On January 12, Beijing time, the 2023 Australian Open main match signing form was announced. Nadal was not lucky overall despite avoiding Deyo before the final. Djokovic won't face much challenge in the first few rounds and is expected to reach the quarter-finals. The two Chinese players, Zhang Zhizhen and Wu Yixiang, did not meet seeded players in the first round.
Zone 1/4 is led by top seed Nadal. Nadal will face rising British star Draper in the first round, and the winner of Nakajima Brandon and McDonald in the second round, his first seed being 31st seed Yoshihito Nishioka. Nadal in the round of 16 may face Tiafoo, who beat him at last year's US Open, and last eight against last year's runner-up Medvedev.
District 2/4 Tsitsipas and Aliassime are seated. Tsitsipas won't face much challenge in the first two rounds, with No. 32 seed van der Zansup facing No. 32 in the third round, and moving forward may meet two Italians, Sinner or Musetti. Aliassime is likely to meet Wawrinka in the second round, with the first seed being Serendolo and the round of 16 likely to face Norrie.
The two highest-ranked seeds in Zone 3/4 are No. 4 seed Deyo and No. 5 seed Rublev. Deyo's first three rounds will hardly be challenged, with 14th-seeded Busta facing No. 14 seed Busta in the round of 16 and possibly Rublev, Rune or Kyrgios in the quarterfinals. Rublev met wildcard Thiem in the first round, 25th seed Evans in the third round, and could face Rune or Kyrgios in the round of 16.
District 4/4 2nd seed Ruud and No. 8 seed Fritz sit. Ruud's first seed against is 30th-seeded Davidovich, who could meet Berrettini or Agut in the round of 16 and Zverev, Fritz and Schwarzmann in the quarterfinals. Fritz will face Kecmanovic in the third round and may face Zverev or Schwarzman in the round of 16.
China's Wu Yixiang is in Zone 2/4, and his first-round opponent is France's Mutai, and if he can advance, he could face 28th-seeded Serendolo in the second round. If he can keep going, Wu Yixiang may face No. 6 seed Aliassime in the third round. Zhang Zhizhen will face Shelton of the United States in the first round, and may face No. 26 seed Kecmanovic in the second round, and Zverev if he reaches the third round.
Australian Open men's singles full signing: