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Djokovic to Battle Rising South Korean First Up

MELBOURNE — Top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic's road to a sixth Australian Open title starts with a first-round match against South Korean world number 51 Chung Hyeon, while women's champion Serena Williams faces Italian Camila Giorgi.

The draw released on Friday sees men's second seed Andy Murray, beaten last year by Djokovic in the final, playing Belgian young gun Alexander Zverev as he bids to win his first Melbourne Park title after four trips to the final.

Third seed Roger Federer faces 117th-ranked Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili in the first round while compatriot Stan Wawrinka, the 2014 champion and fourth seed, plays Russian veteran Dmitry Tursunov, now ranked 265 in the world.