Australian Open 2025: Men's draw seeded with three Frenchmen
With just a few days to go before the start of the first Grand Slam of the season, the Australian Open has officially unveiled the seeds for the main draw, which takes place this Thursday, January 9 at 2.30pm local time.
To no one's surprise, defending champion Jannik Sinner will be seeded No.1, ahead of Alexander Zverev (No.2) and Carlos Alcaraz (No.3).
Last year's finalist, Daniil Medvedev, who in recent hours attended the birth of his second child in Nice, will be seeded number 5.
Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic, ten-time winner in Melbourne and accompanied by his new coach Andy Murray, will be seeded No.7.
Three French players are ranked in the top 32 and will also have the privilege of being seeded at the Australian Open.
They are Ugo Humbert (n°14), Arthur Fils (n°20) and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (n°30). See you in the next few hours to find out how the ATP circuit players will be treated.
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