Wild card Caroline Wozniacki, another former champion and returning mother, will play 20th seed Magda Linette.
Novak Djokovic cruised through his first singles match in Australia since being deported last year.
Twenty four time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic closed the 2023 ATP season by clinching the year-end No. 1 spot for a record-extending eighth time.
'Can't leave grass,' the 26 year old captioned an image posted on his social media pages.
Novak Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final to win a 24th Grand Slam singles title and equal Margaret Court's record haul.
Russia has promised all possible support to Pakistan in dealing with catastrophic floods, even as the second Russian Il-76 cargo plane with emergency relief is scheduled to land in Islamabad on Thursday.
Rafael Nadal will play at the Australian Open in January
'At my age and with some of the issues that I've got, I do have to be mindful of those things. I cannot just keep going until something happens.'
Swiatek is positioned to face American fourth seed Jessica Pegula in the semi-finals.
After winning the US Open title on Sunday, Novak Djokovic pulled out a T-shirt with 'Mamba Forever' on the front and the number 24 on the back.
Carlos Alcaraz crashed to a humbling 6-3 7-6(4) defeat by Hungarian qualifier Fabian Marozsan in the third round of the Italian Open.
Greece's Tsitsipas battled back from 3-5 down in the third set to eliminate Medvedev with a 6-3, 6-7(11), 7-6(1) win to set up a showdown on Friday with Rublev for the Red Group's other semi-final spot.
Rafael Nadal has not played a competitive match since bowing out in the second round of this year's Australian Open.
Kyrgios has been playing the best tennis of his career over the past couple of months
Russia's Andrey Rublev overcame Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(7), 6-3 in their semi-final clash at the Shanghai Masters on Saturday, and will now face Hubert Hurkacz, who beat Sebastian Korda.
After registering a runner-up finish in the Qatar Open, Andy Murray set himself a target of registering 800 career wins.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz faces a potential quarter-final clash with old foe Jannik Sinner in his US Open title defence, and American Coco Gauff is on a collision course with defending champion Iga Swiatek on the women's side.
Certainly the prospect of another showdown at the US Open in a few weeks is exciting, but whether or not 23-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic can stretch his career long enough to battle Carlos Alcaraz on a regular basis is questionable.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz faces a tough path to a maiden French Open title after being placed in the same half of the draw as 22-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
As a sporting spectacle Alcaraz and Djokovic matches have delivered on every level and would be worthy of the Big Apple spotlight.
Rising star Brandon Nakashima handed fellow American John Isner a first round defeat at the Indian Wells.
Rafael Nadal confirmed he will miss this year's French Open as he is yet to recover from injury.
Daniil Medvedev has tapped into the energy of the crowd at Melbourne Park by playing both hero and villain.
Novak Djokovic will begin his quest for a record-extending 10th Australian Open title against Roberto Carballes Baena.
The decision to lift the ban was met with protest from Ukraine, whose Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said it was "immoral" and urged Britain to deny Russian and Belarusian players visas.
On Sunday, Rafael Nadal's extraordinary resilience was on full display as he closed out a marathon five-setter against World No 2 Daniil Medvedev.
Sebastian Korda is just the third American to reach the quarter-finals at the Australian Open.
Fans are buzzing over the prospect of a rematch between world number one Alcaraz and second seed Djokovic in a potential New York finale
Nadal fought from two sets down to defeat Medvedev in a five-set thriller at Rod Laver Arena.
Factbox on Carlos Alcaraz, who beat seven-time champion Novak Djokovic
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the quarter-finals of the Queen's Club Championships.
Stars made their way to the Australian Open to cheer on Rafael Nadal.
Images from Day 1 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.
Novak Djokovic reclaimed the world number one ranking from Carlos Alcaraz
This year's US Open runs from Aug. 28-Sept. 10.
Rafael Nadal will become the first man to win 21 Grand Slam titles if he defeats the Russian in Melbourne.
Both leaders are facing immense criticism worldwide due to the Ukraine-Russia war and the surge in COVID-19 cases in China.
Images from Day 2 of the 2023 US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York on Tuesday.
Zverev had surgery on torn ligaments in his right ankle this month after he was forced to retire from his French Open semi-final against Rafael Nadal.
The US Open champion, who last played at the Miami Open at the end of March, was beaten 6-2, 7-6 (5) by Gasquet at the ATP 250 claycourt event in Geneva.
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