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Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The upcoming Brisbane International will feature one of the strongest fields the tournament has ever seen \u2013 including 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.<\/h3>\n

The Brisbane International presented by Evie in 2025 will feature one of the strongest fields the tournament has ever seen including 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.<\/p>\n

Djokovic will headline the ATP 250 event alongside defending champion, Grigor Dimitrov (No.10), Holger Rune (No.13) and Frances Tiafoe (No.18).<\/p>\n

Djokovic, who has won 10 Australian Opens and 99 titles to date \u2013 third in the Open Era behind Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer \u2013 will play the Brisbane International for the first time since 2009, the tournament\u2019s inaugural year.<\/p>\n

Adding to an impressive men\u2019s field are three Australians, Nick Kyrgios (PR 21), Alexei Popyrin (No.24) and Jordan Thompson (No.26) with Sebastian Korda (No.22), Matteo Berrettini (No.34) and Ga\u00ebl Monfils (No.55) also named in the last few weeks.<\/p>\n

The women\u2019s WTA 500 event is equally as impressive with four top-10 players including world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula (No.7), Emma Navarro (No.8) and Daria Kasatkina (No.9).<\/p>\n

In total, 11 top-20 players, including former Brisbane International champion, Victoria Azarenka (No.20) will feature.<\/p>\n

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Djokovic, who is seeking his 100th title, is excited to return to Brisbane after competing at the first ever Brisbane International.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to be kicking off my Australian swing at the Brisbane International and to compete again at Pat Rafter Arena,\u201d Djokovic said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am looking forward to experiencing the incredible support from the Australian fans and making this tournament one to remember.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brisbane International Tournament Director Cam Pearson said it is going to be a terrific summer of tennis in Brisbane.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to have Novak headlining the Brisbane International 2025 along with world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka,\u201d Pearson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is by far the strongest field the tournament has seen with 15 of the top-20 men and women players confirmed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdd to this multiple highly ranked Australians to inspire the next generation of tennis fans and the event will be huge.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought that it would be hard to top last year\u2019s line-up but here we are with an even stronger field.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot wait for the tournament to get underway and for all the fans to experience the world\u2019s best right here in Brisbane.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the addition of global superstar Novak Djokovic to the line-up was a win for Brisbane.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe organisers of the Brisbane International have aced the line-up for this summer\u2019s tournament, which will be one of the hottest tickets in town,\u201d Cr Schrinner said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFans can watch the world\u2019s best tennis stars live and then relive all the action after the match with their friends and family at our vibrant lifestyle precincts.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Australia\u2019s lifestyle capital, we\u2019re proud to support this outstanding event and look forward to welcoming excited fans to Brisbane this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brisbane International 2025 official field<\/h2>\n

ATP 250 \u2013 includes world rankings:
\nNovak Djokovic \u2013 No.7
\nGrigor Dimitrov \u2013 No.10
\nHolger Rune \u2013 No.13
\nFrances Tiafoe \u2013 No.18
\nNick Kyrgios \u2013 PR* No.21
\nSebastian Korda \u2013 No.22
\nAlejandro Tabilo \u2013 No.23
\nAlexei Popyrin \u2013 No.24
\nJordan Thompson \u2013 No.26
\nSebasti\u00e1n B\u00e1ez \u2013 No.27
\nJiri Lehecka \u2013 No.28
\nGiovanni Mpetshi Perricard \u2013 No.31
\nReilly Opelka \u2013 PR No.33
\nMatteo Berrettini \u2013 No.34
\nNicol\u00e1s Jarry \u2013 No.35
\nMatteo Arnaldi \u2013 No.37
\nAlex Michelsen \u2013 No.41
\nMarcos Giron \u2013 No.46
\nMariano Navone \u2013 No.47
\nJakub Men\u0161\u00edk \u2013 No.48
\nDavid Goffin \u2013 No.52
\nGa\u00ebl Monfils \u2013 No.55<\/p>\n

WTA 500 \u2013 includes world rankings:
\nAryna Sabalenka \u2013 No.1
\nJessica Pegula \u2013 No.7
\nEmma Navarro \u2013 No.8
\nDaria Kasatkina \u2013 No.9
\nPaula Badosa \u2013 No.12
\nDiana Shnaider \u2013 No.13
\nAnna Kalinskaya \u2013 No.14
\nJelena Ostapenko \u2013 No.15
\nMirra Andreeva \u2013 No.16
\nMarta Kostyuk \u2013 No.18
\nVictoria Azarenka \u2013 No.20
\nMagdalena Frech \u2013 No.25
\nLinda Noskova \u2013 No.26
\nLiudmila Samsonova\u2013 No.27
\nEkaterina Alexandrova \u2013 No.28
\nYulia Putintseva \u2013 No.29
\nDayana Yastremska \u2013 No.33
\nAnastasia Potapova \u2013 No.35
\nXinyu Wang \u2013 No.37
\nMagda Linette \u2013 No.38
\nOns Jabeur \u2013 No.42
\nRebecca Sramkova \u2013 No.43
\nElina Avanesyan \u2013 No.44
\nMarie Bouzkova \u2013 No.45
\nPeyton Stearns \u2013 No.47
\nYue Yuan \u2013 No.49
\nViktoriya Tomova \u2013 No.54
\nMoyuka Uchijima \u2013 No.56
\nAnhelina Kalinina \u2013 No.57
\nRenata Zarazua \u2013 No.58
\nKamilla Rakhimova \u2013 No.63
\nYafan Wang \u2013 No.64
\nAshlyn Krueger \u2013 No.65
\nMccartney Kessler \u2013 No.67
\nCristina Bucsa \u2013 No.71
\nAnna Blinkova \u2013 No.75
\nVeronika Kudermetova \u2013 No.76
\nArantxa Rus \u2013 No.80
\n(WC) Ajla Tomljanovic \u2013 No.108<\/p>\n

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*PR = protected ranking<\/em><\/p>\n

Adult ticket prices start from $30 and a family pass (two adults and two children) starts from $60.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the Brisbane International are on sale through\u00a0Ticketmaster.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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