Australian Open 2022 preview: Emma Raducanu & Andy Murray play amid Novak Djokovic row
How will Raducanu follow her US Open success?
Expectations should be realistic and the chances of her winning back-to-back Grand Slams with victory in Melbourne appear to be slim. She is ranked 18th in the world and, when she played for the first time in 2022 after contracting Covid last month, lost 6-0 6-1 to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in Sydney.
Ranked 135th in the world, Murray was awarded a wildcard by Australian Open bosses and he remains confident of going deep into major tournaments once again. "It potentially makes it easier to have better draws or to have a better run in a major event. There are many positive things to having good runs in these tournaments."
The crowning glory came when the left-hander won the prestigious Indian Wells title in October, lifting him into the world's top 15 and overtaking Evans as the British number one.