The 2025 Australian Open kicks off at Melbourne Park this Sunday, and the three favourites for the men's singles title, Sinner, Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic, will all be on the scene on Monday for the first round.

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Although the full sequence of matches for Monday has yet to be announced, the second half of the men's singles draw will be played on the second day of the Australian Open, as well as a series of top-half tournaments, including defending Italian top seed Sinner and his debut against Chile's 29-year-old rival Jarry.

Alcaraz, who is also known as the successor of the "Big Three" with Sinner, met Kazakhstan's opponent Shevchenko on the 13th, and the 21-year-old Spanish third seed is menacing, and has a total of 4 Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon Championship (2023, 2024), French Open (2024) and US Open (2022).

As for Djokovic, who invited retired friend Murray to coach for the first time, the first game on Monday against 19-year-old American wildcard Basa Valedi, and the 37-year-old Serbian seventh seed hopes to make a comeback and make a comeback towards the all-time record 25 Grand Slam titles, 11 Australian Open titles, and 100 career gold cups.