15-year-old prodigy's astonishing AO feat

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Fifteen-year-old Czech teen Brenda Fruhvirtova qualified for the the Australian Open joining her 17-year-old sister Linda Fruhvirtova, herself the youngest subordinate successful the apical 100, successful the main gully of a large for the archetypal time.

Fruhvirtova became the youngest subordinate successful the apical 250 and the fifth-youngest qualifier successful Australian Open past and the youngest since Marta Kostyuk successful 2018, erstwhile she defeated Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.

The satellite No 135, had to backmost travel from a acceptable and 5-1 down successful the erstwhile circular to get her chance.

The 15-year-old dominated the ITF circuit past year, winning 27 matches successful a row, including 5 consecutive titles and ended the play with 8 ITF titles overall.

The 2023 Australian Open volition people the archetypal clip that some the sisters are playing successful the aforesaid main gully astatine a large connected the pro tour.

Her qualification caps disconnected a immense showing from the eastbound European nation, with the Fruhvirtova sisters joining chap 16-year-old Czech prima Sara Bejlek successful the calendar year's opening expansive slam.

The fig of teenage qualifiers successful the women's gully is five.

Here's everything you request to cognize astir the 2023 Australian Open:

Australian Open 2023 dates

The 2 week tourney kicks disconnected connected Monday, January 16 with games from 11am and finishes connected Sunday, January 29 with the men's singles final.

Australian Open 2023 schedule

Men's & Women's 1^st round: Jan 16 - 17
Men's & Women's 2^nd round: Jan 18 - 19
Men's & Women's 3^rd round: Jan 20 - 21
Men's & Women's 4^th round: Jan 22 - 23
Men's & Women's quarter-finals: Jan 24 - 25
Women's semi-finals: Jan 26
Men's semi-finals : Jan 27
Women's singles final: Saturday, 28 January, 4pm
Men's singles final: Sunday, 29 January, 4pm

Is Novak Djokovic playing successful the Australian Open 2023?

The Serbian prima is chasing down a 10th crown astatine Melbourne Park and has added information aft being controversially kicked retired of the state past year. Djokovic is unbeaten successful 34 matches successful Australia since 2018.

Is Rafael Nadal playing in the Australian Open 2023?

The satellite No.2 and 22-time expansive slam victor has been elevated to apical effect pursuing the withdrawal of injured satellite No.1 Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard is defending his crown successful Melbourne for the archetypal clip successful 13 years aft capitalising connected Djokovic's lack 12 months ago.

Australian Open 2023 players

With Alcaraz missing the 2023 tournament, there's each accidental this twelvemonth volition beryllium a conflict betwixt 2 of the legends of the sport, successful Nadal and Djokovic, who are connected other sides of the gully and are destined to conscionable successful the last if they advancement unscathed.

Crowd favourite Nadal is backmost astatine property 36 to support his rubric portion Djokovic is hoping to amended connected his 22-2 grounds since past year's US Open. Russia's Daniil Medvedev, who went down to Nadal successful an epic five-set last past year, is besides a highly touted contender arsenic is Australian Nick Kyrgios who is seeded 20 and faces Russia's Roman Safiullin successful the archetypal round.

No. 23 effect Alex de Minaur takes Yu Hsiou Hsu successful his opener portion Aussies similar Chris O'Connell, Olivia Gadecki, Jordan Thompson, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Alexei Popyrin and Jaimee Fourlis are besides successful action

In the women's draw, satellite fig 1 Iga Swiatek is the raging blistery the favourite portion Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka, Tunisia's Ons Jabeur and Coco Gauff are viewed arsenic genuine threats.

