Australian Open Men's Preview: It’s time to start talking about players not named Novak Djokovic

The draw for the Australian Open is not ready yet. Novak Djokovic is going to play. He will play against Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round. His other opponents are Lorenzo Sonego, Gael Monfils, and Cristian Garin. Stefan Kozlov is a wild card player. He plays Jiri Vesely to start. The tournament begins on Monday. Cam Norrie, Sebastian Korda, Sam Querrey, Dusan Lajovic, Marton Fucsovics, Matteo Berrettini and Carlos Alcaraz are the other players to watch.

Stefan Kozlov is a wild card for U.S. fans to watch. He plays Jiri Vesely to start. First-round matches to see: Cam Norrie vs. Sebastian Korda, Sonego vs Sam Querrey, Dusan Lajovic vs Marton Fucsovics, Berrettini vs Brandon Nakashima.

Rafael Nadal is chasing his second Australian Open title since 2009. He is seeded fourth, two spots ahead of Alexander Zverev, who is second seed. Zerev and Nadel have a 6-3 head-to-head head to head record. The other seeds are Hubert Hurkacz, Denis Shapovalov, 2021 semifinalist Aslan Karatsev. Reilly Opelka will open against Kevin Anderson.

Stefanos Tsitsipas is the fourth seed in the Australian Open. He is playing in Melbourne for the first time. Andy Murray is a wild card. Frances Tiafoe is an unknown player, but he could face Taylor Fritz in second round. He won't have an easy first-round match against Nikoloz Basilashvili.

Andy Murray is playing in the Australian Open. He will play Nikoloz Basilashvili in first round. Frances Tiafoe is 0-2 to start the new year, but he has been to the quarterfinals in Melbourne.

Australian Open starts on Monday. Novak Djokovic is the defending champion.

Medvedev is the defending champion from last year. He is playing Nick Kyrgios in the second round. Kyrgs is ranked outside the Top 100 now, but he has a 2-0 record against Medvede. Andrey Rublev is also coming off a case of off-season Covid and didn't play last week. Felix Auger-Aliassime is a potential second-round opponent.

David Goffin plays Dan Evans in the first round. Medvedev plays Kyrgios in a potential second round match.

Medvedev is a potential semi-finalist at the Australian Open.

Zverev will play Djokovic in the semifinals. Medvedev will face Sinner.