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2018 Australian open begins today.

2018 Australian open begins today

Source: Australian open

The 2018 Australian open begins today (15/01) with 17 Australians in the draw - led by the nation's number one ranked man Nick Kyrgios and Ashleigh Barty in the women's field.

 

Kyrgios will carry the burden of expectation, but says he has a more mature outlook to help deal with that - calling the Open "just another tournament".

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga , ranked 15th, is the first seed he can meet, with world No.3 Grigor Dimitrov a projected fourth-round opponent.

the tournament will going until 28 January 2018 in Melbourne.

 


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By Madhura Seneviratne

Source: SBS News




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