Jannik Sinner starts again in Australia
Jannik Sinner in Australia
Jannik Sinner will begin his 2024 competitive run at the Care Wellness Kooyong Classic, a customary event held at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club from Jan. 10-12, 2024, ahead of the Australian Open. The tennis player honored as the most fan-loved player on the ATP circuit this year and as the Italian player of the year at the SuperTennis Awards è was chosen as the event's cover man.
Indeed, his schedule includes, after the Australian Open, participation in the Marseilles ATP 250, the Rotterdam ATP 500, where he reached the final last year, and the Indian Wells and Miami Masters 1000. As Cahill has stressed on several occasions, one of the tennis player’s primary goals is the Olympic Games in Paris. Also scheduled to appear at Kooyong are Holger Rune, former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem, Karen Khachanov and Zhizhen Zhang, the first Chinese player ever to break into the Top 100. Other players will be announced in the coming weeks.
The Kooyong Classic, with a long tradition and prestigious roll of honor, has seen Michael Chang (1995-97), Andre Agassi (2000-01, 2003) and Andy Roddick (2006-08) dominate the scene with three consecutive wins each. Since 1988, the tournament has been part of the tennis calendar, replacing the Australian Open, which moved to Flinders Park (now Melbourne Park) in 1996.
Prior to 1994, the event was played on grass courts and in December. The first edition, with a sixteen-player draw, saw Pat Cash win against Wally Masur in the Australian final; in 1990, the tournament changed format, with eight players divided into two rounds of four and the finals taking place on the third day between the top finishers. Over the years, the event è grew, with Goran Prpic winning in 1991 becoming the first non-Australian player to do so, and with the first all foreign final in 1993, in which Austria's Thomas Muster defeated Russia's Alexander Volkov.
Since 1993 è a women’s tournament has also been included in the program. The Kooyong è facility was the home of the Australian Open until 1987, and remains a historic venue for international tennis. The Kooyong Classic tournament has a long tradition and a prestigious roll of honor, marked by the feats of Michael Chang (1995-97), Andre Agassi (2000-01, 2003) and Andy Roddick (2006-08), who have won three consecutive editions. Since 1988, the event has been part of the tennis calendar, after the facility stopped hosting the Australian Open, which has been held in Melbourne Park since 1996.
Until 1994, the event was played on the facility's grass courts in December. The first edition featured a sixteen-player draw and saw the triumph of Pat Cash, winner of the 1988 Australian Open, who defeated compatriot Wally Masur. In 1990, the format underwent a change: eight players divided into two rounds of four, each competing in two matches, and on the third day the finals were held between the two first-place finishers, the two second-place finishers, the two third-place finishers, and the two fourth-place finishers. The event has è evolved, as evidenced by the first success of a non-Australian, Croatian Goran Prpic, in 1991, and the first allforeign final played in 1993 (Australian Thomas Muster beat Russian Alexander Volkov). In the same year, è a women’s tournament was also included in the program.
