2023 Australian Open men's seed reports

Rafael Nadal is the star of the 2022 event. Nadala is 36 and a new father. He is sub-.500 since Wimbledon.

2023 Australian Open men's seed reports. Casper Ruud is the only ATP player to reach two major finals in 2022. RuUD has a 4-3 career record in Australia.

Stefanos Tsitsipas is a player who's thoughtful and accessible. He won both the United Cup matches in Australia. Tsitipa's window is closing.

Novak Djokovic is the overwhelming favorite for the Australian Open. Djoka has more wins in Melbourne than Roger Federer has at Wimbledon.

Andrey Rublev starts out against Dominic Thiem. Rubel has had a slow start to the year with losses in Adelaide to Bautista Agut and then Kokkinakis.

Felix Auger-Aliassime won his first pro title last season. He lost in Adelaide to Alexei Popyrin.

Daniil Medvedev ascended to No. 1 in 2022. He had few triumphs last year. Medvesev lost to Nadal in the A.O. final, Kyrgios in New York and Djokovic in 2023.

Taylor Fritz is the highest-ranked American player. Fritz won the United Cup and earned more than $750,000.

Holger Rune is a top-16 seed for the first time in his career. Rune won 15 of his 16 matches in 2022. He lost to Yoshihito Nishioka last week.

Hubert Hurkacz trains in the heat and humidity of Florida. Hurakaczy is a talented player but it's unclear if he has the stuff of a major winner.

Cam Norrie beat Alcaraz in Cincy in 2022. He started 2023 with a three-set win over Nadal.

Alexander Zverev injured his right ankle at the French Open. He lost to Fritz in the United Cup.

Matteo Berrettini had a quiet and tough 2022. He had injuries and Covid positivity.

Pablo Carreno Busta is a veteran capable of playing spoiler and reaching the latter rounds, but not a true contender.

Jannik Sinner is still young but concerns are mounting about his physical durability. He starts against Kyle Edmund.

Nick Kyrgios is the number 19 seed for the Australian Open. He will play Holger Rune in the third round.

Denis Shapovalov is the 20th seed for the Australian Open.

2023 Australian Open men's seed reports. Alex de Minaur is the 22nd seed.

2023 Australian Open men's seed reports. Sebastian Korda, 29, made it to the final in Adelaide. Yoshi Nishioka, 31, won three matches in a row.

2023 Australian Open men's seed reports. Tommy Paul, Maxime Cressy and Emil Ruusuvouri are dark horses.

2023 Australian Open men's seed reports. Jack Draper, Dominic Thiem, Gael Monfils, Stan Wawrinka, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal are the current and former players who are seeded in the tournament.

Nadal plays Draper. Tsitsipas plays Halys. Brandon Nakashima plays Mackie McDonald for the California state championship. Vasek Pospisil plays Felix Auger-Aliassime for Canadian national title. Rublev plays Thiem.

Draper d. Nadal wouldn't shock us. Thiem d Rublev and Korda d Medvedev would be good.