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Australian Open 2023: Kyrgios drawn with Safiullin, de Minaur’s potential nightmare path
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A possible path to the final
NICK KYRGIOS’ AUSTRALIAN OPEN PATH
(Some of the opponents who may stand in his way)
Round 1: Roman Safiullin
Round 2: Richard Gasquet or Ugo Humbert
Round 3: Holger Rune
Round 4: Andrey Rublev
Quarter-finals: Novak Djokovic, Alex De Minaur
Semi-finals: Casper Ruud, Taylor Fritz
Final: Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Daniil Medvedev
That’s a wrap
The men’s and women’s singles draws are done and dusted for you to digest.
Get set for a massive fortnight of tennis. We’ll bring you every minute of the action from Melbourne Park.
The full women’s singles draw
Catch up on all the match-ups and potential paths to the final (with some players still to qualify) below:
The full men’s singles draw
Catch up on all the match ups and potential paths to the final (with some players still to qualify) below:
The women’s world No.1
Aussie men’s watch
Nick Kyrgios v Roman Safiullin
Thanasi Kokkinakis v Fabio Fognini
Jason Kubler (WC) v Sebastian Baez
John Millman (WC) v Marc-Andrea Hüsler
Alex de Minaur v qualifier / lucky loser
Christopher O’Connell v Jenson Brooksby
Jordan Thompson v J.J.Wolf
Rinky Hijikata vs qualifer / lucky loser
Alexei Popyrin (WC) vs Chun-Hsin Tseng
Marc Polmans vs TBC
Nadal v Draper in first round
What a super first round match up - Rafael Nadal v Brit Jack Draper
... and how’s this one: Dominic Thiem v Andrey Rublev
Good match-up for Kyrgios
Nick Kyrgios will face Roman Safiullin in the first round.
There’s the prospect of Holger Rune in the third round and, more enticingly, maybe even Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals.
KYRGIOS’ POTENTIAL AUSTRALIAN OPEN PATH:
Round 1: Roman Safiullin (confirmed)
Round 2: Richard Gasquet or Ugo Humbert
Round 3: Holger Rune
Round 4: Andrey Rublev
Quarter-finals: Novak Djokovic, Alex De Minaur
Semi-finals: Casper Ruud, Taylor Fritz
Final: Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Daniil Medvedev
The men’s top seeds
A reminder that Casper Rudd is the number two seed.
Novak Djokovic lands in the bottom half of the draw. He can only play Nadal in the final.
Here’s a potential run to the final for Djokovic:
First round: Carballes Baena
Second round: Dellien/Q
Third round: Dimitrov
Fourth round: De Minaur/Carreno Busta
Quarter-final: Rublev/Kyrgios/Rune
Semi-final: Ruud/Fritz
Aussie women watch
Ajla Tomljanovic vs Nadia Podoroska
Olivia Gadecki vs qualifier / lucky loser
Talia Gibson (WC) vs qualifier / lucky loser
Storm Hunter (WC) vs XinyuWang
Kimberly Birrell (WC) vs Kaia Kanepi
Jaimee Fourlis (WC) vs Linda Fruhvirtova
It’s a reasonable match-up for Ajla Tomljanovic in the opening round.
The unseeded Australia, the country’s highest ranked woman, has been drawn with Nadia Podoroska
(Some opponents who may stand in Tomljanovic’s way)
Round 1: Nadia Podoroska
Round 2: Victoria Azarenka or Sofia Kenin
Round 3: Madison Keys
Round 4: Maria Sakkari, Jil Teichmann
Quarter-finals: Jessica Pegula, Petra Kvitova
Semi-finals: Iga Swiatek, Danielle Collins
Final: Ons Jabeur, Aryna Sabalenka