Former US Open champions Dominic Thiem and Emma Raducanu will headline the qualifying discipline for the Australian Open as they appear to reignite their careers in 2024 following struggles with accidents.
Thiem broke the grand slam stranglehold of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic by profitable the 2020 US Open.
However, a wrist damage the next yr sidelined him for months, earlier than a collection of different health points resulted in a slide to No.352 within the rankings.
The 30-year-old Austrian, now ranked 98th, gained his first match at a grand slam since 2021 in New York in August earlier than crashing out within the second spherical.
Thiem, who made the Melbourne Park last in 2020, can nonetheless achieve direct entry into the primary draw of the match if one participant pulls out.
Raducanu missed out on an Australian Open wildcard and can now must take the same path as her 2021 Flushing Meadows run when she turned the primary participant within the open period to win a serious after starting within the qualifying rounds.
The 21-year-old Briton, now ranked No.299, will gear up for the primary grand slam of the yr by taking part in on the Auckland Classic, having fought her manner again to health following operations on each wrists and an ankle in May.
Raducanu is 5 spots exterior the main-draw cut-off.
The qualifying match begins on January 8, with the primary draw from January 14-28.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
