After the waiting time, Australia expanded 2023 to officially start on January 16. Recently, the Organizing Committee has conducted a lottery to branch the contents. In particular, the men's singles always attract the most attention.
Notably, according to the draw results, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are located in two different semi -final branches. At this time, the fans are looking forward to the two will create a dream final in Australia. Rafa is currently the championship, while Nole also desires to conquer the 22nd Grand Slam in his career.
However, before thinking of the final, Djokovic and Nadal had to overcome many challenges ahead. Accordingly, the King of the Platform will encounter English opponent Jack Draper in the first round. Draper is 21 years old and currently ranked 40th in the world.
If winning, Nadal can face one of the two American tennis players Mackenzie McDonald or Brandon Nakashima in the second round, and the third round may be Yoshihito Nishioka. In the fourth round, Frances Tiafoe will be a great challenge for Nadal. In the quarterfinals, he may meet Daniil Medvedev again. In the semi -finals, it is likely that the opponent will be Stefanos Tsitsipas.
On the other side of the battle line, Djokovic will meet Roberto Carballes Baena (Spain) in the opening match. He is expected to easily overcome the first 2 rounds. In the following rounds, Grigor Dimitrov, Pablo Carreno Busta, Andrey Rubleev and Casper Ruud are Nole's potential rivals.
The name that received the next concern was Nick Kyrgios. According to the draw results, the Italian player will face Roman Safullin in the first round, before Richard Gasquet or Ugo Humbert in the second round. Holger Rune and Andrey RubleV are two potential competitors of Kyrgios in the next 2 rounds. Meanwhile, if reaching the quarterfinals, he may have to face Novak Djokovic.
In the first round, the most anticipated match is Andrey Rubleev vs Dominic Thiem. In addition, Andy Murray VS Matteo Berrettini is also a very noticeable talent.
In women's singles, Iga Swiatek is the No. 1 seed of the tournament, and ons Jabeur is the No. 2 seed. In the first round, Swiatek will face Jule Niemeier – 68th in the world. Meanwhile, Jabeur will meet the 88 -class WTA Tamara Zidansek.
