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Australian Open: Nadal, Osaka, Kerber Among Stars Making Comebacks; Kyrgios, Raducanu Missing From Entry List

By IANS News December 07, 2023 • 14:50 PM View: 550

Fiery Australian Nick Kyrgios: The 2024 Australian Open singles entry list was announced on Thursday, with former champions Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka plotting their return at Melbourne Park in January. The singles entry will be headlined by world No.1s Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek.

World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka returns to defend her 2023 title, as does Djokovic, who will target a record-extending 11th Australian Open men's singles title at Melbourne Park.

Nadal and Osaka join Angelique Kerber as three former champions mounting a comeback at Melbourne Park in January, at what has been a pivotal event in their respective Grand Slam journeys.

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