Far away from ski races and snow-capped mountains on the other side of the world, a completely different battle is raging: the Grand Slam tennis tournament Australian Open 2025! With Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev, four top favorites are in the quarterfinals. Which of them will make it to the final on Sunday and lift the trophy at the end?
After his first Grand Slam victory last year at the Australian Open 2024, a new era began in the career of South Tyrolean Jannik Sinner. He finally found himself in the finals of major tournaments again and again, something he had never been able to do the season before. 2024 was his golden year, he won two Grand Slam titles and fought his way to the top of the world, and has been number 1 in the world since June 2024. His performance at the Australian Open 2025 has been relatively confident so far, although there are always weak phases in his matches, but his chances of repeating the title are intact. He will face Australian Alex de Minaur in the quarterfinals.
The combative Ben Shelton from the USA already attracted attention last year, impressing again and again with his determination. In the third round he managed to knock the Italian Lorenzo Musetti out of the tournament. Now the world number 21 is in the quarterfinals and will face the Italian Lorenzo Sonego. He could be the surprise of the tournament.
Record holder Novak Djokovic has not yet ended his career and at the moment he doesn't seem to want to either, he's fighting so determinedly through the matches. The 10-time Australian Open winner and winner of the 2023 Australian Open wants to win title number 11 in Australia. But he has been given a heavy burden, because he is in the quarterfinals with the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. The world number 3 has already won three Grand Slam tournaments, including Wimbledon twice. How big must his ambition be to win the last Grand Slam tournament too? Carlos was very confident in the fights and has a good chance of reaching the final. The match between Djokovic and Alcaraz will be a cracker.
The last quarter-final pairing is the American Tommy Paul, No. 12 in the world, and the German Alexander Zverev, currently No. 2 in the world. Alexander Zverev mastered his games relatively confidently and seems ready for the final. Tommy Paul is a bundle of energy on the court. After a difficult start in the first round, he has improved from round to round and is determined to deliver new top performances. This match has real potential for surprises.
This week offers real excitement and great tennis matches on the courts of Melbourne's tennis arenas.
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