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    Emma Raducanu 'having a blast' as she battles to victory in first match in eight months

    The Australian Open draw takes place tonight with several huge names lurking dangerously as unseeded players, including Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray.

    World No 1 and 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic is the top seed in the men’s draw while Iga Swiatek is the top seed in the women’s draw, with defending champion Aryna Sabalenka seeded second and newly crowned US Open champion Coco Gauff third.

    Four-time women’s grand slam champion Naomi Osaka could draw a big name as an unseeded player after making her comeback, having given birth to her first daughter, Shai, last summer. There will be no return for 22-time men’s grand slam champion Rafael Nadal, however, after he was forced to withdraw from the opening grand slam of the year due to a fresh hip injury.

    From a British perspective, Raducanu and Murray are also unseeded ahead of the draw. Raducanu has been granted a place in the main draw due to her protected ranking after missing eight months of last season following wrist and ankle surgeries, while Murray just misses out following a dip in form to end last season and will be hoping for a kind draw as he returns to Melbourne Park.

    Follow the Australian Open 2024 draw below in tonight’s live blog

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    Naomi Oaka is drawn against Caroline Garcia in the opening round! Another big R1 tie!

    Jamie Braidwood11 January 2024 02:08

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    Emma Raducanu will play American Shelby Rogers in the opening round of the Australian Open.

    Jamie Braidwood11 January 2024 02:07

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    Iga Swiatek, the World No 1 and top seed, draws Sofia Kenin, the 2020 Australian Open champion, in the opening round!

    The winner will then play either Angelique Kerber or Danielle Collins in Round Two, two other former Australian Open finalists!

    Jamie Braidwood11 January 2024 02:05

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    We’re going to start with the draw for the women’s singles. The unseeded players will be drawn randomly and then the seeds will be pulled out line by line.

    Jamie Braidwood11 January 2024 02:03

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    It’s draw time! Naomi Osaka is the most intriguing name in the draw - and of course Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu could land anywhere as well. The full Australian Open draw ceremony is coming up.

    Jamie Braidwood11 January 2024 02:01

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    How can I watch the draw?

    The Australian Open draw will available to watch on a free live stream, which can be accessed on the Australian Open’s YouTube and Facebook channels.

    Jamie Braidwood11 January 2024 01:50

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    And here’s a reminder of the men’s seeds...

    Men’s singles

    1. Novak Djokovic

    2. Carlos Alcaraz

    3. Daniil Medvedev

    4. Jannik Sinner

    5. Andrey Rublev

    6. Alexander Zverev

    7. Stefanos Tsitsipas

    8. Holger Rune

    9. Hubert Hurkacz

    10. Alex de Minaur

    11. Casper Ruud

    12. Taylor Fritz

    13. Grigor Dimitrov

    14. Tommy Paul

    15. Karen Khachanov

    16. Ben Shelton

    17. Frances Tiafoe

    18. Nicholas Jarry

    19. Cameron Norrie

    20. Adrian Mannarino

    21. Ugo Humbert

    22. Francisco Cerundolo

    23. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

    24. Jan-Lennard Struff

    25. Lorenzo Musetti

    26. Sebastian Baez

    27. Felix Auger-Aliassime

    28. Tallon Griekspoor

    29. Sebastian Korda

    30. Tomas Martin Etcheverry

    31. Alexander Bublik

    32. Jiri Lehecka

    Jamie Braidwood11 January 2024 01:39

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    Not long until the draw now... here’s a reminder of the seeds

    Women’s singles

    1. Iga Swiatek

    2. Aryna Sabalenka

    3. Elena Rybakina

    4. Coco Gauff

    5. Jessica Pegula

    6. Ons Jabeur

    7. Marketa Vondrousova

    8. Maria Sakkari

    9. Barbora Krejcikova

    10. Beatriz Haddad Maia

    11. Jelena Ostapenko

    12. Zheng Qinwen

    13. Liudmila Samsonova

    14. Daria Kasatkina

    15. Veronika Kudermetova

    16. Caroline Garcia

    17. Ekaterina Alexandrova

    18. Victoria Azarenka

    19. Elina Svitolina

    20. Magda Linette

    21. Donna Vekic

    22. Sorana Cirstea

    23. Anastasia Potapova

    24. Anhelina Kalinina

    25. Elise Mertens

    26.Jasmine Paolini

    27. Emma Navarro

    28. Lesia Tsurenko

    29, Zhu Lin

    30. Wang Xinyu

    31. Marie Bouzkova

    32. Leylah Fernandez

    Jamie Braidwood11 January 2024 01:29

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    Australian Open makes major schedule change

    This year’s Australian Open will start on a Sunday, becoming a 15-day event for the first time, tournament organisers have announced.

    There had been growing concerns over late finishes with so many matches scheduled on the opening Monday.

    Last year, the second-round match between Andy Murray and Thanasi Kokkinakis, which lasted five sets, did not finish until 4:05am - which the British former world number one described as “ridiculously late”.

    The new Sunday start will see an increase in the number of sessions across the three arenas from 47 to 52.

    The day session at Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena will feature a minimum of two matches, which is down from three, to limit the potential of late finishes.

    Night sessions, meanwhile, will continue to feature a minimum of two matches and the John Cain Arena schedule also remains unchanged.

    Jamie Braidwood11 January 2024 01:19

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    Aryna Sabalenka reveals key areas of improvement ahead of Australian Open defence

    Aryna Sabalenka is not one to rest on her laurels and has been hard at work in the off-season as she looks to improve even on her stellar 2023, starting with her first defence of a grand slam title at the Australian Open.

    The 25-year-old Belarussian took a knock at the weekend when Elena Rybakina, her opponent in last year’s Melbourne Park final, snapped her 15-match winning streak in Australia with a crushing 6-0 6-3 victory in the Brisbane International final.

    Although there was much scowling and head-shaking during the all-too-brief contest, Sabalenka was soon laughing off her bad day at the office and focussing on her next assignment at the year’s first grand slam.

    That reaction was a significant improvement on the Sabalenka of only a couple of years ago, a player with all the weapons to compete for the game’s major prizes but who crumbled into a tearful mess at the first sign of a setback.

    Jamie Braidwood11 January 2024 01:05

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