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Nadal meets Rochus in 1st round of open

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Rafael Nadal of Spain, shown at the U.. Open Sept. 7, 2008. (UPI Photo/John Angellilo) 
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Published: Jan. 15, 2009 at 9:01 PM

MELBOURNE, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The Australian Open draw, released Thursday, has top-seed Rafael Nadal of Spain playing Christophe Rochus of Belgium in the first round.

The tournament, first Grand Slam of the year, begins Monday.

Four-time winner Roger Federer, the No. 2 seed, will open against Italian Andreas Seppi.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia, seeded No. 3, takes on a qualifier and the fourth seed, Scot Andy Murray, will go against Romania's Andrei Pavel.

The fifth seed, France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, runner-up in the event last year, will play Argentine Juan Monaco.

Topics: Andrei Pavel, Christophe Rochus, Jo Wilfried, Juan Monaco, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Scot Andy Murray
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