Australian Open Draws LIVE – AO2023 DRAWS: The draws for Australian Open 2023 have been unveiled. In the Men’s Singles, the biggest highlight is last year’s finalists Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev are placed in the same quarter. Top seed and Defending champion Nadal will begin his campaign against Britain’s Jack Draper. Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic is placed in the other half. He will face challenge from Andrey Rublev and Nick Kyrgios who are all placed in his quarter of the draw. In the Women’s Singles, World No.1 Iga Swiatek will be facing Germany’s Jule Niemier in the first round. Check FULL Draws of Australian Open: Follow Australian Open 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
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Men’s Singles Draws
Rafael Nadal leads first quarter
- Rafael Nadal is the top seed and he headlines the first quarter of the draw. The Spaniard will begin his campaign against Jack Draper. Nadal is likely to face either Brandon Nakashima or Mackenzie McDonald in the second round.
- He however is placed in a not so easy quarter as it has players like seventh seed Daniil Medvedev, 10th seed Hubert Hurkacz, 16th Seed Frances Tiafoe, who beat Nadal in the US Open 2022 fourth round.
- Medvedev will begin his campaign by facing USA’s Marcos Giron in the first round. He is likely to face 29th seed Sebastian Korda, who finished as runner-up at the Adelaide International, in the third round.
- 10th seed Hubert Hurkacz will begin the campaign against Spain’s Pedro Martinez. If he goes all the way to the fourth round, he is likely to meet Medvedev.
- Frances Tiafoe is drawn against Daniel Altmaier in the first round. The American is likely to set up a third round clash with 18th seed Karen Khachanov.
Stefanos Tsitspas & Felix Auger Aliassime in second Quarter
- Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and sixth seed Feluix Auger Aliassime find themselves in the second quarter. While Tsitsipas begins his campaign against France’s Quentin Halys, Aliassime will face Vasek Pospisil in the opener.
- Tsitsipas has a releatively eaier path as he might face either wildcard entrant Rinky Hijikata or a qualifier in the second round. The first seeded player he might face i the tournament is likely to be 32nd seed Botic van de Zandschulp in the third round.
- Meanwhile, Aliassime might face former Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka in the second round. If he advances to the third round, he is likely to se up clash against 28th seed Franciso Cerundolo.
- The next top seeds in this quarter are 11th seed Cameron Norrie, 15th seed Jannik Sinner and 17th seed Lorenzo Musetti. Norrie will face wildcard entrant Luca van Assche in the first round.
- Sinner and Musetti will begin their campaign against Kyle Edmund and Lloyd Harris respectively. In all likelihood, both the youngsters will set up clash in the third round of the tournament.
Novak Djokovic, Andrey Rublev, Nick Kyrgios land in third quarter
- Novak Djokovic is all set to begin his Australian Open campaign by facing Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena. The former World No.1 is an overwhelming favourite for the title.
- He will face a qualifier or Hugo Dallien in the second round and might lock horns against 27th seed Grigor Dimitrov in the third round.
- The next big seed in this quarter is Andrey Rublev. The Russian will be up against a big challenge straightaway as he runs into Dominic Thiem in the first round.
- If he goes past the Austrian, then he can breath a sigh of relief as in the next round, he will face the winner between a qualifier and Emil Ruusuvuori. In the third round, he might face 25th seed Dan Evans.
- Rublev is likely to set up clash against Nick Kyrgios in the fourth round. Kyrgios was the runner-up at Wimbledon last year. The Australian begins his campaign against Roman Safiullin.
- Kyrgios’ first big challenge in the tournament is likely to be against 9th seed Holger Rune. Both the players are expected to face each other in the third round.
- Pablo Carreno Busta, who is the 14th seed and 22nd seed Alex de Minaur are the other seeded players in this quarter.
Casper Ruud headlines final quarter
- World No.3 and second seed Casper Ruud headlines the final quarter of the draw. The Norwegian opens his campaign against Czech Republic’s Tomas Machac.
- The Norwegian is aiming for his maiden Grand Slam title. The first seeded player he will face in the tournament is likely to be 30th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the third round.
- 8th seed Taylor Fritz is the other big player in the draw. Both Fritz and Ruud are the favourites to play in the quarterfinal. Fritz will begin his campaign against Nikoloz Basilashvili.
- Meanwhile, the quarter has one of the biggest first round clashes. 13th seed Matteo Berrettini will be up against Andy Murray in the opening round of the tournament.
- Alexander Zverev also finds himself in this quarter. The 12th seed will face a qualifier in the first round.
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Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff & Emma Raducanu in first quarter
- World No.1 Iga Swiatek is the top seed in Melbourne this year. She will begin her campaign by facing Germany’s Jule Niemier in the first round.
- The next big seed in Swiatek’s top quarter is No.7 Coco Gauff. Gauff will open the campaign by facing Katerina Siniakova in the first round. Both Swiatek and Gauff are favourite for quarterfinal clash.
- Before tha, Gauff could run into 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu in the second round. Raducanu will face Tamara Korpatsch in the first round.
- Gauff is also likely to face challenge from 29th seeded Chinsese youngster Quinwen Zheng in the third round.
- 11th Seed Paula Badosa and last year’s finalist Danielle Collins are teh next big seeds in the quarter. While Badosa will be up against Catherine McNally in the first round, Collins will face Anna Kaliskaya.
- Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina is also part of the quarter.
Jessica Pegula & Maria Sakkari in second quarter
- The second quarter sees No.3 Jessica Pegula and No.6 Maria Sakkari. Pegula comes into the Slam with full confidence after leading Team USA to the inaugural United Cup title. She also clinched a straight set victory against World No.1 Swiatek in the tournament.
- She will begin her campaign gainst Jacqueline Cristian in the first round.
- Sixth seed Maria Sakkari meanwhile faces China’s Yue Yuan in the first round.
- The other seeded players in this quarter include 10th seed Madison Keys of USA, 15th seed Petra Kvitova, Former French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova, who is the 20th seed.
Caroline Garcia leads third quarter
- Fourth seed Caroline Garcia is the top seed in the third quarter of the draws. The French woman will begin her campaign against a qualifier. She will be fcing either Leylah Fernandez or Alize Cornet in the second round of the tournament.
- Eight seed Daria Kasatkina is the next big seed in the quarter. Kasatkina begins her campaign against Varvara Gracheva.
- The quarter also has 9th seed Veronika Kudermetova, 16th seed Anett Kontaveit, 19th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova
Ons Jabeur headlines final quarter
- Landing in the bottom half of the draw are No.2 Ons Jabeur, Jabeur was unable to play the Australian Open last year due to injury. Despite nursing a back injury in Adelaide 1, the Tunisian will enter the tournament as one of the contenders for the title.
- She will however face a big test against No.5 Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinal. Sabalenka is in good form as she recently won the Adelaide International 1 title.
- 12th seed Belinda Bencic and No.14 Beatriz Haddad Maia are the other big seeds in this quarter.
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