Australian Open men's singles entry list in full as Rafael Nadal plans comeback

The 2024 Australian Open Men's Singles competitiors have been revealed ahead of the year's first tennis Grand Slam event. Two-time winner Rafael Nadal has been named on the list despite currently being ranked as World No. 664 as he continues his comeback. 

Nadal’s entry into the tournament may come as some surprise to fans following the 22-time Grand Slam winner’s difficult year. The Spaniard started the year with a straight-sets defeat to Mackenzie McDonald in the second round of the Australian Open in Jan. before sustaining a hip injury.

The injury would see Nadal forced to withdraw from the upcoming Indian Wells and Miami Open tournaments while receiving treatment. Following further assessments the 37-year-old was ruled out of the remaining Grand Slam events of the year.

His absence would see him drop out of the top ten rankings for the first time since April 2005 – the 912-week stint was the longest top ten streak in ATP rankings history. Later in the year, Nadal would also drop out of the top 100 rankings for the first time since 2003.

Amid the struggles, Nadal is hoping to mount a comeback despite being well into the twilight of his career. The Spanish former World No. 1 will be eyeing a third Australian Open win but will meet some strong competition en route to the final.

Ahead of the season-opening Grand Slam event, the list of players entering the Australian Open Men's Singles for 2023 has been named. The list includes the likes of current World No. 1 and reigning champion Novak Djokovic.

Other notable names hoping to enjoy victory at the prestigious event include Djokovic’s newest rivals Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner. The tournament is set to commence on Sunday, Jan. 14 2024.

The list in full:

Novak Djokovic

Carlos Alcaraz

Daniil Medvedev

Jannik Sinner

Andrey Rublev

Stefanos Tsitsipas

Alexander Zverev

Holger Rune

Hubert Hurkacz

Taylor Fritz

Casper Ruud

Alex de Minaur

Tommy Paul

Grigor Dimitrov

Karen Khachanov

Frances Tiafoe

Ben Shelton

Cameron Norrie

Nicolas Jarry

Ugo Humbert

Francisco Cerundolo

Adrian Mannarino

Tallon Griekspoor

Sebastian Korda

Jan-Lennard Struff

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

Lorenzo Musetti

Sebastian Baez

Felix Auger-Aliassime

Tomas Martin Etcheverry

Jiri Lehecka

Alexander Bublik

Laslo Djere

Christopher Eubanks

Aslan Karatsev

Arthur Fils

Borna Coric

Daniel Evans

Roman Safiullin

Alexei Popyrin

Mackenzie McDonald

Andy Murray

Sebastian Ofner

Matteo Arnaldi

Max Purcell

Lorenzo Sonego

Yoshihito Nishioka

Alexander Shevchenko

Stan Wawrinka

Botic van de Zandschulp

Yannick Hanfmann

Dusan Lajovic

J.J. Wolf

Miomir Kecmanovic

Jordan Thompson

Daniel Altmaier

Roberto Bautista Agut

Zhizhen Zhang

Marton Fucsovics

Marcos Giron

Jack Draper

Aleksandar Vukic

Roberto Carballes Baena

Fabian Marozsan

Thanasi Kokkinakis

Nuno Borges

Pavel Kotov

Christopher O'Connell

Emil Ruusuvuori

Pedro Cachin

Rinky Hijikata

Borna Gojo

Benjamin Bonzi

Gael Monfils

Taro Daniel

Richard Gasquet

Dominik Koepfer

Tomas Machac

Thiago Seyboth Wild

Bernabe Zapata Miralles

Alexandre Muller

Cristian Garin

Juan Pablo Varillas

Gregoire Barrere

Alejandro Tabilo

Jaume Munar

Constant Lestienne

Federico Coria

Albert Ramos-Vinolas

Luca Van Assche

Maximilian Marterer

Matteo Berrettini

Daniel Elahi Galan

Dominic Stricker

Facundo Diaz Acosta

Arthur Rinderknech

Alex Michelsen

Denis Shapovalov

Soonwoo Kwon

Jiri Vesely

Milos Raonic

Rafael Nadal

Marin Cilic

Reilly Opelka