Обсуждение участника:Djokovic attempts first ever ‘25 major wins’ at Australian Open

Winner 10 times at the Australian Open, including last year, 2022 champion Nadal, absent due to pain, 2-time winner Osaka, returning after giving birth

Alcaras-Sinner challenging Djokovic Carlos Alcaras , Novak Djokovic, and Jannik Sinner (from top), who are considered candidates to win the men's singles title at this year's Australian Open, training at Melbourne Park, Australia, on the 12th, two days before the tournament. Djokovic is trying to win his 11th individual title, and the other two players are trying to win their first individual Australian Open title.

The Australian Open, the first major tennis tournament of the year, begins on the 14th. This year, the #0 candidate for the men's singles championship is Novak Djokovic (37, Serbia, world No. 1). Djokovic won a total of 24 wins in the four major tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open), of which 10 (41.7%) came at the Australian Open. The current ‘defending champion’ is also Djokovic. If Djokovic wins this year's tournament, he will be the first in tennis history to conquer the 25-win major milestone. Even in the women's division, no player has left such a record. However, the fact that Djokovic complained of pain in his right wrist during the United Cup match, a mixed national competition between men and women on the 3rd, may be a variable.

Looking at the results of sports betting in Las Vegas, USA, the player with the next highest probability of winning after Djokovic (47.6%) is 'divine' Carlos Alcaras (21, Spain, 2nd place, 23.1%). Al Caras, who was unable to participate in last year's tournament due to injury, dreams of returning to the world's No. 1 ranking by winning this year's tournament. Djokovic is the 1st seed in the tournament and Alcaras is the 2nd seed, so the two players must advance to the finals to face each other.

The 3rd most likely winner (13.3%) is Jannick Sinner (22, Italy, 4th). Sinner is determined to continue the momentum of winning his first personal victory over Djokovic in last year's men's national competition Davis Cup in this tournament. If Djokovic and Sinner continue their victory, the two players will meet in the semifinals. 2022 Australian Open champion Rafael Nadal (38, Spain) participated in the Brisbane International, a prelude to the tournament, but due to recurrence of back pain, he decided not to participate in this year's tournament.

This year's Australian Open women's singles is attracting attention as the major return of Naomi Osaka (27, Japan), who won this tournament twice (2019, 2021). It will be one year and three months since the 2022 US Open that Osaka will compete in her major tournament. Osaka, who gave birth to her daughter Shai in July of last year, will compete in the first round against Caroline Garcia (31, France, 20th).

“She’s happy about little things now,” said Osaka, who confessed after her first round appearance at the 2021 French Open that “she suffers from depression.” She looked up at the sky at the Rod Laver Arena (which was the main court of the tournament) and she thought, 'I can't believe she won here twice.' “I want to try it again,” she said of her return. In Las Vegas, Osaka's probability of winning is considered to be around 5.3% (6th place). The person with the highest predicted probability of winning (30.8%) was Iga Sibiontech (23, Poland), ranked first in the world. 19가이드03