Alja Tomljanovic has a existent accidental to marque immoderate sound contempt having missed retired connected a seeding with her satellite No.35 ranking. She hopes to physique connected a vocation twelvemonth successful 2022 erstwhile she faces Argentina's Nadia Podoroska successful her archetypal circular clash.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2023 SEEDINGS

Men: 1. Rafael Nadal, 2. Casper Ruud, 3. Stefanos Tsitsipas, 4. Novak Djokovic, 5. Andrey Rublev, 6. Felix Auger-Aliassime, 7. Daniil Medvedev, 8. Taylor Fritz, 9. Holger Rune, 10. Hubert Hurkacz, 11. Cameron Norrie, 12. Alexander Zverev, 13. Matteo Berrettini, 14. Pablo Carreno Busta, 15. Jannik Sinner, 16. Frances Tiafoe, 17. Marin Cilic, 18. Lorenzo Musetti, 19. Karen Khachanov, 20. Nick Kyrgios, 21. Denis Shapovalov, 22. Borna Coric, 23. Alex de Minaur, 24. Diego Schwartzman, 25. Roberto Bautista Agut, 26. Dan Evans, 27. Miomir Kecmanovic, 28. Grigor Dimitrov, 29. Francisco Cerundolo, 30. Sebastian Korda, 31. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, 32. Yoshihito Nishioka

Women: 1. Iga Swiatek, 2. Ons Jabeur, 3. Jessica Pegula, 4. Caroline Garcia, 5. Aryna Sabalenka, 6. Maria Sakkari, 7. Coco Gauff, 8. Daria Kasatkina, 9. Veronika Kudermetova, 10. Madison Keys, 11. Paula Badosa, 12. Belinda Bencic, 13. Danielle Collins, 14. Beatriz Haddad Maia, 15. Petra Kvitova, 16. Anett Kontaveit, 17. Jelena Ostapenko, 18. Liudmila Samsonova, 19. Ekaterina Alexandrova, 20. Barbora Krejcikova, 21. Martina Trevisan, 22. Elena Rybakina, 23. Zhang Shuai, 24. Victoria Azarenka, 25. Maria Bouzkova, 26. Elise Mertens, 27. Irina-Camelia Begu, 28. Amanda Anisimova, 29. Zheng Qinwen, 30. Karolina Pliskova, 31. Kaia Kanepi, 32. Jil Teichmann.

WHAT IS THE PRIZE MONEY FOR THE 2022 AUSTRALIAN OPEN?

In full determination is $75 cardinal connected connection astatine the Australian Open, which is simply a 4.5 per cent summation from past year.

Singles (all successful $AUD)

Winner: $4.4m

Runner-up: $2.2m

Semi-final: $1.1m

Quarter-final: $600,000

Round 4: $300,000

Round 3: $180,000

Round 2: $140,000

Round 1: $90,000

Doubles

Winner: $600,000

Runner-up: $340,000

Semi-final: $200,000

Quarter-final: $110,000

Round 3: $65,000

Round 2: $45,000

Round 1: $30,000

Mixed doubles

Winner: $190,000

Runner-up: $100,000

Semi-final: $50,000

Quarter-final: $24,000

Round 2: $12,000

Round 1: $6,250

Who are the favourites to triumph the Australian Open 2023?

(Courtesy of Bet 365, close arsenic of Friday January 13 astatine 1pm)

Men's draw

Novak Djokovic - $1.83

Daniil Medvedev - $7.00

Stefanos Tsitsipas - $13

Nick Kyrgios - $17

Rafael Nadal - $17

Women's draw

Iga Swiatek - $3.20

Aryna Sabalenka - $8

Caroline Garcia - $12

Jessica Pegula - $13

Ons Jabeur - $15

Ajla Tomljanovic - $151

How tin I ticker the 2023 Australian Open?

The 2021 Australian Open is being broadcast connected Nine, with each crippled disposable to beryllium live-streamed via the 9Now app.

How tin I get tickets for the 2023 Australian Open?

Tickets are disposable here, with crushed walk tickets starting from $29, portion tickets to the women's and men's finals are starting from $148.

Officials are readying for afloat capableness successful each stadiums, however, there'll beryllium restrictions including density limits and mask-wearing enforced.

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