The top players in the world remain on a potential collision course at an Australian Open of few upsets in Melbourne.
Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka are the top seeds for the tournament, with Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek the second seeds for the first grand slam of the year.
Alcaraz and Sinner could become the first men to play in four consecutive grand slam finals since Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal did so between 2011 and 2012. Alcaraz is bidding for his first Australian Open title - which would make the youngest man of all time to complete the career grand slam - while Sinner is on for a hat-trick of titles in Melbourne.
Sabalenka, the US Open champion, and Swiatek, the Wimbledon champion, have yet to meet in a grand slam final. Swiatek is also an Australian Open title away from completing the career grand slam while Sabalenka will be out to regain her crown after a shock defeat to Madison Keys in last year’s final.
In a first in the Open era, the top six seeds on the men’s and women’s singles draws at the Australian Open made it through to the quarter-finals. But third seed Coco Gauff went no further as Elina Svitolina produced a superb performance to set up a semi-final with Sabalenka.
Djokovic, the record 10-time champion in Melbourne, is seeded fourth on the men’s side and will face Sinner in the semi-finals if they get there. Defending champion Keys, meanwhile, was knocked out of the Australian Open by Jessica Pegula but was “proud” of how she had handled the pressure of her title defence.
Men’s seeds
1. Carlos Alcaraz
Plays semi-final vs. Alexander Zverev [3]
2. Jannik Sinner
Plays quarter-final vs. Ben Shelton [8]
3. Alexander Zverev
Plays semi-final vs. Carlos Alcaraz [1]
4. Novak Djokovic
Plays quarter-final vs Lorenzo Musetti [5]
5. Lorenzo Musetti
Plays quarter-final vs Novak Djokovic [4]
❌ 6. Alex de Minaur - knocked out quarter-final vs Carlos Alcaraz [1] 7-5, 6-2, 6-1
❌ 7. Felix Auger-Aliassime - knocked out first round by Nuno Borges, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 0-0, ret.
8. Ben Shelton
Plays quarter-final vs. Jannik Sinner [2]
❌ 9. Taylor Fritz - knocked out fourth round by Lorenzo Musetti [5], 6-2, 7-5, 6-4.
❌ 10. Alexander Bublik - knocked out fourth round by Alex de Minaur [6] 6-4, 6-1, 6-1
❌ 11. Daniil Medvedev - knocked out fourth round by Learner Tien [25] 6-4, 6-0, 6-3
❌ 12. Casper Ruud - knocked out fourth round by Ben Shelton [8] 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
❌ 13. Andrey Rublev - knocked out in third round by Francisco Cerúndolo [18] 6-3 7-6 6-3
❌ 14. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina - knocked out in third round by Tommy Paul [19] 6-1 6-1 Walkover
❌ 15. Karen Khachanov - knocked out in third round by Luciano Darderi [22] 7-6 3-6 6-3 6-4
❌ 16. Jakub Mensik - withdrew before fourth round match with Novak Djokovic [4]
❌ 17. Jiri Lehecka - knocked out first round vs Arthur Gea [Q] 7-5 7-6 7-5
❌ 18. Francisco Cerundolo - knocked out fourth round vs. Alexander Zverev [3]
❌ 19. Tommy Paul - knocked out in fourth round by Carlos Alcaraz [1] 7-6, 6-4, 7-5
❌ 20. Flavio Cobolli - knocked out first round vs Arthur Fery [Q] , 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-1
❌ 21. Denis Shapovalov - knocked out second round vs Marin Cilic, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.
❌ 22. Luciano Darderi - knocked out fourth round vs. Jannik Sinner [2]
❌ 23. Tallon Griekspoor - knocked out first round vs Ethan Quinn 6-2 6-3 6-2
❌ 24. Arthur Rinderknech - knocked out first round vs Fabian Marozsan, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-4.
❌ 25. Learner Tien - knocked out quarter-final vs Alexander Zverev [3] 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-6 (3).
