There will be no Djokovic-Federer final at this year’s Australian Open. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have been drawn in the same half of the draw, while Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka could meet in the other semifinal, if the seeds hold.
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Djokovic, a five-time champ at the Happy Slam, will open his bid for a sixth title in Melbourne with a first-round tilt with South Korea’s Hyeon Chung.
The Serb would face Andreas Seppi in the third round, Gilles Simon in the round of 16 and Kei Nishikori in the quarterfinals if the seeds hold.
Federer will open with Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia in the first round. Federer is slated to face Grigor Dimitrov in the third round, David Goffin in the round of 16 and Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals if the seeds hold.
Andy Murray will open with Germany’s Alexander Zverev, Wawrinka will open with Dmitry Tursunov and Nadal will open with Fernando Verdasco in a rematch of their incredible 2009 five-hour semifinal, won by Nadal.
If the seeds hold, the quarterfinals will go as follows:
Djokovic vs. Nishikori
Federer vs. Berdych
Nadal vs. Wawrinka
Murray vs. Ferrer
Here are snapshots of each quarter of the men’s singles draw: