Novak Djokovic To Jannik Sinner: Five Men To Watch At The Australian Open

Novak Djokovic is targeting an 11th Australian Open title and record 25th Grand Slam crown but faces an uphill battle against Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz .

We highlight five potential winners of the first Grand Slam of the year, which begins on Sunday:

He may be 37 but the Serb can never be written off on Melbourne Park's blue hardcourts, where he has enjoyed enormous success.

Ranked seven in the world, Djokovic won Olympic gold in 2024 but failed to collect a major for the first time since 2017, leaving his bid to better Margaret Court's all-time 24 Slam titles unfulfilled.

Beaten in the Melbourne semi-finals last year by eventual champion Sinner, he has enlisted the help of long-time rival Andy Murray as coach to try and help him achieve the feat.