Alex de Minaur faces prickly path as Nick Kyrgios lands 'kind' Australian Open draw

World No 8 to face Botic van de Zandschulp in first round Kyrgios to make grand slam return against Jacob Fearnley Eighth-seed Alex de Minaur faces a tough start to his Australian Open tilt after drawing former world 22 Botic van de Zandschulp in the first round, with a potential match-up against top seed and defending champion Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals. The draw for the Australian Open was made on Thursday ahead of the start of tournament on Sunday. De Minaur is hoping to become the f...