Novak Djokovic has discovered his attainable path to profitable the Brisbane Worldwide because the Serb is ready to start out his return to the event by taking up Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata.Â
After the highest seed presumably routinely handles the world No. 73, his subsequent opponent will doubtless be Gael Monfils.Â
Within the quarterfinal, the Serb is projected to satisfy No. 7 seed Alexei Popyrin.Â
If Nick Kyrgios reaches the semifinal, we may probably see a rematch of the 2022 Wimbledon closing between Djokovic and the Australian.
But when we’re going to go by the projected matchup, the previous world No. 1 will battle Frances Tiafoe within the last-four stage.
The projected closing sees the present world No. 7Â clashing in opposition to defending champion and No. 2 seed Grigor Dimitrov.
Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov© Brisbane Worldwide/Instagram – Truthful Use
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Djokovic is returning to Brisbane for the primary time since 2009
A decade and a half in the past, the Serbian tennis star determined to start out his 2009 season on the Brisbane Worldwide.Â
Though he was already a Grand Slam champion and among the best, he did not get pleasure from any success, struggling a shock first-round defeat to Ernests Gulbis.Â
After that loss, the-now report 24-time Grand Slam champion elected to start out his seasons elsewhere – largely Doha – which on the time was going down within the calendar’s first week.Â
However for the beginning of 2025, Djokovic agreed to return to the Australian ATP 250 occasion.Â
“I’m excited to be kicking off my Australian swing at the Brisbane International and to compete again at Pat Rafter Arena. I am looking forward to experiencing the incredible support from the Australian fans and making this tournament one to remember,” he stated in a press release earlier this month.Â
It stays to be seen if Djokovic can have way more success this time and win a title earlier than going to Melbourne for the Australian Open.