❌ 26. Cameron Norrie - knocked out in third round by Alexander Zverev [3] 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-1
❌ 27. Brandon Nakashima - knocked out first round vs Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3 4-6 7-6 7-6
❌ 28. Joao Fonseca - knocked out first round vs Eliot Spizzirri
❌ 29. Frances Tiafoe - knocked out in third round by Alex de Minaur [6] 6-3 6-4 7-5
❌ 30. Valentin Vacherot - knocked out in third round by Ben Shelton [8] 6-4 6-4 7-6
❌ 31. Stefanos Tsitsipas - knocked out second round vs. Tomas Machac, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5).
❌ 32. Corentin Moutet - knocked out in third round by Carlos Alcaraz [1] 6-2 6-4 6-1
Women’s seeds
1. Aryna Sabalenka
Plays semi-final vs Elina Svitolina [12]
2. Iga Swiatek
Plays quarter-final vs. Elena Rybakina [5]
❌ 3. Coco Gauff - knocked out in quarter-final by Elina Svitolina [12] 6-1, 6-2
4. Amanda Anisimova
Plays quarter-final vs. Jessica Pegula [6]
5. Elena Rybakina
Plays quarter-final vs. Iga Swiatek [2]
6. Jessica Pegula
Plays quarter-final vs Amanda Anisimova [4]
❌ 7. Jasmine Paolini - knocked out in third round by Iva Jovic [29] 6-2 7-6
❌ 8. Mirra Andreeva - knocked out in fourth round by Elina Svitolina [12] 6-2, 6-4
❌ 9. Madison Keys - knocked out in fourth round by Jessica Pegula [6]
❌ 10. Belinda Bencic - knocked out second round by Nikola Bartunkova [Q], 6-3, 0-6, 6-4.
❌ 11. Ekaterina Alexandrova - knocked out in first round by Zeynep Sonmez [Q] 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.
12. Elina Svitolina
Plays semi-final vs. Aryna Sabalenka [1]
❌ 13. Linda Noskova - knocked out in third round by Xin Wang 7-5 6-4
❌ 14. Clara Tauson - knocked out in third round by Victoria Mboko [17] 7-6 5-7 6-3
❌ 15. Emma Navarro - knocked out in first round by Magda Linette, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
❌ 16. Naomi Osaka - withdrew before third round vs Maddison Inglis
❌ 17. Victoria Mboko - knocked out in fourth round vs. Aryna Sabalenka [1] 6-1, 7-6
❌ 18. Liudmila Samsonova - knocked out first round by Laura Siegemund, 0-6, 7-5, 6-4.
❌ 19. Karolina Muchova - knocked out fourth round by Coco Gauff [3] 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
❌ 20. Marta Kostyuk - knocked out first round by Elsa Jacquemot, 6-7 7-6 7-6
❌ 21. Elise Mertens - knocked out fourth round vs. Elena Rybakina [5]
❌ 22. Leylah Fernandez - knocked out first round vs Janice Tjen
❌ 23. Diana Shnaider - knocked out in third round by Elina Svitolina [12] 7-6 6-3
❌ 24. Jelena Ostapenko - knocked out second round vsWang Xinyu, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
❌ 25. Paula Badosa - knocked out second round vs Oksana Selekhmeteva, 6-4, 6-4.
❌ 26. Dayana Yastremska - knocked out first round by Elena-Gabriela Ruse, 6-4, 7-5
❌ 27. Sofia Kenin - knocked out first round by Peyton Stearns, 6-3, 6-2.
❌ 28. Emma Raducanu - knocked out second round by Anastasia Potapova, 7-6 6-2
❌ 29. Iva Jovic - knocked out quarter-final vs Aryna Sabalenka [1], 6-3, 6-0.
❌ 30. Maya Joint - knocked out first round vs Tereza Valentova
❌ 31. Anna Kalinskaya - knocked out in third round by Iga Swiatek [2] 6-1 1-6 6-1
❌ 32. Marketa Vondrousova - withdrew before first round vs Hailey Baptiste
Is the Australian Open on TV?
The tournament will be shown live on TNT Sports in the UK as well as online on Discovery+.
In the US, it will be shown live on ESPN and Tennis Channel.
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