by dave g Welcome to the 2023 Australian Open Survivor Pool. Here are the Day 1 men's matches. Picks are due before the first set of players start walking out onto the court.
Nadal 1 vs Draper
Nakashima vs McDonald
Munar vs Svrcina Q
Ymer M. vs Nishioka 31
Khachanov 18 vs Zapata Miralles
Baez vs Kubler WC
Otte vs Shang Q
Altmaier vs Tiafoe 16
Hurkacz 10 vs Martinez
Sonego vs Borges
Escobedo Q vs Daniel
Lajovic vs Shapovalov 20
Korda 29 vs Garin
Watanuki Q vs Rinderknech
Millman WC vs Huesler
Giron vs Medvedev 7
Tsitsipas 3 vs Halys
Hanfmann Q vs Hijikata WC
Griekspoor vs Kotov LL
Ivashka vs van de Zandschulp 32
Musetti 17 vs Harris
Coria vs Fucsovics
Etcheverry vs Barrere
Edmund vs Sinner 15
Norrie 11 vs Van Assche WC
Monteiro vs Lestienne
Eubanks WC vs Kwon
Lehecka vs Coric 21
Cerundolo 28 vs Pella
Moutet vs Wu WC
Molcan vs Wawrinka
Pospisil vs Auger-Aliassime 6
Bottom Half
Rublev 5 vs Thiem WC
Purcell Q vs Ruusuvuori
Galan vs Chardy
Bagnis vs Evans 25
Kyrgios 19 vs Safiullin
Gasquet vs Humbert
Cressy vs Ramos-Vinolas
Krajinovic vs Rune 9
Carreno Busta 14 vs Cachin
Bellucci Q vs Bonzi
Isner vs Mannarino
Hsu Q vs de Minaur 22
Dimitrov 27 vs Karatsev
Bergs Q vs Djere
Couacaud Q vs Dellien
Carballes Baena vs Djokovic 4
Fritz 8 vs Basilashvili
Tseng vs Popyrin WC
Shelton vs Zhang
Jarry Q vs Kecmanovic 26
Schwartzman 23 vs Krutykh Q
Wolf vs Thompson
Goffin vs Lokoli Q
Varillas LL vs Zverev 12
Berrettini 13 vs Murray
Kokkinakis vs Fognini
Vukic Q vs Holt Q
Sousa vs Bautista Agut 24
Davidovich Fokina 30 vs Bublik
Struff Q vs Paul
O'Connell vs Brooksby
Machac vs Ruud 2
Note that this list is posted almost two days before the first match, so you probably want to make sure your pick hasn't withdrawn since this list was posted. If you want to pick a Lucky Loser that is filling in for a withdraw, feel free to enter their name. I will be checking the names of the picks from the results. So if a player wins a match, I won't care if they are actually on this list or not.
Nadal 1 vs Draper
Nakashima vs McDonald
Munar vs Svrcina Q
Ymer M. vs Nishioka 31
Khachanov 18 vs Zapata Miralles
Baez vs Kubler WC
Otte vs Shang Q
Altmaier vs Tiafoe 16
Hurkacz 10 vs Martinez
Sonego vs Borges
Escobedo Q vs Daniel
Lajovic vs Shapovalov 20
Korda 29 vs Garin
Watanuki Q vs Rinderknech
Millman WC vs Huesler
Giron vs Medvedev 7
Tsitsipas 3 vs Halys
Hanfmann Q vs Hijikata WC
Griekspoor vs Kotov LL
Ivashka vs van de Zandschulp 32
Musetti 17 vs Harris
Coria vs Fucsovics
Etcheverry vs Barrere
Edmund vs Sinner 15
Norrie 11 vs Van Assche WC
Monteiro vs Lestienne
Eubanks WC vs Kwon
Lehecka vs Coric 21
Cerundolo 28 vs Pella
Moutet vs Wu WC
Molcan vs Wawrinka
Pospisil vs Auger-Aliassime 6
Bottom Half
Rublev 5 vs Thiem WC
Purcell Q vs Ruusuvuori
Galan vs Chardy
Bagnis vs Evans 25
Kyrgios 19 vs Safiullin
Gasquet vs Humbert
Cressy vs Ramos-Vinolas
Krajinovic vs Rune 9
Carreno Busta 14 vs Cachin
Bellucci Q vs Bonzi
Isner vs Mannarino
Hsu Q vs de Minaur 22
Dimitrov 27 vs Karatsev
Bergs Q vs Djere
Couacaud Q vs Dellien
Carballes Baena vs Djokovic 4
Fritz 8 vs Basilashvili
Tseng vs Popyrin WC
Shelton vs Zhang
Jarry Q vs Kecmanovic 26
Schwartzman 23 vs Krutykh Q
Wolf vs Thompson
Goffin vs Lokoli Q
Varillas LL vs Zverev 12
Berrettini 13 vs Murray
Kokkinakis vs Fognini
Vukic Q vs Holt Q
Sousa vs Bautista Agut 24
Davidovich Fokina 30 vs Bublik
Struff Q vs Paul
O'Connell vs Brooksby
Machac vs Ruud 2
Note that this list is posted almost two days before the first match, so you probably want to make sure your pick hasn't withdrawn since this list was posted. If you want to pick a Lucky Loser that is filling in for a withdraw, feel free to enter their name. I will be checking the names of the picks from the results. So if a player wins a match, I won't care if they are actually on this list or not.