India, Jan. 11 -- With the qualifiers wrapped up, the Australian Open 2025, the season's first Grand Slam event, is set to begin on Sunday in Melbourne. All eyes will be on the likes of Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek, who dealt with doping controversies last year. Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic will also look to stake his claim among the younger generation of players.

Day 1 in Melbourne will see Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud open their respective campaigns. Also, India's Sumit Nagal will feature against Tomas Machac in the first round. Meanwhile, fans will also get to see defending women's singles champion Aryna Sabalenka and runner-up Qinwen Zheng in action.

In the men's singles category, Sinner is the defending champion, and is also the ...