He was drawn in the toughest half of the draw with Nadal as well as in-form Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz and world number three Alexander Zverev, who could clash in the last eight.
Azarenka, who sits on the eight-person WTA players council, said that combating abuse was the group's top priority.
Penpix of the top women's contenders at the 2021 Australian Open
Medvedev squandered a two-set lead against Nadal in their previous meeting in the Melbourne final in January, allowing the Spaniard to clinch his 21st Grand Slam title.
Coco Gauff rallied from a break down in the final set to beat Swede Rebecca Peterson and reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals for the first time
IMAGES from Day 10 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Following Iga Swiatek's victory over Coco Gauff in the final, here's a list of French Open women's singles champions:
A round-up of all tennis action on Friday.
IMAGES from matches on Day 4 of the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York on Thursday.
Maria Sharapova and Andy Murray have pledged to support relief funds for children affected by the invasion.
A summary of Thursday's action at the US Open.
Images from Day 3 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
Images from Day 11 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday.
Images from Day 5 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Friday.
Images from Day 2 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.
Ash Barty said on Thursday there was no perfect time to bow out of tennis but that claiming the Australian Open championship in front of home fans was the ideal finish to her career.
Photos pf tennis action across the USA on Sunday.
Playing in his first competitive singles match on the ATP Tour since August 5, the 20-times Grand Slam champion showed no signs of rust in his second round win against Lithuanian qualifier Ricardas Berankis.
A summary of Wednesday's action at the US Open.
IMAGES from Day 8 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Sunday.
Murray knocked out by Fritz in Washington
Thirteen-time champion Rafael Nadal, 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer and world number one Novak Djokovic were placed in the same half of the French Open draw on Thursday.
Swiatek's last defeat on clay came in the WTA 1000 event in Madrid against Australian Barty, who elected not to defend her 2019 French Open title last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A disbelieving Magda Linette continued her dream run at the Australian Open on Wednesday with a stunning victory over former world number one Karolina Pliskova to move into the semi-finals.
Rafael Nadal warmed up for the French Open with a battling 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 win over world number one Novak Djokovic as the Spaniard claimed a record-extending 10th Italian Open title in Rome on Sunday in the latest chapter of their rivalry.
A round-up of all tennis action on Saturday.
Medvedev opened as the +225 favorite at BetMGM but has seen his odds lengthen slightly despite the absence of two of his top threats. He has had a rollercoaster 2022 since falling to Nadal in the Australian Open final.
A summary of Monday's action at the US Open.
'I think this tournament was the first tournament this year that I went in trying to win for myself, and I think that was the difference in my mentality'
'I think I started listening to them more when I watched 'Thor'. I listened to them even a few years ago, and I watched 'Thor' in Australia.'
The first stop on Serena Williams' farewell tour came to a quick end as she fell to Belinda Bencic in second-round action at the Canadian Open on Wednesday a day after announcing her forthcoming retirement from tennis.
Images from Day 8 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Sunday.
Australian Nick Kyrgios produced another extraordinary performance to demolish compatriot Alex de Minaur 6-2, 6-3 at the Canadian Masters on Thursday, a day after stunning world number one Daniil Medvedev.
World number one Novak Djokovic earned his 1,000th tour-level victory by beating Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday to reach the Italian Open final.
Nadal had a solid start, but the 35-year-old struggled physically towards the end of the contest
A round-up of all the tennis action from around the globe.
Images from Day 3 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Wednesday.
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz snapped Daniil Medvedev's 19-match win streak with a 6-3, 6-2 rout in the Indian Wells final on Sunday.
Images from Day 5 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.
Elena Rybakina's modest celebrations after winning Wimbledon on Saturday was mostly due to her impassive personality but there was possibly also an air of inevitability about her triumph that made her react the way she did.
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