TIL Desk Sports/ Five-time Australian Open champion Roger Federer faces Slovenian Aljaz Bedene in the opening round as he looks to defend his title at the first grand slam starting, Monday, January 15.
Top seed and last year’s runners-up, Rafael Nadal will begin his campaign against Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic. Nadal is likely to meet Marin Cilic, Nick Kyrgios, Grigor Dimitrov and Jack Sock in the latter rounds.
It looks rather tricky for former champion Novak Djokovic, who faces American Donald Young on his grand slam return after a six-month injury lay-off. Gael Monfils awaits the Serbian if he outdoes Young in the opening round.
Djokovic is clubbed along with Federer, Juan Martin Del Potro, David Goffin and Alexander Zverev. Del Potro has a tough task to come through his opener against American Frances Tiafoe. In the women’s draw, 2017 runner-up Venus Williams has been drawn to open her campaign against 20-year-old Belinda Bencic, who helped Switzerland to the Hopman Cup title last week.
