The 2023 Australian Open draw is out after the ceremony that was conducted on Thursday afternoon at Melbourne Park. Let’s do a quick preview and highlight the leading players in each quarter.
First quarter
The first quarter features top seed and world number one Iga Swiatek, who opens her Australian Open campaign against Jule Niemeier, the player she defeated in their only previous meeting, in three sets in the fourth round of the 2022 US Open.