Rafael Nadal defends his Australian Open title and Novak Djokovic returns while Iga Swiatek heads the women's field in Melbourne.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal kickstart their 2023 campaigns this week in Adelaide and Sydney respectively, with the superstar veterans and great rivals eyeing up yet more Australian Open glory.
Rafael Nadal saved some honour on Thursday, beating Casper Ruud 7-5, 7-5 as he bowed out of the ATP Finals in Turin at the pool stage.
Rafael Nadal said he was slow and rusty as he suffered a disastrous start to his bid to win the ATP Finals for the first time after crashing to a 7-6 (7/3), 6-1 defeat to Taylor Fritz on Sunday.