Novak Djokovic will start his 2025 season and bid for an eleventh Australian Open title on the Brisbane Worldwide, it was introduced on Wednesday, with the Serbian famous person now coached by Andy Murray.
The 37-year-old is focusing on a report twenty fifth Grand Slam crown after failing so as to add to the overall throughout a irritating 2024, though he did win Olympic singles gold in Paris.
The ATP-WTA occasion runs December 29-January 5, with the Australian Open to start on January 12.
“I’m excited to be kicking off my Australian swing on the Brisbane Worldwide and to compete once more at Pat Rafter Area,” stated Djokovic.
“I’m wanting ahead to experiencing the unimaginable help from the Australian followers and making this event one to recollect.”
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Ought to he win, it could be his one centesimal profession title, simply the third man within the Open period behind Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103) to realize the feat.
Djokovic was crushed within the Australian Open semifinals this yr by eventual champion Jannik Sinner along with his failure to carry one other main leaving him tied with Margaret Court docket on a report 24 Grand Slam singles crowns.
In a bid to surpass her in Melbourne, he has teamed up with long-time rival and the now-retired Murray.
The Brisbane event may even mark the return to aggressive tennis of Australian Nick Kyrgios, who has performed only one ATP Tour singles match in two years after knee, foot and wrist accidents.
Different males’s gamers beginning their yr in Brisbane embody Grigor Dimitrov, Holger Rune, Frances Tiafoe and Matteo Berrettini.
Reigning Australian Open ladies’s champion and world primary Aryna Sabalenka had beforehand introduced she too would begin her season on the Queensland Tennis Centre.
Three different top-10 gamers together with Jessica Pegula, Emma Navarro and Daria Kasatkina may even play, as will former Brisbane champion Victoria Azarenka.
A number of different gamers have opted to begin their yr on the mixed-teams United Cup in Sydney and Perth, together with ladies’s world quantity two Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Jasmine Paolini.
Males’s world quantity two Alexander Zverev and fourth-ranked Taylor Fritz have additionally signed up for the United Cup.