Who are the confirmed seeds for the Australian Open and when is the draw?

The 32 singles seeds have been confirmed for the 2024 Australian Open.

The first Grand Slam of the season will start on Sunday, January 14, live on Eurosport and discovery+.

Novak Djokovic will lead the men’s seeds as he looks to defend his title, while Iga Swiatek will be the No. 1 seed in the women’s draw.

But who are the other 31 seeds in each draw and what does their positioning mean for their chances at the Grand Slam?

Who are the 2024 Australian Open men’s seeds?

1. Novak Djokovic2. Carlos Alcaraz3. Daniil Medvedev4. Jannik Sinner5. Andrey Rublev6. Alexander Zverev7. Stefanos Tsitsipas8. Holger Rune9. Hubert Hurkacz10. Alex de Minaur11. Casper Ruud12. Taylor Fritz13. Grigor Dimitrov14. Tommy Paul15. Karen Khachanov16. Ben Shelton17. Frances Tiafoe18. Nicolas Jarry19. Cameron Norrie20. Adrian Mannarino21. Ugo Humbert22. Francisco Cerundolo23. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina24. Jan-Lennard Struff25. Lorenzo Musetti26. Sebastian Baez27. Felix Auger-Aliassime28. Tallon Griekspoor29. Sebastian Korda30. Tomas Etcheverry31. Alexander Bublik32. Jiri LeheckaWho are the 2024 Australian Open women’s seeds?

1. Iga Swiatek2. Aryna Sabalenka3. Elena Rybakina4. Coco Gauff5. Jessica Pegula6. Ons Jabeur7. Marketa Vondrousova8. Maria Sakkari9. Barbora Krejcikova10. Beatriz Haddad Maia11. Jelena Ostapenko12. Qinwen Zheng13. Liudmila Samsonova14. Daria Kasatkina15. Veronika Kudermetova16. Caroline Garcia17. Ekaterina Alexandrova18. Victoria Azarenka19. Elina Svitolina20. Magda Linette21. Donna Vekic22. Sorana Cirstea23. Anastasia Potapova24. Anhelina Kalinina25. Elise Mertens26. Jasmine Paolini27. Emma Navarro28. Lesia Tsurenko29. Lin Zhu30. Xinyu Wang31. Marie Bouzkova32. Leylah FernandezWhat are seedings and why do they matter?

Seedings are given to the top-32 ranked players in the world ahead of Grand Slams.

They are used to ensure the highest-ranked players avoid each other in the early rounds when the draw is made.

The top seed is the No. 1-ranked player ahead of the tournament, and cannot meet the second seed until the final as they are placed on opposite sides of the draw.

The top four seeds can only meet in the semi-finals and if the seeds hold, then the top eight seeds would all reach the quarter-finals.

The draw is expected to take place on Thursday, January 11 as each player learns their potential path to glory.

Who are the seeds to look out for?

Alexander Zverev has moved up to the sixth seed after helping Germany to win the United Cup.

Alex de Minaur also performed well at the tournament and moved up into the top 10 for the first time in his career.

“I see all the reasons why I’m not going to be a good player [on social media], why I’m not going to make it or why I’m not going to improve,” he said at the United Cup.

“I store it in the back of my head, and I use it as motivation. Ultimately, it’s my drive that has put me in this position and I want to get the absolute most out of myself.

“I’m very happy with how 2024 is going and hopefully I can keep it going.”

Felix Auger-Aliassime could be a dangerous early opponent, having dropped down to No. 27, and so could Sebastian Korda, who upset Daniil Medvedev on his way to the quarter-finals last year.

On the women’s side, Elena Rybakina returned to world No. 3 following her impressive title run in Brisbane.

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Coco Gauff is just behind her following her Auckland success, while two top-20 names to watch could be Victoria Azarenka and Elina Svitolina.

Caroline Garcia might also be one to keep an eye on.

The former world No. 4 hasn’t made it past the fourth round of the Australian Open but had some good results at the United Cup this month.

HOW TO WATCH AND STREAM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN

You can watch every day of the 2024 Australian Open live on Eurosport, while you can enjoy all the action on discovery+, the Eurosport app and eurosport.com.

WHEN IS THE 2024 AUSTRALIAN OPEN DRAW?

The Australian Open draw is expected to be held on Thursday, January 11.

Stream the 2024 Australian Open live on Eurosport and discovery+