Murray faces Bautista Agut in Australian Open first round

  • Posted: Jan 10, 2019
Australian Open 2019
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Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray will face Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut in the first round of the Australian Open.

British number one Kyle Edmund, who reached the semi-finals last year, has a difficult draw against Tomas Berdych.

Murray, who missed most of last season after hip surgery, is 230th in the world and used his protected ranking to enter the first Grand Slam of the year.

Fellow Briton Cameron Norrie will take on American Taylor Fritz.

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Roger Federer, aiming for his third successive Australian Open title and seventh overall, will play Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin.

World number two Rafael Nadal takes on Australian James Duckworth, while top seed Novak Djokovic is set to face a qualifier.

But the toughest-looking opener on paper pits Australian 2015 quarter-finalist Nick Kyrgios against Canadian 16th seed and 2016 Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic.

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