The Australian Open gets under way at Melbourne Park on Monday with a host of intriguing match-ups.
Here, Press Association Sport picks out five of the best.
Roberto Bautista Agut v Andy Murray (Melbourne Arena, not before 0700 GMT)
Kyle Edmund v Tomas Berdych (third on Melbourne Arena, where play starts at 0000 GMT)
Good days work down under, cheers @rogerfederer ???♂???? pic.twitter.com/RyG6r073ou
— Kyle Edmund (@kyle8edmund) January 8, 2019
As the 13th seed, Edmund would have hoped for a kind draw, but his luck was out. Last year’s semi-finalist will face former top-10 stalwart Berdych, whose ranking has dropped to 57 after back problems saw him miss the second half of last season.
Marin Cilic v Bernard Tomic (second in evening session on Margaret Court Arena, where play starts at 0800 GMT)
Alison Van Uytvanck v Caroline Wozniacki (first on evening session on Rod Laver Arena, where play starts at 0800 GMT)
Hi Melbourne?? Hi @RodLaverArena ?? Nice to be back here again! @australianopen pic.twitter.com/t89or0mIkm
— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) January 6, 2019
Wozniacki defeated Simona Halep to win a long-awaited first slam title here 12 months ago but the rest of 2018 was a struggle and in October she revealed a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. Belgian Van Uytvanck is not at her best on hard courts but has proved capable of big wins.
Sloane Stephens v Taylor Townsend (second on Margaret Court Arena, where play starts at 0000 GMT)
