Sumit Nagal was drawn in opposition to the world No.25 Tomas Machac within the first spherical of the lads’s singles on the Australian Open 2025 on Thursday. The highest-ranked Indian tennis participant might face the 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic within the potential third spherical in a blockbuster deal with for Indian followers.
The 27-year-old Nagal was handed a direct entry in the principle draw because of his 98th place within the ATP rankings. Nagal made the headlines by reaching the second spherical within the 2024 Australian Open however has been handed a tricky draw within the first spherical of the 2025 version.
Ngal pulled off an enormous upset by beating the world no.31 Alexander Bublik in direct units within the opening spherical of the 2024 version however misplaced in opposition to the wildcard entrant Shang Juncheng within the subsequent spherical. He’s but to face Machac within the males’s singles and would require one other unimaginable efficiency to take down the Czech Republic star.
Alternatively, the Serbian legend will tackle unseeded Nishesh Basavareddy, the Indian-origin teenager, within the first spherical of the lads’s singles and shall be dealing with the winner between Jaime Faria and Pavel Kotov within the second spherical.
In the meantime, the world No.1 and the defending champion Jannik Sinner has been drawn in opposition to Nicolas Jarry within the first spherical. Sinner has been tipped to defend his title with a simple draw to the ultimate on the first Grand Slam of the 12 months.
Australian Open Men’s Singles Draw
Aryna Sabalenka vs Coco Gauff in potential semi-final
Within the ladies’s singles, the highest seed Aryna Sabalenka is chasing her third successive Australian Open title and has been drawn in opposition to the 2017 US Champion Sloane Stephens within the first spherical. Sabalenka may additionally face a tricky take a look at in opposition to the world no.3 Coco Gauff within the semi-final.
The five-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek will look to make a powerful comeback from her notorious doping case on the finish of the 2024 season. The Polish star will tackle Katerina Siniakova, the nine-time doubles main winner, within the opening spherical and may face Britain’s Emma Raducanu within the subsequent spherical.