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WWW Australian Open 2017 - Draw updated in OP

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Welcome to the first slam of 2017.

Tournament: Australian Open
Venue: Melbourne Park
Date:16.01.2017 - 29.01.2017
Edition: 105th
Surface: Hard - Plexicushion
Draw: 128 incl. 16 Qs and 8 WCs
Defending Champion: Novak Djokovic

Draw Ceremony: 13.01.2017 11 AM Local time(12 AM GMT)
Draw will be available here.

More info about heat policy, hawk-eye, TV coverage, etc can be found in the link below.
AO 2017 Essentials.

The poll contains the current top 10 favs according the odds as on 12.01.2017 from here

Thanks @doubletrollt.

#HappySlam.
 
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Am I the only that feels like Federer can beat Murray at Australian Open but will get destroyed by the likes of Djokovic, Wawrinka and Nadal? Hopefully they meet :)
 
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Mods edit the poll to 2017 not 2071. :lol: Mug OP.
 
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I think Federer will get the easiest draw possible including jorneymen in the first two rounds, Bautista Agut in the 3rd, Monfils in the 4th.
I don't know what you're talking about, RBA is currently better than Federer. That would be quite tough for him, actually, even if Federer has got the variety and skills to beat the kinds of RBA. Not sure it would be enough right now though.

Nadal to get a piss-easy draw, as usual. I'm not expecting him to face a Top 50 player before the QFs, if he even gets there.
 
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So the draw ceremony is tonight, at midnight in CET time.

I'll be here to see Djokovic getting the easiest draw of all time and Nadal the second easiest. As usual.
2008-2011 Young Djokovic was always in PeakFederer' half at AO & USO, whereas Nadal in the other half, for numerous SF encounters Federer-Djokovic before F.

2013-2015 Djokovic was always together with peak Wawrinka at AO & USO in 4R/QF or SF, whereas Nadal in the other half with Olderer, for numerous 5-setters Stanimal-Djokovic before F.

Djokovic was almost always (when they were not seeds no.1 & 2) in Nadal' half at RG, for numerous encounters Nadal-Djokovic before F.

So, it was Djokovic who hands-down had the hardest GS draws ever in history just to get into the GS finals, being almost always drawn with peak Federer at HC slams (later peak Wawrinka) and with Nadal at RG i.e. two GOATs on their best surfaces respectively.
 
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Official twitter says the draw is 11 AM local time actually.
You are right, I just checked now. In their AO site it was 10 AM. Maybe they have not updated it there.
 
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Djokovic to get the easiest draw ever. Either something similar to USO or the far more likely scenario: Djokovic gets outplayed and outclassed in the first week to an average player (as usual), drops the first two sets, there's a rain delay, the match gets pushed to the following day, and Djokovic is magically rejuvenated. He casually bagels the mug.
 
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Djokovic to get the easiest draw ever. Either something similar to USO or the far more likely scenario: Djokovic gets outplayed and outclassed in the first week to an average player (as usual), drops the first two sets, there's a rain delay, the match gets pushed to the following day, and Djokovic is magically rejuvenated. He casually bagels the mug.
Possible but the one that is likely to have an easy draw is actually Murray. Can't remember the last time he had a tough draw in Australia. It was actually pretty comical in 2016.
 
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After what I've seen in Doha, it'll take a miracle or Stanimal to beat Djokovic on these courts. I feel Fedal won't make the QF's and we won't be spared from a Djokoray final.
 
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For djokovic, I hope the USO disaster doesn't repeat again with full of walkovers and retirements. It'll be a shame!
 
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My preferred order of RAFA's draw:

R1-R2: Brown (not only he has a puchable face, but also didn't deserve to have a positive h2h against RAFA) > Fognini (RAFA should revenge him for US Open'15) > Coric (revenge for the undeserved wins at Basel'14 and Cincinnati'16) > Troicki (revenge for Shanghai'16) > Verdasco (revenge for last year's AO) > anyone else

R3: Federer (an easy opponent and RAFA's source of confidence) > Richard Gasquet (the easiest opponent possible) > Cuevas (revenge for Rio'16) > Ferrer (not dangerous nowdays, but gives a good practice) > Karlovic (one-dimensional servebot) > Isner (better than Karlovic, but still) > Sock (can trouble RAFA, but will never beat him) > Zverev (can be dangerous)

R4: Thiem (he is terrible now) > Monfils (can't trouble RAFA) > Cilic (looks like he isn't in good shape) > Wawrinka (revenge for AO'14) > Nishikori (revenge for the Olympics) > Raonic (revenge for Brisbane) > Murray > Djokovic (10-4 at Slams is coming)
 
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My preferred order of RAFA's draw:

R1-R2: Brown (not only he has a puchable face, but also didn't deserve to have a positive h2h against RAFA) > Fognini (RAFA should revenge him for US Open'15) > Coric (revenge for the undeserved wins at Basel'14 and Cincinnati'16) > Troicki (revenge for Shanghai'16) > Verdasco (revenge for last year's AO) > anyone else

R3: Federer (an easy opponent and RAFA's source of confidence) > Richard Gasquet (the easiest opponent possible) > Cuevas (revenge for Rio'16) > Ferrer (not dangerous nowdays, but gives a good practice) > Karlovic (one-dimensional servebot) > Isner (better than Karlovic, but still) > Sock (can trouble RAFA, but will never beat him) > Zverev (can be dangerous)

R4: Thiem (he is terrible now) > Monfils (can't trouble RAFA) > Cilic (looks like he isn't in good shape) > Wawrinka (revenge for AO'14) > Nishikori (revenge for the Olympics) > Raonic (revenge for Brisbane) > Murray > Djokovic (10-4 at Slams is coming)
Rafa can't play TOP 4 in R4. Djokovic, Murray, Wawrinka and Raonic are possible rivals in QF.
Also, I would be more careful with wishing this kind of crazy draw. Last 2 years tought me a lot of respect for most of Rafa's opponents.
 
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No GOATredo no worthy tournament.

Aslong as Mugray doesn't win, I don't even care who wins...
 
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Is Del Potro not playing? Nobody is talking about him. He always has tough/interesting first round match after being dropped down in rankings..
He's skipping AO this year for precaution I think.
 
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