Four players from Romania were directly accepted into the main draw of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of 2024 (January 14-28).

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Kirstya, Bohdan, Begu and Christian in the main draw of the Australian Open

Sorana Kirstea (26 WTA), Ana Bohdan (69 WTA), Iryna Begu (75 WTA) and Jacqueline Christian (89 WTA) will perform in the main draw of Melbourne.

Simona Halep is out of the Australian Open for the second straight year pending a decision on her CAS case.

Romania has four more representatives in the qualifiers, which will begin on January 8. If the rate is good, Gabriela Ruse (128 WTA), Andrea Mitu (218 WTA), Iryna Bara (184 WTA) and Miriam Bulgaru (194) can also enter the main draw.

Two former Grand Slam winners, Emma Reducanu and Dominic Thiem, as well as other big names such as David Goffen, Diego Schwartzman, Benoit Père, Maxime Cressy (ATP), Sara Errani, Su-Wei Tse, Alize Cornet, Kaia Kanepi ( WTA). ).

The 2024 Australian Open will be held from January 14 to 28. The reigning champions are Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenko.