The draw for the 2023 Adelaide International 2 ATP event has been released, and it features some intriguing matchups.
The top seed for the event is Andrey Rublev, who will be looking to build on his successful 2022 campaign and make a deep run in this tournament. Rublev has been given a bye in the first round and will face either Thanasi Kokkinakis or Alexei Popyrin in the second round. Both Australians received a wild-card and Kokkinakis is the only champion of the event as he defends his title from last year.
One of the standout matches in the first round will be between the seventh-seeded Miomir Kecmanovic and Kyle Edmund. Both players have had their fair share of ups and downs on the tour, but will be looking to use this event as a chance to kickstart their 2023 season. The winner of this match will face either Jason Kubler or a qualifier in the second round.
Another player to watch out for is Roberto Bautista Agut, who is the fourth seed for the event. Bautista Agut has been a consistent performer on tour in recent years and will be looking to make a deep run in Adelaide. He has also been given a bye in the first round and will face either Benjamin Bonzi or Maxime Cressy in the second round.
The seventh seed for the event is Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who will face Brandon Nakashima in the first round and can meet a qualifier or compatriot, Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the second round.
In the bottom half of the draw, the third seed is Karen Khachanov, who will face either Marc-Andrea Huesler or Arthur Rinderknechi in the second round. Khachanov has had a solid start to the 2023 season, as he lost just to compatriot Medvedev at a previous Adelaide event, and will be looking to build on that in this city.
The second seed for the event is Pablo Carreno Busta, who will face one of the qualifiers in the second round. He can then meet Sebastian Korda, who started his season with a final run at Adelaide 1 event.
2023 Adelaide International 2 ATP Draw:
| 1. Andrey Rublev (1) |
| 2. BYE |
| 3. Thanasi Kokkinakis |
| 4. Alexei Popyrin |
| 5. Jason Kubler |
| 6. Qualifier |
| 7. Kyle Edmund |
| 8. Miomir Kecmanovic (6) |
| 9. Roberto Bautista Agut (4) |
| 10. BYE |
| 11. Benjamin Bonzi |
| 12. Maxime Cressy |
| 13. Albert Ramos-Vinolas |
| 14. Qualifier |
| 15. Brandon Nakashima |
| 16. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (7) |
| 17. Tommy Paul (8) |
| 18. Yoshihito Nishioka |
| 19. Lorenzo Sonego |
| 20. Jack Draper |
| 21. Arthur Rinderknech |
| 22. Marc-Andrea Huesler |
| 23. BYE |
| 24. Karen Khachanov (3) |
| 25. Daniel Evans (5) |
| 26. Mackenzie McDonald |
| 27. Emil Ruusuvuori |
| 28. Sebastian Korda |
| 29. Qualifier |
| 30. Qualifier |
| 31. BYE |
| 32. Pablo Carreno Busta (2) |
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