Singles Draws Revealed For Australian Open 2023

The Australian Open 2023 first-round draws for local contenders were not easy.

The men's and women's singles drawings for the 2023 Australian Open are determined.

The top-ranked Australian in the men's singles draw is Nick Kyrgios. In the first round, the 27-year-old takes against 25-year-old Roman Safiullin, the world's 98th-ranked player, who is playing in his fourth Grand Slam main-draw match.

The No. 22 seed, Alex de Minaur, will start his season against a qualifier or fortunate loser.

Fabio Fognini, a former world No. 9 who has four fourth-round appearances at the Australian Open, will face Thanasi Kokkinakis in this matchup.

Fabio Fognini, a former world No. 9 who has four fourth-round appearances at the Australian Open, will face Thanasi Kokkinakis in this matchup.

Max Purcell and Aleksandar Vukic, who both qualified for the main draw today, will find out their first-round opponents when the qualifying tournament is over.

Multiple Australian men have qualified for the event for the first time since 2017 and just the second time in the previous 20 years.

Ajla Tomljanovic, the 35th-ranked player in the world in women's singles, is spearheading the Australian drive.

The 29-year-old starts her ninth Australian Open campaign against Argentina's Nadia Podoroska after reaching the quarterfinals of Wimbledon and the US Open in a career-best 2022 season.

Podoroska, a semifinalist at Roland Garros 2020, is making a comeback from injury and has entered the draw with a protected ranking of No. 39.

A 24-year-old wildcard named Kimberly Birrell will compete against seasoned Estonian Kaia Kanepi, the No. 31 seed and a quarterfinalist at the 2017 Australian Open.

Jaimee Fourlis, a 23-year-old wildcard from Melbourne, plays against 17-year-old Czech phenom Linda Fruhvirtova, who is presently ranked among the top 100 players in the world.