Australian Open signing table revealed Djokovic is still the top seed in men's singles

On the evening of January 13, Beijing time, the singles draw table for the 2022 Australian Open (hereinafter referred to as the "Australian Open") was released. The reason why the lottery, which was originally scheduled to be held at noon on the 13th Beijing time, was postponed for a while, some analysts believe that the main reason is the storm of Serbian tennis superstar Djokovic entering Australia. So far, djokovic's name has still been normally in the men's singles No. 1 seed position, and if all goes well, he will play against compatriot Kecmanovic in the first round.

Djokovic at the Australian Open match infographic

Because Australia requires foreigners to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination when entering the country, Djokovic was in trouble when he entered the country on the night of January 5, and at one point faced the dilemma of having his visa cancelled. But after lawyers intervened, he was temporarily moved to a lien hotel pending a ruling at a January 10 hearing in Australia's federal court. At the hearing, Djokovic provided an explanation in line with the rules of the relevant Australian government departments that he was infected with the new crown virus in mid-December last year, and the visa was recognized, and he was able to leave the lien hotel and go to Melbourne Park to compete.

But on January 12, the waves rose again. Djokovic once again faced the penalty of being disenfranchised by ticking the untrue option in the "Travel Declaration" submitted at the time of entry. Djokovic then explained this through a statement, saying that it was not a deliberate concealment, but that the staff of his own team had been negligent in filling out the report. As a result, the initiative on whether to cancel Djokovic's visa was back on the side of the Australian government. The Australian Open draw ceremony was postponed for a time, indicating that the incident is not final, although Djokovic still appears in the signing table as the number one seed, but the "penalty" is still hanging overhead, and it may come at any time.

On the women's singles draw sheet that has been released, the first round of matches between chinese tennis association players who directly participated in the main tournament this year is as follows: In the first half of the district, Wang Xiyu, who holds a wild card to participate, plays against qualifiers in the first round, and Zheng Saisai also draws qualifiers, while Wang Qiang draws the 18th seed Gao Fu. In the second half, Zhang Shuai's opponent in the first round was Switzerland's Grubich, and Wang Xinyu was against American player Ang Lee. At present, Yuan Yue and Zheng Qinwen have already passed two consecutive levels in the qualifier to break into the decider round, and if they can win again, they will advance to the main tournament.