The draw of the 2025 Australian Open has reached the quarterfinals, which will be played between tomorrow and Wednesday. The two top favorites to win the title remain Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, who had some difficulties in the previous rounds but never seriously risked being eliminated.

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are among the top Australian Open favorites. Two youngsters conquered all four Major titles in 2024, and they want more in the new season! Jannik and Carlos shared the same side of the court during Sunday's practice session.

Carlos Alcaraz has confessed that Jannik Sinner lives “in his head” when practising. The young champions have already formed an exciting rivalry and split the Grand Slams between them last year. They could now take it to the next level at the Australian Open, where they are on a collision course for their first Major final showdown.

Ukraine’s 30-year-old Elina Svitolina, the wife of celebrated Frenchman Gael Monfils and mother to their two-year-old daughter, Skai, reached the final eight in Melbourne for the first time in six years – “a lifetime ago” – by beating Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 6-1. As always, she refused to shake the hand of a Russian opponent.

Naomi Osaka, a two-time champion in Australia, stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the first set of her match against Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic.

FILE - Italy’s Jannik Sinner returns the ball to Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor during the Davis Cup final tennis match between Netherlands and Italy at the Martin Carpena Sports Hall in Malaga, southern Spain, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

The top-ranked Sinner, who is the defending champion at Melbourne Park, and No. 3 Alcaraz are coming off a 2024 season in which they each won two Grand Slam titles.

“He knows that his bad days are better than anyone else’s bad days, including Carlos Alcaraz. I think he’s realised that his best day is not as good as Alcaraz’s best day because Alcaraz has so many options.

Sinner beat Rune to enter the R8 of men's singles on Monday (Jan 20). Whereas, Djokovic vs Alcaraz showdown is set for the QF on Jan 21. tennis sports

The hypothetical quarterfinals match tennis fans everywhere were dreaming about when the 2025 Australian Open men's singles draw was released came

Other countries are listed here. Who is on Monday's schedule at the Australian Open? Defending champion Jannik Sinner and No. 13 seed Holger Rune will meet at Rod Laver Arena, starting no earlier than 2 p.