Australian Open 2025: Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic lead the men’s field

MELBOURNE, Australia — Here are some of the top men at the Australian Open, which starts at Melbourne Park on Sunday morning local time, with money-line odds via BetMGM Sportsbook: Jannik Sinner Seeding: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Italy Age: 23 2024 Record: 73-6 2024 Titles: 8 Career Titles: 18 Grand Slam Titles: 2 — Australian Open, U.S. Open Last 5 Australian Opens: 2024-Won Championship, 2023-Lost in 4th Rd, 2022-QF, 2021-1st, 2020-2nd Aces: Sinner tested positive twice for a banned anabolic steroid in March but wasn’t suspended because a panel determined he didn’t use the drug intentionally and instead was exposed to it by his physiotherapist. He Said It: “Of course, I had some ups and downs, and whoever knows me, I was emotionally a bit down and a bit also heartbroken.” Read All About It: Sinner’s 2024 included two Slam titles and two positive doping tests Odds Are: +125 Carlos Alcaraz Seeding: 3 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Spain Age: 21 2024 Record: 54-13 2024 Titles: 4 Career Titles: 16 Grand Slam Titles: 4 — French Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open Last 5 Australian Opens: 2024-QF, 2023-Did Not Play, 2022-3rd, 2021-2nd, 2020-DNP Aces: Can complete a career Grand Slam at the age of 21 by winning the title at Melbourne Park.. As it is, he is the youngest man in tennis history to win at least one major championship on three surfaces.. He Said It: “I’m trying to make the people enjoy watching tennis.” Read All About It: Alcaraz wants a seat at the adult table after his fourth major trophy Odds Are: +350 Taylor Fritz Seeding: 4 Career-Best Ranking: 4 Country: United States Age: 27 2024 Record: 53-23 2024 Titles: 2 Career Titles: 8 Grand Slam Titles: None — Best: Runner-Up, U.S. Open Last 5 Australian Opens: 2024-QF, 2023-2nd, 2022-4th, 2021-3rd, 2020-3rd Aces: Had never reached more than one Grand Slam quarterfinal in a single season until 2024, when he got there at the Australian Open and Wimbledon and made it to the final at the U.S. Open before bowing out against Jannik Sinner.. Also lost to Sinner in the title match at the ATP Finals, becoming the first man from the U.S. to get that far at the season-ending championship since James Blake in 2006.. Fritz’s coach, Michael Russell, earned ATP Coach of the Year honors for 2024. I believe in my tennis.” Read All About It: Medvedev once again came oh-so-close to an Australian trophy last year Odds Are: +1400 Novak Djokovic Seeding: 7 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Serbia Age: 37 2024 Record: 37-9 2024 Titles: 1 Career Titles: 99 Grand Slam Titles: 24 — Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open Last 5 Australian Opens: 2024-SF, 2023-W, 2022-DNP, 2021-W, 2020-W Aces: Being coached in Melbourne by former rival Andy Murray.. Bidding to become the first player in tennis history with 25 Grand Slam singles titles.. 2024 was his first season without at least one major trophy since 2017.. Was 20-0 in semifinals or finals at the Australian Open until last year’s loss to Jannik Sinner in the final four.. 10 trophies in Melbourne are the most for a man.. Won just one title in 2024, but it was a big one: an Olympic gold medal for Serbia.