Defending males’s singles champion Novak Djokovic is aiming to increase his dominance in Melbourne with an eleventh title, whereas Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka appears to retain the ladies’s trophy.
Serbia’s Djokovic, 36, is the highest seed forward of Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, Russia’s Daniil Medvedev and Italy’s Jannik Sinner.
Poland’s Iga Swiatek leads the ladies’s area after regaining the world primary rating from Sabalenka on the finish of final 12 months.
Sabalenka is seeded second in entrance of American Coco Gauff, who received the US Open in September, and 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.
And there are some acquainted faces making their Grand Slam comebacks.
Britain’s 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu is within the early phases of her personal comeback after wrist and ankle surgical procedures dominated her out for eight months. And Japan’s four-time main winner Naomi Osaka can also be again after giving start final 12 months.
Nevertheless, Spanish nice Rafael Nadal is not going to function after sustaining a hip harm on the Brisbane Worldwide.
