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AUSTRALIAN OPEN ENTRY LIST. Federer is still included. Djokovic, Nadal, Thiem the favorites

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem are the top favorites to win the Autralian Open. Roger Federer still part of the entry list.

Alex Boyden

23 December 2020

The Australian Open has been scheduled to be played from the 8th of February because of the Coronavirus pandemic. One of the hot topics is if Roger Federer will manage to get fit for the year’s first slam. The Swiss sensation had to undergo 2 injuries to his knee in 2020, and at 39 years of age, it is not clear the recovery time of his body.

However, the Swiss legend is currently in Dubai for his pre-season training, and the postponement of the major was good news for him as he will have more time to build up his fitness.

The Entry List

As of now, Roger is still part of the entry list. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Dominic Thiem are considered the top favorites to win the event. Andy Murray (ranked no.122) is not part of the entry list, but it is almost a given that he will be granted a wildcard.

Here the entry list.

Novak Djokovic (No.1/SRB)
Rafael Nadal (No.2/ESP)
Dominic Thiem (No.3/AUT)
Daniil Medvedev (No.4/RUS)
Roger Federer (No.5/SUI)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (No.6/GRE)
Alexander Zverev (No.7/GER)
Andrey Rublev (No.8/RUS)
Diego Schwartzman (No.9/ARG)
Matteo Berrettini (No.10/ITA)
Gael Monfils (No.11/FRA)
Denis Shapovalov (No.12/CAN)
Roberto Bautista (No.13/ESP)
Milos Raonic (No.14/CAN)
David Goffin (No.15/BEL)
Pablo Carreño (No.16/ESP)
Fabio Fognini (No.17/ITA)
Stan Wawrinka (No.18/SUI)
Grigor Dimitrov (No.19/BUL)
Karen Khachanov (No.20/RUS)
Felix Auger-Aliassime (No.21/CAN)
Cristian Garín (No.22/CHI)
Alex De Miñaur (No.23/AUS)
Borna Coric (No.24/CRO)
John Isner (No.25/USA)
Dusan Lajovic (No.26/SRB)
Casper Ruud (No.27/CRO)
Benoir Paire (No.28/FRA)
Taylor Fritz (No.29/USA)
Ugo Humbert (No.30/FRA)
Filip Krajinovic (No.31/SRB)
Daniel Evans (No.32/GBR)
Lorenzo Sonego (No.33/ITA)
Hubert Hurkacz (No.34/POL)
Adrian Mannarino (No.35/FRA)
Jan Lenard-Struff (No.36/GER)
Jannick Sinner (No.37/ITA)
John Millman (No.38/AUS)
Reilly Opelka (No.39/USA)
Nikoloz Basilashvili (No.40/GEO)
Kei Nishikori (No.41/JPN)
Marin Cilic (No.42/CRO)
Guido Pella (No.43/ARG)
Miomir Kecmanovic (No.44/SRB)
Nick Kyrgios (No.45/AUS)
Albert Ramos-Viñolas (No.46/ESP)
Richard Gasquet (No.47/FRA)
Kyle Edmund (No.48/GBR)
Tennys Sandgren (No.49/USA)
Alexander Bublik (No.50/KAZ)
Jordan Thompson (No.51/AUS)
Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina (No.52/ESP)
Sam Querrey (No.53/USA)
Tommy Paul (No.54/USA)
Marton Fucsovics (No.55/HUN)
Yoshihito Nishioka (No.56/JPN)
Laslo Djere (No.57/SRB)
Aljaz Bedene (No.58/SLO)
Frances Tiafoe (No.59/USA)
Pablo Andújar (No.60/ESP)
Vasek Pospisil (No.61/CAN)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (No.62/FRA)
Gilles Simon (No.63/FRA)
Feliciano López (No.64/ESP)
Dominik Koepfer (No.66/GER)
Pablo Cuevas (No.67/URU)
Jiry Vesely (No.68/CZE)
Ricardas Berankis (No.69/LTU)
Lucas Pouille (No.70/FRA)
Cameron Norrie (No.71/GBR)
Steve Johnson (No.72/USA)
Marcos Giron (No.73/USA)
Stefano Travaglia (No.74/ITA)
Jeremy Chardy (No.75/FRA)
Salvatore Caruso (No.76/ITA)
Corentin Moutet (No.77/FRA)
Egor Gerasimov (No.78/BLR)
Juan Ignacio Londero (No.79/ARG)
Marco Cecchinato (No.80/ITA)
Kevin Anderson (No.81/RSA)
Federico Delbonis (No.82/ARG)
Pierre-Hugues Herbert (No.83/FRA)
Thiago Monteiro (No.84/BRA)
Pedro Martínez (No.85/ESP)
Emiil Ruusuvuori (No.86/FIN)
Lloyd Harris (No.87/RSA)
Norbert Gombos (No.88/SVK)
Mikhail Kukushkin (No.89/KAZ)
Joao Sousa (No.90/POR)
Federico Coria (No.91/ARG)
Attila Balazs (No.92/HUN)
Radu Albot (No.93/MOL)
Mikael Ymer (No.94/SWE)
Soonwoo Kwon (No.95/KOR)
Dennis Novak (No.96/AUT)
Roberto Carballés Baena (No.97/ESP)
Yannick Hanfmann (No.99/GER)
Gianluca Mager (No.100/ITA)
Andrej Martin (No.101/SVK)
Yuichi Sugita (No.102/JPN)
James Duckworth (No.103/AUS)
Yasutaka Uchiyama (No.104/JPN)
Mackenzie McDonald (No.193/USA) PR
Yen-Hsun Lu (No.1002/TPE) PR
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The Alternates

