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MELBOURNE : Jannik Sinner seemed to have Novak Djokovic's number at the end of last year when he beat the Serb twice in 11 days but the Italian knows facing the world number one in the Australian Open semi-finals is the acid test of his Grand Slam ambitions.
Novak Djokovic puts his 33-match unbeaten Australian Open run to the test against Jannik Sinner on Rod Laver Arena on Friday.
Simon Carr makes a welcome return to the Ireland Davis Cup team to play Austria next month for a place in World Group I, the second tier of the competition.
Sumit Nagal returned to the big stage in grand style, pulling off one of the biggest victories of his career by stunning world number 27 Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan in straight sets to breeze into the Australian Open second round on Tuesday. Someone who was denied a regional wild card opportunity by the AITA for his refusal to play Davis Cup, Nagal came through qualifiers and sent packing 31st seed Bublik 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(5) in a gruelling match that lasted two hours and 38 minutes. Nagal, ranked 137 in the world, is playing in a Grand Slam main draw for the first time since 2021 Australian Open when he had lost to Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis in the opening round.
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.
MELBOURNE : Novak Djokovic will bring his simmering rivalry with two young guns of the men's game to the Australian Open where his hunt for a record-extending 11th title and 25th Grand Slam crown overall carries an air of inevitability despite an early loss in 2024.
Ireland's Davis Cup captain Conor Niland believes next February's home tie against Austria will give the sport a potentially huge platform in this country.
Jannik Sinner followed up his heroics against Novak Djokovic by leading Italy to their first Davis Cup title for 47 years.