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World No.1 Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal & World No.1 women Ash Barty vs Naomi Osaka are tipped to the biggest battle in the year’s first Grand Slam.
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10:35 AM IST: The Australian Open draw will now take place at 4:15 AEDT. We’ll keep you updated.
10:24 AM IST: The PM’s office will hold a press conference at 3.45 PM as Organisers anxiously wait for a decision regarding Novak Djokovic’s visa status by Immigration Minister Alex Hawke.
“Obviously his preparation is beyond bad. I don’t think he’s ever been in a worse position entering the week before a Grand Slam, but that’s just the way it is,” Boris Becker told the BBC after speaking to the Serbian star on Monday.
10:18 AM IST: The Aus Open draws were scheduled to be released at 3 PM local time (9.30 AM IST).
10:12 AM IST: “Australian Open draw postponed amid uncertainty over Novak Djokovic,” reported The Herald Sun
10 AM IST: ‘Australian Open draw “cancelled until further notice,”‘ tweeted a Times Sport reporter.
BREAKING: Australian Open draw “cancelled until further notice”
— Stuart Fraser (@stu_fraser) January 13, 2022
Top Seeds
Ash Barty and defending champion Novak Djokovic have been given top place for the Year’s 1st Grand Slam Australian Open. Women’s singles defending champion Naomi Osaka is seeded 13th. The official draw will take place at Melbourne Park on Thursday 13 January.
Women Seeding at AO2022
1. Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
2. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
3. Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)
4. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE)
5. Maria Sakkari (GRE)
6. Anett Kontaveit (EST)
7. Iga Swiatek (POL)
8. Paula Badosa (ESP)
9. Ons Jabeur (TUN)
10. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)
11. Sofia Kenin (USA)
12. Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
13. Naomi Osaka (JPN)
14. Simona Halep (ROU)
15. Elina Svitolina (UKR)
16. Angelique Kerber (GER)
17. Emma Raducanu (GBR)
18. Coco Gauff (USA)
19. Elise Mertens (BEL)
20. Petra Kvitova (CZE)
21. Jessica Pegula (USA)
22. Belinda Bencic (SUI)
23. Leylah Fernandez (CAN)
24. Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
25. Daria Kasatkina (RUS)
26. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
27. Danielle Collins (USA)
28. Veronika Kudermetova (RUS)
29. Tamara Zidansek (SLO)
30. Camila Giorgi (ITA)
31. Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)
32. Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)
Men Seeding at AO2022
1. Novak Djokovic (SRB)
2. Daniil Medvedev (RUS)
3. Alexander Zverev (GER)
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)
5. Andrey Rublev (RUS)
6. Rafael Nadal (ESP)
7. Matteo Berrettini (ITA)
8. Casper Ruud (NOR)
9. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
10. Hubert Hurkacz (POL)
11. Jannik Sinner (ITA)
12. Cameron Norrie (GBR)
13. Diego Schwartzman (ARG)
14. Denis Shapovalov (CAN)
15. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)
16. Cristian Garin (CHI)
17. Gael Monfils (FRA)
18. Aslan Karatsev (RUS)
19. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)
20. Taylor Fritz (USA)
21. Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO)
22. John Isner (USA)
23. Reilly Opelka (USA)
24. Daniel Evans (GBR)
25. Lorenzo Sonego (ITA)
26. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
27. Marin Cilic (CRO)
28. Karen Khachanov (RUS)
29. Ugo Humbert (FRA)
30. Lloyd Harris (RSA)
31. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
32. Alex de Minaur (AUS)
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Novak Djokovic Top Seed: Novak Djokovic won a court battle to compete in the Australian Open but still faces the threat of deportation because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19. He’s level with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal with 20 Grand Slam singles titles each. A 10th Australian Open win on Jan. 30 in the men’s final would give him the men’s all-time record.
The nine-time champion gets to work 🎾 @DjokerNole • #AusOpen • #AO2022 • #AOActive • #Practice pic.twitter.com/0lCX9D4nsM
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 12, 2022
Federer is not playing in Melbourne while he continues his recovery from right knee surgery.
Daniil Medvedev, who beat Djokovic in the U.S. Open final last year to prevent the Serbian player from capturing a calendar-year Grand Slam, is seeded second, followed by Germany’s Alexander Zverev at No. 3, Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas at No. 4 and Andrey Rublev at No. 5.
20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal is seeded sixth, followed by Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini.
Us Open sensation Felix Auger-Aliassime is at No. 9 and Russia’s Denis Shapovalov 14th. The pair combined to win the ATP Cup for Canada last Sunday.
Alex de Minaur is the only Australian man among the seeded players, taking up the 32nd and last position.
Ash Barty Top Seed: The 25-year-old Barty has two Grand Slam singles titles — the 2019 French Open and last year’s Wimbledon — but she dearly wants to win a major on home soil. No Australian woman has won the title here since Chris O’Neill in 1978.
G’day Ash 👋
The world No.1 has touched down in Melbourne 🙌 @ashbarty #AusOpen • #AO2022 • #AOActive • #Practice pic.twitter.com/2JqU3Vuxvc
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 12, 2022
Barty’s best finish at Melbourne Park was in 2020, when she lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Sofia Kenin. She reached the quarterfinals last year.
Barty won the Adelaide International title last week while Sabalenka is off to a contrasting start, losing in the first round of both her pre-Australian Open tune-up events.
Garbine Muguruza will be No. 3 seed, French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova No. 4 and Maria Sakkari fifth.
Kenin, the 2020 Australian Open champion, is the top-seeded American at No. 11.
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