Australian Open draw LIVE: Andy Murray, Emma Raducanu, Novak Djokovic and more learn fate

Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek are the top seeds as the opening grand slam of the year gets underway in Melbourne

Emma Raducanu 'having a blast' as she battles to victory in first match in eight months

Emma Raducanu will face American Shelby Rogers in the opening round of the Australian Open, while Andy Murray has been drawn against the 30th seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry and could face defending champion Novak Djokovic in the third round.

Raducanu has been granted a place in the main draw due to her protected ranking after missing eight months of last season following wrist and ankle surgeries and will meet an opponent in Rogers who she thrashed on her way to winning the US Open in 2021. All the British women avoided seeded players in the opening round, with Katie Boulter facing Yuan Yue while Jodie Burrage takes on Tamara Korpatsch in their opening matches.

Meanwhile, the returning Naomi Osaka will face a tough test on her grand slam return after being drawn against Caroline Garcia. It was one of a number of headline opening matches in the women’s singles, with World No 1 Iga Swiatek being paired with 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, and Elena Rybakina meeting former World No 1 Karolina Pliskova.

In the men’s draw, Murray takes on the Argentine Etcheverry - and would expect to play defending champion Djokovic in the third round if he makes it that far. Djokovic will open against a qualifier, while Carlos Alcaraz could meet Dan Evans in the second round, if the Brit makes his way past Lorenzo Sonego.

A meeting between former grand slam finalists Matteo Berrettini and Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round was the pick of the men’s ties, while Jannik Sinner landed in Djokovic’s half with Daniil Medvedev falling into the bottom half of the draw along with Alcaraz.

Follow the Australian Open 2024 draw below in tonight’s live blog

Australian Open draw LIVE: Murray, Raducanu and more learn fate

• Australian Open draw is tonight with ceremony taking place from 2am GMT
• Emma Raducanu to play unseeded American Shelby Rogers in Australian Open first round
• Osaka vs Garcia, Swiatek vs Kenin, Rybakina vs Pliskova all R1 ties in women’s singles
• Andy Murray to play No 30 seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry in Australian Open first round
• Tsitsipas vs Berrettini, Draper vs Giron, Evans vs Sonego also in R1, Djokovic vs qualifier

[11 January 2024 02:14 · Jamie Braidwood]

Australian Open draw LIVE

If Emma Raducanu comes through her first round match against Shelby Rogers, she will play the winner of Sorana Cirstea, the 22nd seed, or Wang Yafan. Katie Boulter is also in that section.

Raducanu absolutely destroyed Rogers in the last-16 of the US Open in 2021. They haven’t played since and Rogers is also currently ranked outside the world’s top 100.

[11 January 2024 02:12 · Jamie Braidwood]

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Projected QFs

(1) Swiatek vs Vondrousova (7)

(3) Rybakina vs Pegula (5)

(4) Gauff vs Sakkari (8)

(6) Jabeur vs Sabalenka (2)

[11 January 2024 02:10 · Jamie Braidwood]

Australian Open draw LIVE

Katie Boulter vs Yuan Yue

Jodie Burrage vs Tamara Korpatsch

[11 January 2024 02:08 · Jamie Braidwood]

Australian Open draw LIVE

Naomi Osaka is drawn against Caroline Garcia in the opening round! Another big R1 tie!

Elena Rybakina, last season’s finalist, is also drawn against former World No 1 Karolina Pliskova.

[11 January 2024 02:07 · Jamie Braidwood]

Australian Open draw LIVE

Emma Raducanu will play American Shelby Rogers in the opening round of the Australian Open.

[11 January 2024 02:05 · Jamie Braidwood]

Australian Open draw LIVE

Iga Swiatek, the World No 1 and top seed, draws Sofia Kenin, the 2020 Australian Open champion, in the opening round!

The winner will then play either Angelique Kerber or Danielle Collins in Round Two, two other former Australian Open finalists!

[11 January 2024 02:03 · Jamie Braidwood]

Australian Open draw LIVE

We’re going to start with the draw for the women’s singles. The unseeded players will be drawn randomly and then the seeds will be pulled out line by line.

[11 January 2024 02:01 · Jamie Braidwood]

Australian Open draw LIVE

It’s draw time! Naomi Osaka is the most intriguing name in the draw - and of course Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu could land anywhere as well. The full Australian Open draw ceremony is coming up.

[11 January 2024 01:50 · Jamie Braidwood]

Australian Open draw LIVE

How can I watch the draw?

The Australian Open draw will available to watch on a free live stream, which can be accessed on the Australian Open’s YouTube and Facebook channels.

[11 January 2024 01:39 · Jamie Braidwood]

Australian Open draw LIVE

And here’s a reminder of the men’s seeds...

Men’s singles

1. Novak Djokovic

2. Carlos Alcaraz

3. Daniil Medvedev

4. Jannik Sinner

5. Andrey Rublev

6. Alexander Zverev

7. Stefanos Tsitsipas

8. Holger Rune

9. Hubert Hurkacz

10. Alex de Minaur

11. Casper Ruud

12. Taylor Fritz

13. Grigor Dimitrov

14. Tommy Paul

15. Karen Khachanov

16. Ben Shelton

17. Frances Tiafoe

18. Nicholas Jarry

19. Cameron Norrie

20. Adrian Mannarino

21. Ugo Humbert

22. Francisco Cerundolo

23. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

24. Jan-Lennard Struff

25. Lorenzo Musetti

26. Sebastian Baez

27. Felix Auger-Aliassime

28. Tallon Griekspoor

29. Sebastian Korda

30. Tomas Martin Etcheverry

31. Alexander Bublik

32. Jiri Lehecka