When will Jannik Sinner play his first round at the 2024 Australian Open?

Jannik Sinner

• Seed: 4
• Career-Best Ranking: 4
• Age: 22
• Career Titles: 10
• Grand Slam Titles: None — Best: Semifinals, Wimbledon (2023)

When will Sinner play his Australian Open first round?

Jannik Sinner is set to kick off his 2024 Australian Open campaign on Sunday, January 14 against Botic van de Zandschulp.

The No. 4-seeded Sinner will make his 2024 season debut and play his first major tournament since becoming a Top 4 player, the culmination of a 2023 surge that began after the US Open last summer.

What did Sinner achieve in 2023?

Ranked as low as No. 17 in February, Sinner made his first major semifinal at Wimbledon and won his first Masters 1000 title at the National Bank Open, but it wasn’t until the fall swing where the 22-year-old truly picked up steam.

Sinner picked up a pair of ATP 500 titles in Beijing and Vienna with back-to-back wins over Daniil Medvedev, booking himself a spot at the Nitto ATP Finals where he stunned Novak Djokovic en route to the final.

Though Djokovic avenged the defeat to win the title in Turin, Sinner laughed last in 2023, rallying from the brink of defeat to beat Djokovic a second time at the Davis Cup Finals, leading Team Italy to its first victory since 1976.

Where did Sinner land in the 2024 Australian Open draw?

Sinner, who is yet to play an official match this season, was placed in Djokovic’s half of the men’s draw along with No. 5 seed Andrey Rublev, who he defeated twice in 2023. He won an exhibition match at the Kooyong Classic against Casper Ruud on Thursday.

Sinner will be facing Van De Zandschulp for the first time at 12PM local time, first up on Rod Laver Arena on Sunday.