Australian Open draw: Novak Djokovic handed monster route as Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper learn fate
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Djokovic could face Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals, with Alexander Zverev a possible opponent in the semi-finals and Jannik Sinner on the opposite side of the draw. Novak Djokovic could play Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and may also have to face World No 2 Alexander Zverev and World No 1 Jannik Sinner if he is to win a 25th grand slam title in Melbourne.
![[Djokovic has faced Alcaraz in the last two Wimbledon finals]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/09/06/GettyImages-1554310353.jpg)
The 37-year-old, who will be coached by Andy Murray at the opening grand slam of the season, is seeded seventh for the tournament he has won 10 times and was drawn in the same quarter as World No 3 Alcaraz. Djokovic and Alcaraz, 21, have faced each other in three grand slam finals as well as the Olympics final, won by the Serbian last year, with Zverev a possible opponent in the semis and defending champion Sinner on the opposite side of the draw.
![[Raducanu has received the toughest draw among British players]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/09/06/GettyImages-2192561959.jpg)
Emma Raducanu was the only British player to draw a seed, meanwhile, as the former US Open champion takes on No 26 Ekaterina Alexandrova. British No 1 Katie Boulter, who is seeded 22nd, faces Rebecca Marino of Canada in her opening round. There is a blockbuster draw for Britain’s Jacob Fearnley ahead of his Australian Open debut, with the 23-year-old set to face Australian star Nick Kyrgios in the opening round - should the former Wimbledon finalist be fit enough to feature at his home grand slam for the first time since 2022.
![[Defending champions Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner with the trophies]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/09/05/09-9f7311b58a4e4c3e9382deeaa8d0d284.jpg)
