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,

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.

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

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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.

Australian Open gets into full swing, all tennis eyes are going to be trained on one of the more scintillating pairings on offer in the Round of 128: a 10-time Australian Open champion in Novak Djokovic lining up across talented,

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.

Jannik Sinner will open his campaign against Nicholas Jarry, and Novak Djokovic will face Indian-origin American player Nishesh Basavareddy in his opener.