Tennis
Medvedev will meet with de Jong at the start of the Australian Open
Russian number one Daniil Medvedev will play against Dutchman Jesper de Jong in the first round of the Australian Open.
The draw for the tournament took place on Thursday in Melbourne. Medvedev is seeded 11th at the tournament.
Andrey Rublev (13th seed) will meet with Italian Matteo Arnaldi in the first round; Karen Khachanov’s opponent (15th) will be Alex Mickelsen from the USA.
The first racket of the world, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz (1), will begin the tournament with a match against Australian Adam Walton, the winner of the Australian Open 2025, Italian Jannik Sinner (2), will play with Hugo Gaston from France. 24-time Grand Slam winner Serb Novak Djokovic (4) will meet Spaniard Pedro Martinez.
The Australian Open main draw matches start on January 18.
Source: Sportbox
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