The Australian Open could also be two weeks away, however the 2023 ATP season gained’t waste any time getting underway with a marquee occasion to ring within the new yr. Becoming a member of the Tata Open Maharashtra on the Week 1 schedule is the Adelaide Worldwide, which options a completely loaded discipline. In reality, this has the makings of being the perfect 250 match on your entire 2023 tennis calendar.
Novak Djokovic headlines the draw as the highest seed, adopted by Felix Auger-Aliassime, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Holger Rune, Jannik Sinner, Denis Shapovalov, and Karen Khachanov. Adelaide’s unseeded contingent contains Andy Murray, Roberto Bautista Agut, Miomir Kecmanovic, Lorenzo Sonego, Sebastian Korda, and Jack Draper.
For Djokovic, this marks his return Down Beneath after infamously being deported in another country previous to the 2021 Australian Open.
“It’s nice to be again in Australia,” the 35-year-old Serb stated earlier this week. “It’s a rustic the place I’ve had great success in my profession, notably in Melbourne. It’s by far my most profitable Grand Slam. I’m hoping that every little thing goes to be optimistic. Clearly [fan reaction] just isn’t one thing that I can predict. I’ll do my greatest to play good tennis and convey good feelings and good emotions to the gang.
“Clearly what occurred 12 months in the past was not simple for me, for my household, workforce, anyone who’s near me.”
Djokovic will kick off his 2023 marketing campaign with a first-round matchup towards France’s Fixed Lestienne. The 21-time Grand Slam champion might face Jordan Thompson within the final 16, Shapovalov within the quarterfinals, and both Medvedev or Khachanov within the semis. Amongst these on the opposite aspect of the bracket are Auger-Aliassime, Rublev, Rune, Sinner, Murray, and Korda.
Murray and Korda are going head-to-head in spherical one, whereas Rublev might have a troublesome opener on his palms towards Bautista Agut.
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