With the
Australian Open drawing closer, all eyes are set on Melbourne as the draw has being released and potential match-ups have been revealed.
Provided he remains in Australia, defending champion
Novak Djokovic will be the top seed and he could face
Matteo Berrettini in the quarterfinals, in what would be a rematch of last year's Wimbledon final.
2009 Australian Open champion
Rafael Nadal could have a stern test as he is projected to face
Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals, while 2022 US Open champion
Daniil Medvedev would have an intriguing matchup against compatriot
Andrey Rublev.
Below are the projected quarterfinal matchups
(1) Novak Djokovic vs (7) Matteo Berrettini
(3) Alexander Zverev vs (6) Rafael Nadal
(2) Daniil Medvedev vs (5) Andrey Rublev
The Round of 16 also features some interesting matchups
[1] Djokovic vs. [16] Garín
[12] Norrie vs. [7] Berrettini
[3] Zverev vs. [14] Shapovalov
[10] Hurkacz vs. [6] Nadal
[8] Ruud vs. [11] Sinner
[15] Bautista vs. [4] Tsitsipas
[5] Rublev vs. [9] Auger-Aliassime
[13] Schwartzman vs. [2] Medvedev