This year the Australian Open will have 3 warm-up events: the ATP Cup and 2 ATP250 in Melbourne. Therefore, the players will be split in these events. The entry lists of the 2 ATP250 have been published.
ATP Melbourne 1 entry list for the main draw
The so-called ATP250 Melbourne 1 will have a rather good main draw, with Jannik Sinner, David Goffin, Karen Khachanov, and John Isner among the top players to watch. The tournament will be played 1-7 February.
Here the latest entry list.
Seed | Name | Rank |
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1 | David Goffin | 16 |
2 | Karen Khachanov | 20 |
3 | Cristian Garin | 22 |
4 | John Isner | 25 |
5 | Hubert Hurkacz | 35 |
6 | Jannik Sinner | 36 |
7 | Reilly Opelka | 39 |
8 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 40 |
9 | Miomir Kecmanovic | 42 |
10 | Kyle Edmund | 48 |
11 | Alexander Bublik | 49 |
12 | Tennys Sandgren | 50 |
13 | Jordan Thompson | 51 |
14 | Laslo Djere | 55 |
15 | Sam Querrey | 56 |
16 | Aljaz Bedene | 58 |
Pablo Andujar | 59 | |
Vasek Pospisil | 61 | |
Feliciano Lopez | 63 | |
Dominik Koepfer | 66 | |
Pablo Cuevas | 68 | |
Steve Johnson | 73 | |
Stefano Travaglia | 75 | |
Salvatore Caruso | 76 | |
Federico Delbonis | 77 | |
Kevin Anderson | 82 | |
Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 83 | |
Thiago Monteiro | 84 | |
Pedro Martinez | 86 | |
Norbert Gombos | 88 | |
Attila Balazs | 93 | |
Soonwoo Kwon | 95 | |
Roberto Carballes Baena | 96 | |
Yannick Hanfmann | 99 | |
Andrej Martin | 100 | |
Yen-Hsun Lu | 1008 |
This is the list of the alternates with the notable presence of Andy Murray that should get a wild card and Italian rising start Lorenzo Musetti.
Name | Ranking | |
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1 | Gianluca Mager | 101 |
2 | Yuichi Sugita | 102 |
3 | Yasutaka Uchiyama | 104 |
4 | Andreas Seppi | 105 |
5 | Kamil Majchrzak | 107 |
6 | Pedro Sousa | 106 |
7 | Kamil Majchrzak | 107 |
8 | Ilya Ivashka | 108 |
9 | Gregoire Barrere | 110 |
10 | Alexei Popyrin | 113 |
11 | Denis Kudla | 114 |
12 | Taro Daniel | 116 |
13 | Thiago Seyboth Wild | 117 |
14 | Christopher O’Connell | 120 |
15 | Andy Murray | 123 |
16 | Marc Polmans | 124 |
17 | Facundo Bagnis | 125 |
18 | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 126 |
19 | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 128 |
20 | Lorenzo Musetti | 129 |
Jannik Sinner in 2021
Ranked no.36 (career-high), Jannik played his last match on the 14th of November 2020 when he defeated Vasek Pospisil 6-4 3-6 7-63 in the final in Sofia to win his 1st career title.
David Goffin in 2021
Now the world no.16, Goffin played his last match on the 3rd of November 2020 when he lost to Norbert Gombos 6-4 7-66 in the 2nd round in Paris (draw).
Jannik Sinner and David Goffin clashed against each other just 2 times. Their current head to head is 2-0 for Sinner. The last time they fought against each other, Jannik Sinner won 7-5 6-0 6-3 in the 1st round in Paris (French Open) in September 2020.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Karen Khachanov in 2021
Currently ranked no.20, the Russian played his last match on the 2nd of November 2020 when he was overcome by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 2-6 6-2 in the 1st round in Paris (draw).
John Isner in 2021
Currently ranked no.25, Isner played his last match on the 16th of March 2016 when he was overcome by Kei Nishikori 1-6 7-62 7-65 in the 4th round in Indian Wells (draw).
Karen Khachanov and John Isner played each other 4 times. The head to head is 4-0 for Khachanov. The last time they fought against each other, Karen Khachanov won 6-4 7-61 in the 4th round in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) in March 2019.