,” she said after the draw ceremony on Thursday.
Meanwhile, world No.2 Iga Swiatek and 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina are on Sabalenka’s opposite side of the draw.
