The 2023 Australian Open drew its individual main draw on Thursday, four days after its start, at Melbourne Park from January 16 to 29. Defending the men’s title Rafael Nadalthe feminine will not expose the australian Ashleigh Bartywho announced her retirement shortly after making history in front of her home crowd and consolidating her status as WTA world number one, a position now happily occupied by the Polish. Iga Swiatek.
Among the men, only three players could repeat the victory in the tournament. Rafa Nadal will be chasing his third title in the antipodes, meanwhile Novak Djokovic He will bid again for the tenth, after being eliminated from the 2022 edition. He ended up being exiled from the country as a result of not being vaccinated against covid. The Swiss are far from the spotlight these days Stan Wawrinkathe best of 2014.
Among the women, there is no Barty or the American Serena Williamsor the Japanese Naomi Osaka, pregnant, in the history of those who have not withdrawn are the Belarusian Victoria Azarenka and the American Sofia Kenin, executioner of Garbine Muguruza in the 2020 final.
The main unknown for the men’s draw is whether Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic will meet in the semifinals. This will only be possible in the final.
Before, the Spanish had to fight, among others, the Russians Daniel Medvedev whoever comes back from two sets down against the legendary final of 2022. It’s in the quarterfinals.
The hypothetical eighth men’s Australian Open
Rafael Nadal (ESP/)-Frances Tiafoe (USA/16)
Hubert Hurkacz (POL/10)-Daniil Medvedev (RUS/7)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE/3)-Jannik Sinner (ITA/15)
Cameron Norrie (GBR/11)-Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN/6)
Andrey Rublev (RUS/5)-Holger Rune (DIN/9)
Pablo Carreño (ESP/14)-Novak Djokovic (SRB/4)
Taylor Fritz (USA/8) -Alexander Zverev (ALE/12)
Matteo Berrettini (ITA/13)-Casper Ruud (NOR/2)
The hypothetical eighth women’s Australian Open
Iga Swiatek (POL/1)-Danielle Collins (USA/13)
Paula Badoa (ESP/11)-Coco Gauff (USA/7)
Jessica Pegula (USA/3)-Petra Kvitova (CHE/15)
Madison Keys (USA/10)-Maria Sakkari (GRE/6)
Daria Kasatkina (RUS/8)-Veronika Kudermetova (RUS/8)
Anett Kontaveit (EST/16)-Caroline Garcia (FRA/4)
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR/5)-Belinda Bencic (SUI/12)
Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA)-Ons Jabeur (TUN/2)
Source: La Verdad
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