
Rafael Nadal will begin the defence of his Australian Open crown against the fast-rising Briton Jack Draper while the top seed in the women's draw, Iga Swiatek, launches her quest for a first crown in Melbourne against the unseeded German Jule Niemeier.
Draper, 21, who went from 262 to 40 in the world during 2022, will take on the 36-year-old Spaniard for the first time at Melbourne Park.