Great Britain’s men’s players have been handed a series of brutal first round draws at the Australian Open
Emma Raducanu could face Coco Gauff in second round
Meanwhile, Andy Murray has been drawn to face former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini in the opening round and Kyle Edmund, a former semi-finalist, will play the 15th seed Jannik Sinner.In the women’s draw, Emma Raducanu was handed a fair opener against Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch. Should she advance, Raducanu potentially faces a highly anticipated second round match against seventh seed Coco Gauff.
After losing his first two matches of the year to Cameron Norrie and Alex de Minaur in the United Cup, Nadal has now lost six of his last seven matches and his only victory since the US Open in August was a dead rubber against Casper Ruud in the ATP Finals. British No 1 Cameron Norrie is also a prominent figure in the top half after an excellent start to the year. Norrie will begin against French wildcard Luca van Assche, with a gruelling potential third-round match against Cincinnati champion Borna Coric.
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