Overview
- World No. 3 Alexander Zverev will open against Canada’s No. 41 Gabriel Diallo in their first tour meeting.
- The bracket points to Cameron Norrie as a likely third-round seed and a possible quarterfinal with Brisbane champion Daniil Medvedev, with Carlos Alcaraz projected for the semifinals.
- Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic were drawn into the opposite half, keeping any clash with Zverev off the schedule until a potential final.
- Germany’s Eva Lys begins against Sorana Cirstea and could meet four-time major winner Naomi Osaka in round two.
- Other first-round ties include Laura Siegemund vs Liudmila Samsonova, Daniel Altmaier vs Marin Cilic, and Jan-Lennard Struff vs Vit Kopriva, while Alcaraz faces Adam Walton, Djokovic draws Pedro Martinez, and Sinner meets Hugo Gaston as play starts Sunday in Melbourne.