Andy Murray will make his return to the Australian Open with a tough first-round match against Roberto Bautista Agut.
The Spanish 22nd seed defeated Novak Djokovic on his way to the title in Doha last week while concerns about Murray's fitness grew as he struggled through a practice match against world number one Djokovic at Melbourne Park on Thursday.
Kyle Edmund, back at the scene of his semi-final appearance 12 months ago, was also given a difficult opener against former top-10 stalwart Tomas Berdych, who is unseeded following injury.
#AusOpen draw 1R: Roberto Bautista Agut 🇪🇸 (22) v Andy Murray 🇬🇧 — #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 10, 2019
Cameron Norrie goes into the tournament as Britain's form man and he faces a rematch with American Taylor Fritz, who he defeated to reach the semi-finals of the ASB Classic in Auckland on Thursday.
Defending champion Roger Federer takes on Denis Istomin in round one and is in the same half of the draw as Rafael Nadal, who has drawn Australian James Duckworth.
Djokovic, who like Federer is bidding for a record seventh title in Melbourne, will play a qualifier in round one.
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