Alex de Minaur doesn't enjoy facing fellow Australians in tournaments but the nation's big US Open hope will have to down fellow Sydneysider Chris O'Connell as he launches his latest quest for glory at Flushing Meadows.
Yet while Thursday's brutal draw in New York did no favours for the 13-strong Australian contingent in the tournament that starts on Sunday, Ajla Tomljanovic will surely savour the prospect of another big night date on Arthur Ashe Stadium against home superstar and former champ Coco Gauff.
De Minaur admits playing Australian friends is never fun, and out of 88 grand slam matches, he's only had to do so twice - both last year when he beat Jordan Thompson at the US Open a couple of months after defeating James Duckworth at Wimbledon.