The world’s best tennis players will be duking it out to win the first major of the calendar year.

After missing last year’s tournament because of deportation, can Novak Djokovic win a 10th Australian Open?

Or will the likes of Casper Ruud and Jannik Sinner spoil the party?

As for the women’s draw, the absence of 2022 winner Ash Barty sees the likes of Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur assume favouritism.

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When is the Australian Open 2023?

The Australian Open 2023 main draw began on Monday, January 16 with the start of the men’s and women’s singles.

It will conclude on Sunday, January 29 with the men’s singles final, with the women’s singles final played the night before.

Qualifying for the Australian Open main draw started on Monday, January 9 and wound up on Thursday, January 12.

Full Australia/New Zealand 2023 summer of tennis schedule

How to buy Australian Open 2023 tickets

Tickets for the 2023 edition of the Australian Open are available exclusively via Ticketek.

Fans are able to filter by price, dates, session times, arenas, and experience types.

There will be no paper tickets at next year’s Australian Open, with tickets only able to be accessed on the Ticketmaster App or Ticketmaster.com.au on a mobile browser.