It’s an ace start to the year for tennis lovers as the world’s best are Down Under for the first Grand Slam of 2024. The Australian Open kicks off the new season in earnest as fans flock to Melbourne Park to catch a slice of the action.
Novak Djokovic entered as the defending men’s singles champions after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in last year’s final, although the Serbian’s bid for another Grand Slam success hit the net after a semi-final defeat to Jannick Sinner.
The women’s singles title, meanwhile, is held by Aryna Sabalenka as the world number two claimed her maiden Grand Slam title at Melbourne Park last January. She is still going strong and faces number 12 seed Qinwen Zheng in this year’s final in a bid for back-to-back successes.
Australian Open odds can be found on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise everything you need to know about this year’s first Grand Slam is below.
Australian Open 2024 dates
The Australian Open in 2024 is scheduled to start on Sunday, January 14. The men’s singles final will bring the tournament to a close on Sunday, January 28.
It is worth noting that Melbourne is 11 hours ahead of Britain and Ireland so action is set to start at midnight until the semi-finals in our neck of the woods.
Australian Open 2024 schedule
Sunday, January 14: Men’s and women’s first-round matches
Monday, January 15: Men’s and women’s first-round matches
Tuesday, January 16: Men’s and women’s second-round matches
Wednesday, January 17: Men’s and women’s second-round matches
Thursday, January 18: Men’s and women’s second-round matches
Friday, January 19: Men’s and women’s third-round matches
Saturday, January 20: Men’s and women’s third-round matches
Sunday, January 21: Men’s and women’s fourth-round matches
Monday, January 22: Men’s and women’s fourth-round matches
Tuesday, January 23: Men’s and women’s quarter-finals
Wednesday, January 24: Men’s and women’s quarter-finals
Thursday, January 25: Women’s semi-finals
Friday, January 26: Men’s semi-finals
Saturday, January 27: Women’s final
Sunday, January 28: Men’s final
Australian Open 2024 seeds
Men’s Singles
1. Novak Djokovic
2. Carlos Alcaraz
3. Daniil Medvedev
4. Jannik Sinner
5. Andrey Rublev
6. Alexander Zverev
7. Stefanos Tsitsipas
8. Holger Rune
9. Hubert Hurkacz
10. Alex de Minaur
11. Casper Ruud
12. Taylor Fritz
13. Grigor Dimitrov
14. Tommy Paul
15. Karen Khachanov
16. Ben Shelton
17. Frances Tiafoe
18. Nicholas Jarry
19. Cameron Norrie
20. Adrian Mannarino
21. Ugo Humbert
22. Francisco Cerundolo
23. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
24. Jan-Lennard Struff
25. Lorenzo Musetti
26. Sebastian Baez
27. Felix Auger-Aliassime
28. Tallon Griekspoor
29. Sebastian Korda
30. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
31. Alexander Bublik
32. Jiri Lehecka
Women’s Singles
1. Iga Swiatek
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Elena Rybakina
4. Coco Gauff
5. Jessica Pegula
6. Ons Jabeur
7. Marketa Vondrousova
8. Maria Sakkari
9. Barbora Krejcikova
10. Beatriz Haddad Maia
11. Jelena Ostapenko
12. Zheng Qinwen
13. Liudmila Samsonova
14. Daria Kasatkina
15. Veronika Kudermetova
16. Caroline Garcia
17. Ekaterina Alexandrova
18. Victoria Azarenka
19. Elina Svitolina
20. Magda Linette
21. Donna Vekic
22. Sorana Cirstea
23. Anastasia Potapova
24. Anhelina Kalinina
25. Elise Mertens
26. Jasmine Paolini
27. Emma Navarro
28. Lesia Tsurenko
29. Zhu Lin
30. Wang Xinyu
31. Marie Bouzkova
32. Leylah Fernandez
Australian Open 2024 prize money
An increase of 13.5 per cent means the total prize pot for the Australian Open 2024 stands at A$86.5m (£45.46m/€52.78m). The breakdown for the men’s and women’s singles is as follow:
Winner: A$3.15m (£1.656m/€1.922m)
Runner-Up: A$1.725 (£907,000/€1.053m)
Semi-Finalists: A$990,000 (£520,000/€604,000)
Quarter-Finalists: A$600,000 (£315,000/€366,000)
Fourth Round: A$375,000 (£197,000/€229,000)
Third Round: A$255,000 (£134,000/€156,000)
Second Round: A$180,000 (£95,000/€110,000)
First Round: A$120,000 (£63,000/€73,000)
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