Jannik Sinner had the best season of his career in 2024, winning eight titles and proving that he is the strongest player in the world right now. The Italian ace has not only become the number 1 in the world, but has created a huge gap over all his opponents in the ATP ranking thanks to his impressive consistency.

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The 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria has worked hard in the off-season together with his entire team and is ready to defend his title at the Australian Open. The 2-time Grand Slam champion has decided not to play any official tournaments before the AO, wanting to focus on some aspects of his game before making his official debut.

Jannik Sinner, Australian Open 2025 Stream screenshot

Today the world number 1 played an exhibition match against Alexei Popyrin at Melbourne Park, winning in two sets and immediately showing excellent condition. Jannik arrived in Melbourne well in advance and will make his AO debut as early as Day 1, Sunday 12 January.

Before his first-round match, the Italian starwill play another exhibition match against Greek ace Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Woodforde on Jannik Sinner

2025 will be an important year for the Italian even off the tennis court. In March, the trial relating to his doping case should take place before the CAS in Lausanne, with Jannik risking a disqualification of 1 to 2 years.

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Jannik Sinner, Australian Open 2025 Stream screenshot

In a long interview with 'Tennis365', tennis legend Mark Woodforde explained that Sinner will have great pressure in this edition of the Australian Open: There is already a lot of talk about what happens next in this story, but there is a possibility that some kind of suspension may be coming.

He struggled in the early rounds of the US Open, I felt, and it was fortunate that he was up against guys in the early rounds who didnt have the belief they could beat him.

Once he got settled into the tournament, he was looking good all the way and thats how he would like to approach it again this year.

Being the defending champion at the AO adds another pressure for the young man so it will be fascinating to see how he handles it.


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