Andy Murray could be on course to face Novak Djokovic at a Grand Slam for the first time since the 2016 French Open after the Australian Open draw was made overnight.
The first major of the year gets underway on Sunday with Djokovic unbeaten in Melbourne dating back to 2018.
The Serbian has won a record 10 Australian Open titles and will get his tournament underway against a qualifier or a lucky loser.
But all eyes were drawn to his potential third-round opponent with Murray drawn into the same quarter as Djokovic.
Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu have found out their first-round opponents
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The British tennis ace has been punished once again for not being one of the seeded players in the singles draw and will face 30th seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the first round.
The winner of that match will face either Gael Monfils or Yannick Hanfmann before Djokovic will likely await in the third round.
There were some more eye-catching first-round ties up and down the men's singles draw including 20th seed Adrian Mannarino facing Stan Wawrinka and Roberto Bautista Agut going up against Ben Shelton.
Arguably the tie of the round will be Matteo Berrettini against Stefanos Tsitsipas, but Alex de Minaur faces a difficult test against Milos Raonic while No 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz faces Richard Gasquet.
British tennis stars Dan Evans, Jack Draper and Cam Norrie face Lorenzo Sonego, Marcos Giron and Juan Pablo Varillas respectively.
In the women's draw, Emma Raducanu goes up against American Shelby Rogers in the first round.
The match will mark Raducanu's first Grand Slam match since last year's Australian Open after undergoing surgery on both her wrists and an ankle in April.
And going up against Rogers may bring up some good memories as the British tennis star beat Rogers in the quarter-finals on her magical run to winning the 2021 US Open title.
Novak Djokovic could face Andy Murray in the third round
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She's also been drawn into the same section as British No 1 Katie Boulter with the compatriots potentially facing off against each other in the third round.
Jodie Burrage is the only other British female in the main draw and she goes up against Tamara Korpatsch in the first round.
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Carlos Alcaraz faces Richard Gasquet in the first round
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Russian sensation Mirra Andreeva will be making her Australian Open debut having impressed in the majors last year at just 16 years of age.
The teenager could face No 6 seed Ons Jabeur in a blockbuster second-round match.
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will face a qualifier in her opening round.
