Richard Gasquet He will be his first opponent Carlos Alcaraz will play his first match at the Australian Open, which will start on Sunday, January 14. 37-year-old French tennis masterRafael Nadal’s generation rival, who played in Melbourne due to his injury, lost his only match against the Murcian in the 2021 Umag tournament final (6-2, 6-2).
On the way to the final alcaraz can beat the American in the round of 16 Tommy PaulHis toughest opponent in the quarter-finals may be Alexander Zverev (6th in the world) and the reigning champion of the Unified Cup with Germany and, hypothetically, the champion in the semi-finals with Russian Daniil Medvedev (3). Worldwide) and a two-time finalist at the Australian Open (2019 and 2022), the last time he defeated him in the semifinals of the US Open or Denmark Open. Holger RuneMurcian’s generation partner and final finalist of the Brisbane tournament.
Novak Djokovic will initially have a quiet first week, making his debut against a knockout player this week to win his 25th Grand Slam and 11th Australian Open. American Ben Shelton It could be the first tough opponent for the current no. While he is ranked 1st in the last 16 rounds, he may face Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (5th in the world), whom he defeated in the 2023 final, in the quarter-finals, and may face Russia in the semi-finals. Andrey Rublev or Italian Jannik the Sinner (world No. 4), an opponent who defeated him twice in the group stage of the ATP Finals and Davis Cup in Turin at the end of last year, but the Serb took revenge on the Italian in the Masters final.
rest of spanish
The first round pairings of the other 10 Spaniards who will take part in the Australian Open are as follows:
Jaume Munar -Alexander Shevchenko
Roberto Bautista -Ben Shelton
Roberto Carballes -Borna Gojo
Alexander Davidovich – Constant Lestienne
Bernabe Zapata -Jiri Lehecka
Albert Ramos -Casper Ruud
Cristina Bucsa -Anna Blinkova
Sara is upset – qualifying player
Paula Badosa -Taylor Townsend
Rebeka Masarova -Aleksandra Sasnovich.