Australian Open 2023 predictions Mens and womens singles champions

Australian Open forecasts for 2023 Champions in the men's and women's singles events underdogs  early exits

The world's top tennis players are about to arrive at Melbourne Park for a jam-packed fortnight for the Australian Open 2023.

Iga Swiatek is the favourite to win the women's singles event as a result of Ash Barty's retirement, but will the world No. 1 pull through?

Following his 2022 deportation drama, Novak Djokovic will be vying for his tenth Australian Open victory in the men's tournament.

Three writers for The Sporting News have provided their predictions for the first Grand Slam competition of the year ahead of the first round in Melbourne.

Women's singles winner

Since Ash Barty's retirement, world No. 1 Iga  Swiatek has dominated women's tennis. She won the US Open, demonstrating her skill on hard courts. I'm not sure where Swiatek will get the will to challenge herself, but she needs someone to do so.

Gauff, Coco For the most of the slams this year, it's quite difficult to look beyond Iga Swiatek, but she has only ever advanced past the final 16 in Melbourne. Gauff is the best candidate to profit from a mistake by Swiatek since she excels on hard courts, won in Adelaide without dropping a set, and will feel less pressure now that she has won a championship to kick off the year. 

Veronika Kudermetova has steadily risen to No. 9 in the world, displaying her adaptable and comprehensive skill set. The momentum is unquestionably on the 25-year-side old's now that she has made her first appearance in the top ten in her career. She has never advanced past the third round at Melbourne Park, but she unquestionably possesses the talent to go on a run like to Angelique Kerber's and take the title.

Mens singles winner

Djokovic, Novak The predictable response is Novak Djokovic, but who will oppose the Serbian? Alcaraz is hurt, Nadal is having trouble, and Medvedev still doesn't seem to be playing at his peak. A fantastic accomplishment would be to win 10 Australian Opens. Getting a 10th championship in a row after the mayhem of last year It would be quite exceptional for Djokovic to win the Melbourne tournament and tie Nadal for the most major championships ever. His closest competitors are either injured or not at their best, and he performed admirably in Adelaide. The only thing that could come in the way is his own hamstring anxiety. Djokovic, Novak It is difficult to imagine anybody other than Novak Djokovic winning the men's singles match at Melbourne Park, barring a deterioration of his hamstring ailment that forces him to quit. After being deported the previous year, he will be more motivated than ever to win the Australian Open again. He gave the Adelaide International his all. It's Novak's to lose in 2023.

Singles for Womens, a dark horse

Jessica Pegula: Her failure to get past the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam may not come as a great surprise given that she is the fourth favourite. The American looms as one of the last chances to defeat Swiatek in 2023, though this may alter. In the United Cup, she even defeated the Pole.

Aryna Sabalenka: It may seem harsh to categorise the world No. 5 as an outside chance, but Sabalenka has never advanced past the round of 16 in Melbourne or reached a Grand Slam final. The 24-year-old has won 16 of her last 22 matches including the championship in Adelaide, making her one of the best performers on the WTA Tour. In the US, she also played three sets with Swiatek. before defeating her in the same round of the WTA Finals in November.

Elena Rybakina: Rybakina's recent performance isn't very encouraging, but her prospects of winning the Australian Open have been overstated. It is not ideal to be in the same quadrant of the draw as Iga Swiatek, but the world No. 1's performance at the United Cup shown that she is fallible and defeatable. Rybakina has experience winning a Grand Slam event (Wimbledon, 2022), which is significant since it suggests that she could do better than anticipated at Melbourne Park.

Men's singles, a dark horse

Sinner, Jannik It wouldn't be shocking if a sinner won a grand slam one day, but it is feasible for them to do it this early. His most recent matches against Alcaraz have demonstrated his ability to compete against the No. Having a host Why isn't the Italian talent able to take advantage of favourites with injury concerns or form problems?

Felix Augustine Even though he fell short in Adelaide's opening round, Auger-Aliassime finished 2022 with four championships under his belt and led Canada to Davis Cup victory. He is one of just three players to outlast Nadal in a French Open match, and he was two sets up against Medvedev in the quarterfinals last year in Melbourne. A first major won't be far off for him if he can develop the ability to remain calm under pressure.

Tiafoe, Frances Rafael Nadal in the fourth round would often be a one-way trip from Melbourne Park. However, there is a good likelihood that Tiafoe will have a successful tournament run because the Spaniard is out of form. At the US Open previous year, the American defeated Nadal, going on to go to the New York semifinals. There is no reason why he can't repeat the feat.

Women's singles surprise early departure

Danielle Collins: Don't count on the finalist from the previous year to stick around for very long at Melbourne Park. Since Ash Barty defeated her in the 2022 championship match, she has been plagued by ailments. Collins has also been unable to perform at the level she shown early in last season.

ема RADUCAN As everything were coming together, Raducanu hurt her ankle in Auckland and is now struggling to get well. Even if she completely recovers, Katerina Siniakova or Coco Gauff, who defeated her in Miami last year, will be the champion of the 2021 US Open's second-round match. Swiatek can defeat any WTA player because of his skill. However, 

This may be the competition where she has the most trouble. Before taking on last year's Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the fourth round, she will start her campaign with a challenging matchup against Jule Niemeier in the first round. Then, competitors like Barbora Krejková, Jessica Pegula, and Coco Gauff might prevent her from reaching the final. Any of those top players may be defeated, therefore it's possible.

unexpected early departure: men's singles

Nadal, Rafael It will be extremely difficult for Nadal to retain his Australian Open championship after losing six of his previous seven matches. Nadal might not lose in the first round, but given his past performances against difficult opponents, existing shape.

Casper Ruud: Ruud may be quite challenging to forecast. A finalist at the US Open and French Open last year, he dropped four of his next eight games after beating Carlos Alcaraz in New York. He then quickly advanced to the ATP Finals' championship match before falling to Djokovic. The No. 2 seed in Melbourne has a chance to be a serious threat, but he also has a chance to lose to Jenson Brooksby in the second round.

Felix Auger-Aliassime: Since Auger-Aliassime has such a promising future, making a prediction about him is challenging. He exited Wimbledon and the US Open in the first and second rounds, respectively, in 2022, demonstrating that he may be a little bit of a boom-or-bust sort of player. He just completed  a defeat in Adelaide's opening round to Alexei Popyrin.