Australian Open draw

It may be their local Grand Slam, but the draw hasn't been kind to Australia's best hopes Nick Kyrgios and Ajla Tomljanovic. 2 min read.

Maria Bouzkova, 26. Maria Sakkari, 7. Talia Gibson (WC) vs Qualifier Olivia Gadecki (WC) vs Qualifier Storm Hunter (WC) vs Xinyu Wang Rinky Hijikata (WC) vs Qualifier Jaimee Fourlis (WC) vs Linda Fruhvirtova Kimberly Birrell (WC) vs Kaia Kanepi [Nick Kyrgios](/topics/nick-kyrgios) John Millman (WC) vs Marc-Andrea Huesler Alexei Popyrin (WC) vs Chun-Hsin Tseng Jason Kubler (WC) vs Sebastian Baez

World No.1 Iga Swiatek and No.2 Ons Jabeur lead the field at the first Grand Slam of the 2023 season. We break down the draw and the Top 10 seeds.

Best Australian Open Result: Third Round (2021, 2022) 2022 Australian Open Result: Third Round Best Australian Open Result: Third Round (2016, 2022) Best Australian Open Result: Round of 16 (2020, 2022) 2022 Australian Open Result: Round of 16 Best Australian Open Result: Round of 16 (2021, 2022) Best Australian Open Result: Semifinal (2022) Jabeur could face a confident Sabalenka in the quarterfinals. A quarterfinalist in Melbourne in her last two appearances, Pegula went 4-1 at United Cup to open her year, including a stunning straight-set win over No.1 Swiatek. Despite nursing a back injury in Adelaide 1, the Tunisian has made the final at her previous two Slam appearances and remains an all-surface threat. World No.1 Iga Swiatek returns to Melbourne Park after posting her best result last year when she made her first hard-court Slam semifinal. The draw ceremony was conducted on Thursday afternoon at Melbourne Park.

Top-ranked Aussie Nick Kyrgios received a favourable draw, but could line up against Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals should both win their way through to ...

Draper is 40th in the world. However, the Brit is under an injury cloud ahead of next week’s tournament. Kyrgios, as the tournament’s 19th seed, will begin his campaign against Russian Roman Safiullin.

Reigning men's champion Rafael Nadal will face a stiff test as he looks to defend his title, whilst No. 1 seed Iga Świątek has also been dealt a tough draw. The ...

Two past winners of the Australian Open will face off in the opening round in 2023, with Sofia Kenin drawn against Victoria Azarenka. 5 Andrey Rublev has landed former world No. 3 Dominic Thiem in the opening round of the Australian Open, in what is set to be a high-quality encounter. Current world No. Świątek has been playing tennis in a league of her own recently, but this year's Australian Open will be one stiff test. The ever-consistent Pablo Carreno-Busta could await him in the third round before he will likely be faced with the task of playing Djokovic in the fourth round.

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Nick Kyrgios looks on a quarter-final collision course with Novak Djokovic after being presented with an enticing Australian Open draw in Melbourne.

Tomljanovic could also play sixth seed Maria Sakkari in the last 16 and world No 3 Jessica Pegula in the quarter-finals. Kyrgios is slated for a potential meeting with fifth seed Andrey Rublev in the round of 16. But then it gets treacherous for the world No 35, who could face 2020 champion Sofia Kenin or two-time Open winner Victoria Azarenka in round two. Norwegian second seed Casper Ruud is the highest-ranked player in Kyrgios’s bottom half of the draw. Seeded 19th, Kyrgios is guaranteed to avoid a top-eight rival until at least the second week – if he makes it that far. Kyrgios will play Russian world No 99 Roman Safiullin in the first round, while fellow home seed Alex de Minaur will start against a qualifier and could also run into Djokovic.

Nick Kyrgios looks on a quarter-final collision course with Novak Djokovic after being presented with an enticing Australian...

Storm Hunter v Wang Xinyu (CHN) Ajla Tomljanovic v Nadia Podoroska (ARG) John Millman v Marc-Andrea Huesler (SUI) Jason Kubler v Sebastian Baez (ARG) Chris O'Connell v Jenson Brooksby (USA) 19-Nick Kyrgios v Roman Safiullin (RUS)

The 2023 Australian Open men's draw is done and dusted and top seed Rafael Nadal will face rising British star Jack Draper in the opening round with Daniil ...

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) Home favourite and Wimbledon runner-up Kyrgios faces Roman Safiullin. However, the Italian has been given a difficult draw as he faces former world No 1 Andy Murray in his opener. [ATP Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/atp-tour/) The Italian is up against former British No 1 Kyle Edmund in the opening round.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal will face English youngster Jack Draper in the opening round of the Australian Open in a bid to retain his 2022 crown and ...

Having reached back-to-back quarterfinals in Melbourne and at the top of her game, she will be looking to set up a thrilling semifinal with her United Cup opponent. In the other half of the draw, second seed Ons Jabeur starts her 2023 trying to go one better than last year and win a grand slam. A rematch of the 2021 final is on the cards, with Djokovic in the opposite half from Nadal and Medvedev. Andy Murray features in the other pick of the round as he faces 13th-seeded Matteo Berrettini. Russian Rublev comes into the Australian Open as the fifth seed, but on Wednesday suffered a shock defeat to world No. Potentially awaiting the Spaniard later would be a quarterfinal against Daniil Medvedev, who was Nadal’s opponent in last year’s epic five-set final.