Novak Djokovic will compete in his twentieth Australian Open. In May 2025, Nishesh Basavareddy will simply turn 20 years old. Despite these differences, the two will meet in the first round of this year’s first Grand Slam.

Nishesh Basavareddy, a 19-year-old American tennis player with Indian roots, is set to face Novak Djokovic in the first round of the Australian Open.

No. 7-ranked Novak Djokovic will take on No. 133 Nishesh Basavareddy in the Australian Open Round of 128 on Saturday, January 11.In his most recent outing, Djokovic lost to Alexei Popyrin 4-6,

The young American Nishesh Basavareddy will remember his Major debut for good! The 19-year-old will face the ten-time Australian Open champion, Novak Djokovic, at Rod Laver are in the first round in Melbourne.

Novak Djokovic and Nishesh Basavareddy share an interesting connection beyond being first round opponents at the 2025 Australian Open.

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MELBOURNE - Moments after Nishesh Basavareddy reached his first ATP semi-final at the Auckland Classic on Thursday, the American teenager named Novak Djokovic as his favourite player and said he had modelled his game after the 24-times Grand Slam champion.

In his bid to land a 25th Grand Slam, the 37-year-old has enlisted the help of Andy Murray, an opponent he faced 36 times and who knows as much as anyone about the strengths of his game.

Novak Djokovic has revealed his father is putting pressure on him to retire from tennis as the 2025 Australian Open rapidly approaches. The Serb, who failed to win a major in 2024, will be hoping to secure glory Down Under - having previously done so on 10 occasions over the years.