Sydney's big-serving Alexei Popyrin faces evergreen Japanese star Kei Nishikori and Jordan Thompson has a difficult task against Norwegian talent Casper Ruud, the 12th seed. John Millman, the Australian number two, has drawn Spain's eighth seed, Roberto Bautista Agut, who reached the semi-finals in 2019. Kyrgios beat Humbert in a thrilling five-set match in the second round of the Australian Open. Despite she and her doubles partner Garbine Muguruza had a match point in the final moments of the game, they lost their second round match to the Swiss pair of Viktorija Golubic and Belinda Bencic. One of the contests of the round will see a rematch between Nick Kyrgios, returning to action for the first time since February's Australian Open, up against young French star and 21st seed Ugo Humbert. Spanish tennis player Carla Suarez Navarro bowed out of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in heartbreaking fashion earlier today. ( AP: Tim Ireland)Įight-time champion Federer, who turns 40 this year, takes on Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in round one.Īustralia's number one Alex de Minaur has not been given much protection with his 15th seeding, having been given a potentially treacherous opener against one of the game's rising stars, 20-year-old American Sebastian Korda. Novak Djokovic won the men's title in 2019 when he beat Roger Federer in five sets. Men's champion Novak Djokovic will launch his defence when the tournament opens on Monday against British teenage wildcard Jack Draper.īut the men's world number one, who has already won the Australian and French Opens this year, will be spared the prospect of a potential quarter-final meeting with Roger Federer as they are on opposite sides of the draw. ![]() Serena Williams, who is set to open up on centre court on Tuesday in place of champion Halep, will play Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich. Suárez Navarro is a former world number six and will prove a tough opponent for Barty, having reached the last-16 at Wimbledon three times. ![]() The 32-year-old's courageous return to the WTA Tour this year after being diagnosed with early-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma last September has been one of the tour's most heartwarming stories. Her first test is against Spaniard Suárez Navarro. "Unfortunately, my body didn't cooperate and I'll have to save that feeling for next year."Ī new champion will be crowned, with Australia's world number one Barty the favourite to lift the title despite her recent injury woes.
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