![]() ![]() The nine-time Australian Open champion faces another Spaniard, Roberto Carballes Baena, in the opening round and is on track to face home favorite Nick Kyrgios in the last eight. Medvedev will be looking to make it a third consecutive finals appearance after losing to Djokovic in 2021 and to Nadal in 2022.Ī rematch of the 2021 final is on the cards, with Djokovic in the opposite half from Nadal and Medvedev. Potentially awaiting the Spaniard later would be a quarterfinal against Daniil Medvedev, who was Nadal’s opponent in last year’s epic five-set final. 40 Draper, he potentially faces current Next Gen ATP Finals champion Brandon Nakashima. Thursday’s draw was not kind to the 22-time major winner: if he defeats the world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz may be missing the tournament through injury, but with the return of Novak Djokovic to the competition, Nadal will be hard pushed to defend his title. ![]() Defending champion Rafael Nadal will face English youngster Jack Draper in the opening round of the Australian Open in a bid to retain his 2022 crown and extend his grand slam tally. ![]()
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