These are the alternates.

Pedro Sousa (No.105/POR)
Kamil Majchrzak (No.107/POL) PR
Andreas Seppi (No.106/ITA)
Ilya Ivashka (No.108/BLR)
Gregoire Barrere (No.109/FRA)
Jaume Munar (No.110/ESP)
Hugo Dellien (No.111/BOL)
Aslan Karatsev (No.112/RUS)
Alexei Popyrin (No.113/AUS)
Denis Kudla (No.114/USA)
Daniel Elahi Galán (No.115/COL)
Thiago Seyboth Wild (No.116/BRA)
Taro Daniel (No.117/JPN)
Sebastian Korda (No.118/USA)
Damir Dzumhur (No.119/BIH)
Christopher O´Connell (No.120/AUS)
Antoine Hoang (No.121/FRA)
Andy Murray (No.122/GBR)
Evgeny Donskoy (No.123/RUS)

Roger Federer in 2020

Now ranked no.5, Federer played his last match on the 30^th of January when he lost to Novak Djokovic 7-6¹ 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open (draw).

Roger Federer’s latest run at the Australian Open was the best achievement of his season.

Novak Djokovic in 2020

Now the world no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 21^st of November when he lost to Dominic Thiem 7-5 6-7¹⁰ 7-6⁵ in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).

During this season the Serbian owns a compiled 41-5 win-loss record. The Serbian clinched 4 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai, in New York and in Rome. The Serbian was the finalist at the French Open.

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic clashed against each other 50 times. Their head to head is 27-23 for Djokovic. The last time they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 7-6¹ 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 30^th of January 2020.

In the video below you can watch the highlights.

Rafael Nadal in 2020

Ranked world no.2, Nadal played his last match on the 21^st of November when he surrendered to Daniil Medvedev 3-6 7-6⁴ 6-3 in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).

During this season Nadal has a 27-7 win-loss record. Nadal conquered 2 titles in 2020 in Acapulco and at the French Open.

Dominic Thiem in 2020

Now ranked no.3 (career-high), Thiem played his last match on the 22^nd of November when he surrendered to Daniil Medvedev 4-6 7-6² 6-4 in the final in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).

During this season the Austrian has a 25-9 match record. The Austrian conquered 1 title at the U.S. Open. Thiem was the finalist at the Australian Open and the ATP Finals.

Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem played each other 15 times. The head to head is 9-6 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Dominic Thiem won 7-6⁷ 7-6⁴ in the round robin in London (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 17^th of November 2020.

Here the highlights.