The first Grand Slam of the season starts on Monday and will again have the presence of Novak Djokovic, after missing out in 2022 due to not being vaccinated against COVID-19.
This Thursday is the main draw of australia tomorrowthe first grand slam of the season, which will be held in Melbourne, from January 16 to 29, and will feature nine Argentine tennis players and a rivalry between the compatriots in the first round.
Diego Schwartzman, 25th. in the ATP world ranking, he will debut against the Ukrainian Oleksii Krutykh (22 years and 188). El Peque just pulled out of the ATP in Auckland (New Zealand) against American Jenson Brooksby due to discomfort in his left thigh and will undergo studies on whether he will be fit for the tournament.
The 30-year-old from Buenos Aires has reached the quarterfinals at five Grand Slam tournaments, although the furthest he has gone in Melbourne was the fourth round in 2018 and 2020.
Also, Francisco Cerundolo (30) will play against his countryman Guido Pella (unranked), Sebastian Baez (41) against Jason Kubler (Australia, 29 years old and 86), Pedro Cachin (59) against Pablo Carreño Busta (Spain, 31 years and 15), Frederick Coria (76) against Marton Fucsovics (Hungary, 30 years and 53), Thomas Etcheverry (80) against Gregoire Barrere (France, 28 years old and 88) and Facundo Bagnis (90) against Daniel Evans (England, 32 years and 27)
In the women’s team, Argentina Nadia Podoroska (192) will face Ajla Tomljanovic (Croatia, 29 and 35), while first seed and world number one Iga Swiatek, from Poland, will face German Jule Niemeier in the first round.
Meanwhile, the Serbian Novak Djokovic (5th) will face Spaniard Roberto Carballés Baena (75) in the first round in his return to the tournament after being left out last year after being deported for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Thus, the Serbian star will begin his attempt to reach his tenth title in Melbourne and equal the record of 22 Grand Slam held by the Spaniard Rafael Nadalwho will debut against English Jack Draper, 21 years old and 40 in the ranking.
Djokovic will be seeded fourth in Australia because the Spanish is number one in the ranking Carlos Alcarazwill not play in the tournament due to injury, although he announced yesterday his participation in the Argentina Open from February 11 to 19.
How much prize money does the Australian Open offer?
The Australian Open will award a record prize pool for the recently concluded tournament 53 million dollarsan increase of more than three percent by 2022.
The champions, both men and women, will earn $1,998,278.
Source: Tycsports
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