Alcaraz and Sinner already have rivals and matches to prepare for the Australian Open

He Australian Open has defined in recent days the main characters of its traditional preparation matches for the first Grand Slam of the season, in the ‘Opening Week’ where many stars will gather to collaborate in charitable works and, at the same time, to add filming for the great event in the month of January.

Among the stars of the ‘Charity Matches’ this 2025 are Carlos Alcaraz and the numbers 1 Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenkaas well Novak Djokovic. Sinner and Alcaraz could add the most minutes on the court, as they will be the main stars in the individual matches scheduled by the organization.

Alcaraz He decided to combine the preseason with direct preparation for Melbourne, so the matches he played in this exhibition were the only ones he would add before the first Grand Slam of the year. Of course, they will face uncomfortable rivals such as Alex de Minaur (Wednesday, January 8 at 9:00 in Spanish peninsular time) and in front of Alexei Popyrin (Friday, January 10 at 7:00). Also sinful will play two individual preparatory matches, against Popyrin on Tuesday the 7th (6:00 am) and match Stefanos Tsitsipas (Friday the 10th, 9:00).

The Olympic champion will play another match in preparation Qinwen Zheng and Elina Svitolinawhile other stars will gather at the central charity events on Thursday, January 9. It has been confirmed that they Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Alexander Zverev.

The Australian Open’s ‘Opening Week’ charity matches

Tuesday January 7
6:00 Jannik Sinner-Alexei Popyrin
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Wednesday, January 8
7:00 Qinwen Zheng-Elina Svitolina
9:00 Carlos Alcaraz-Alex de Minaur

Thursday January 9
7:00 Solidarity mixed doubles with Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Alexander Zverev confirmed
9:00 Event with Novak Djokovic
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Friday January 10
7:00 Carlos Alcaraz-Alexei Popyrin
9:00 Jannik Sinner-Stefanos Tsitsipas