After the waiting time, Australia expanded 2023 to officially start on January 16. The first Grand Slam of the year will take place within 2 weeks, which lasts until January 29.
In Australia expanded 2023, each application will have 128 players participating in the official round. Of these, 16 players won tickets through the qualifying round. 32 names will be ranked seeds. This year, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz due to injury, Rafael Nadal is the No. 1 seed in the men's singles.
On the first day of competition, the name that received the most attention was Nadal. The No. 1 seed will fight at about 10:30 am, with the opponent Jack Draper.
Nadal came to Australia this year with the goal of defending the championship. Last season, he had a classic comeback against Daniil Medvedev in the final to be crowned. Shortly thereafter, the King of the Platform also took the throne in France to expand to pocket the 22nd Grand Slam title in his career.
However, Nadal's chances of winning the Australian championship are not overestimated. The main reason comes from age and health issues when the Spanish tennis player has struggled with injuries many times. In addition, this year's tournament also welcomed the return of Novak Djokovic – a 'Australian hunting expert' and is in high form.
On the eve of the first Grand Slam of the year, Nadal also made the fans worried. Together with Spain to attend the United Cup, the King of the Plenozoa fought to lose both men's matches. The bulls team also had to stop in the group stage with quite bad achievements.
Coming to Australia expanded, Nadal is in a difficult branch. Right in the opening match, he had to confront the 40th world player Jack Draper. Young British stars are every day showing progress. Latest, he reached the semi -finals of Adelaide International 2 to have a good momentum for the first Grand Slam of the year.
In the past, Nadal and Draper had never met. Will the young English player surprise the defending champion?
Predict the match results: Nadal 3-1 Draper
Draper vs Nadal
– Tournament: Australia Australia expands 2023
– Round 1 men's singles content
– The yard: hard
– Time: 10:30 on January 16, 2023
– Location: Australia
– Directly on the channel: K+Sport2
