Zizou Bergs, 25, will cross paths with Facundo Diaz Acosta, 24, again. The two players met for the first time last October at the European Open in Antwerp, with the Belgian winning.
What happened at the Australian Open: Gauthier Onclin reached his first Grand Slam final.
Limburger, who reached his first Grand Slam semifinal on Thursday in Auckland, will be playing at the Australian Open for the third time. He was beaten in the first round in 2023 and 2024.
In women’s singles, Elise Mertens (WTA 34) and Greet Minnen (WTA 94) will both start against unqualified players.
Elise Mertens, 29, a semi-finalist in Melbourne in 2018, exited in the second round last year in singles, when she won the doubles match with Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei.
Moni Minnen, 27, was drafted in the first round last year. His best result on the floor is the second round that took place in 2020.