Australian Open 2024: Men’s Singles draw preview and prediction featuring Novak Djokovic, Ben Shelton, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Taylor Fritz and Daniil Medvedev

With the mega event all set to commence in a few days, let's take a look at the preview and predictions for the tournament.

Australian Open 2024: Men’s Singles draw preview and prediction featuring Novak Djokovic, Ben Shelton, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Taylor Fritz and Daniil Medvedev

L-R: Novak Djokovic, Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz and Stefanos Tsitsipas (Image via Open Source/X)

The Australian Open is all set to go underway from 14th January in Melbourne Park. With this being the first Grand Slam of the season, it has caught the attention of spectators around the world.

Two other ATP tournaments, the Brisbane International and the Adelaide International, have already preceded the mega event in this Australian tennis season. The tournament will continue up to 28th January.

Prominent players across the world, such as Novak Djokovic, Taylor Fritz, and Daniil Medvedev, are going to take part in the competition.

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The prize pool for the tournament is at an all-time high after a 13 percent increase in the prize money from 2023.

Currently, it stands at around AU $86.5 million, whereas the winners will be taking home around AU $3.15 million.

Tournament Details:

  • Tournament: Australian Open 2024
  • Date: January 14 to January 28, 2024
  • Number of entrants: 128
  • Venue: Adelaide, Australia
  • Surface: Hard Court
  • Prize money: $AU 86.5m
  • Defending Champion: Novak Djokovic

Top seed at Australian Open:

  • Novak Djokovic
  • Carlos Alcaraz
  • Daniil Medvedev
  • Jannik Sinner
  • Taylor Fritz

Singles draw preview for the Australian Open:

Round of 32 Prediction

  • Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray
  • Stan Wawrinka vs. Ben Shelton
  • Taylor Fritz vs. Fernando Cerundolo
  • Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Lorenzo Mussetti
  • Daniil Medvedev vs. Felix-Auger Aliassime

The move to the round of 32 will be a bit easy for Nole. However, the runner-up of the 2023 season will face Matteo Berrettini in the first round of the tournament, and can prove to be an epic encounter.

Ben Shelton hitting a serve during his match at the US Open on September 03, 2023
Ben Shelton hitting a serve during his match at the US Open (Via Imago)

Though, they will face some stern competition and resilience in the Round of 16 stage, especially Nole who faces Andy Murray, all four are expected to qualify for the next round of the tournament.

Round of 16 prediction for the Australian Open:

  • Novak Djokovic vs. Ben Shelton
  • Taylor Fritz vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
  • Daniil Medvedev vs. Grigor Dimitrov
  • Alex de Minaur vs. Andrey Rublev
  • Jannik Sinner vs. Francis Tiafoe

The round of 16 of the tournaments will bring a lot of drama to the table as the tournament reaches the business end of the tournament. The World No.1 Djokovic will face the young prodigy Shelton whereas Taylor Fritz will face off with the runner-up of the 2023 season, Stefanos Tsitsipas. Medvedev will face strong competition with the Brisbane International winner Grigor Dimitrov.

As the mega event is all set to commence from 14th January, let's take a look at the preview and predictions for the.
Taylor Fritz (Via Open Source/X)

In the first match, Djokovic has high chances tp emerge victorious. Shelton has been in good form ever since his debut but the Serb in hard courts, there can’t be a better combination. Tsitsipas will emerge victorious in the second match, keeping in mind that the American is coming just after an injury.

In the third one, Medvedev will be advancing to the quarters of the tournament as the Russian has a superb record in Melbourne Park and has reached the final twice in the last three years.

Quarterfinals Prediction:

  • Novak Djokovic vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
  • Daniil Medvedev vs. Holger Rune
  • Jannik Sinner vs. Andrey Rublev
  • Alexander Zverev vs. Carlos Alcaraz
As the mega event is all set to commence from 14th January, let's take a look at the preview and predictions for the Australian Open.
Stefanos Tsitsipas (image via: GQ)

The first match is the rematch of the finals last time around. Novak Djokovic is surely moving as the favorite going into the match. However, the Greek is too good an opponent to underestimate for the Serb.

In the second one, Medvedev will be taking on Holger Rune and there will be an epic clash between two high-performing players. The Russian is expected to emerge superior in the match due to his experience and favorability of the hard courts.

Semifinals Prediction:

  • Novak Djokovic vs. Jannik Sinner
  • Daniil Medvedev vs. Carlos Alcaraz
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Daniil Medvedev (Image via Imago)

Though Jannik Sinner had an upper hand over Djokovic in the last few tournaments, Djokovic is predicted to win the first one whereas, in the second one, Alcaraz will be moving to his first Australian Open final defeating Medvedev.

Final Prediction:

  • Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz
The current world No.1 Novak Djokovic opens up about him being in two minds with either playing tennis or spending time with his children.
Novak Djokovic (image via: imago)

Now these two have a bit of history between them. The match will be a thrilling contest between the veteran and the young generational talent. If the two face-offs, Nole is expected to win the match against Carlos Alcaraz and ultimately the title.

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