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MELBOURNE : Jannik Sinner heads into the Australian Open without a competitive match under his belt this season but the world number four said on Friday he was still full of confidence following his strong finish to 2023.
World number one Iga Swiatek said Friday a "peaceful" off-season had left her more focused heading into the Australian Open as she targets her first Grand Slam title at Melbourne Park. The Polish top seed is in imperious form, dropping just one set in five wins at the lead-up United Cup mixed-teams tournament in Perth. She enters the opening Grand Slam of the year as favourite, on a 16-match win streak that included tournament victories at the China Open and the WTA Finals. "It was nice to play some high-quality matches against the top players (at the United Cup)," she said. "I realised that I'm feeling pretty confident, a little bit better than last year. Hopefully this feeling is going to stay with me."
ADELAIDE : Americans Ben Shelton and Sebastian Korda crashed to defeats by lower-ranked opponents on Friday in the semi-finals of Australian Open warm-up tournaments.
MELBOURNE : Daniil Medvedev had a disappointing Australian Open last year but is changing things up this time around as he looks to retain some energy at the back end of the season as well as present a new face to the world.
MELBOURNE : Aryna Sabalenka's Australian Open preparations hit a speed bump with her defeat in Sunday's Brisbane International final but the Belarusian has already put that loss in her rearview mirror and cannot wait to launch her Melbourne Park title defence.
MELBOURNE : Coco Gauff has no intention of being a 'one-Slam wonder' and while her win over Aryna Sabalenka in last year's Flushing Meadows final gave her confidence heading into the Australian Open she says she spends little time dwelling on the past.
MELBOURNE : Iga Swiatek will begin her Australian Open campaign with a first round match against former champion Sofia Kenin and the world number one said on Friday it was strange how different their career paths had been since their only meeting in 2020.
MELBOURNE : Caroline Wozniacki and Angelique Kerber have both experienced great triumphs at the Australian Open but admit they will be unable to focus purely on the tennis as they return to Melbourne Park after long absences this year.