Australian Open 2023, when they start and how to follow them. Table and favorites – Corriere.it

An Australian Open without the world number one — the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, stopped by an injury — and with the Italian unknown: if Matteo Berrettini, protagonist in the United Cup, seems in good condition and will have to defend the semifinal a year ago and lost against Rafa Nadal, who would later win the tournament, are decisive hours for Jannik Sinner (quarters in 2022) and Lorenzo Musetti, both struggling with some physical problems.

Two of the three top 20 Azzurri (for the first time in the history of the ATP ranking, Italy has three players in the top 20) come from a complicated week: Sinner, crippled by a hip problemlost to Korda in Adelaide; Musetti will undergo an MRI scan in the next few hours shoulder to know the extent of the problem accused in the United Cup against Tiafoe. For the rest, the absence of Alcaraz frees up the first seed in the draw for Rafa Nadal, with Ruud number 2, Tsitsipas number 3 and Djokovic number 4.

Zverev is back, after the dramatic injury in the Roland Garros semifinal against Nadal. Among the women, however, there will be no last two winners: Ashleigh Barty (2022) has retired from competitive activity, while Naomi Osaka (2021 champion) has announced her forfeit in recent days. The current number one in the ranking, the Polish Iga Swiatek, is looking for her first success in Melbourne which she passes for the first final, given last year’s defeat in the semifinal against Danielle Collins.

This is the week of the qualifiers (18 Azzurri at the start, 16 men and two women, with Arnaldi, Darderi and Mager who passed the first round among those engaged last night), while the main draw will be drawn on Thursday to which Jannik Sinner, Matteo Berrettini, Lorenzo Musetti, Lorenzo Sonego and Fabio Fognini among men are already admitted, Martina Trevisan, Lucia Bronzetti, Jasmine Paolini, Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Camila Giorgi among women. In the Italian night between Sunday 15th and Monday 16th the first matches of the main draw start. The Australian Open will be broadcast exclusively on Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2, as well as Discovery+, the streaming platform with all the courses available. Subscribers to DAZN, Sky (channels 210 and 211), and TimVision will also have access to the two linear channels of Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 and will be able to enjoy the first Grand Slam of the season.