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| Murray gets good Aussie Open draw | Murray gets good Aussie Open draw |
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| British number one Andy Murray will play Spaniard Alberto Martin in the first round of the Australian Open, which starts on Monday. | British number one Andy Murray will play Spaniard Alberto Martin in the first round of the Australian Open, which starts on Monday. |
| Murray, seeded 15th, has been placed in the same half of the draw as second seed Rafael Nadal but away from Roger Federer and Andy Roddick. | Murray, seeded 15th, has been placed in the same half of the draw as second seed Rafael Nadal but away from Roger Federer and Andy Roddick. |
| Murray lost 6-4 6-4 to Roddick at the Kooyong Classic on Friday. | Murray lost 6-4 6-4 to Roddick at the Kooyong Classic on Friday. |
| Federer begins his title defence in Melbourne against German Bjorn Phau while Nadal faces Robert Kendrick. | |
| Last year's surprise runner-up Marcos Baghdatis opens his campaign against Rainer Schuettler. | |
| In the women's competition, French defending champion Amelie Mauresmo meets American Shenay Perry in the first round. | |
| Top seed Maria Sharapova faces France's Camille Pin in her first match while three-time former champion Martina Hingis meets Nathalie Dechy. | |
| Serena Williams takes on Italian Mara Santangelo as she attempts to rediscover the form that saw her win the title in 2003 and 2005. | |
| Justine Henin-Hardenne, who retired from last year's final against Mauresmo, has withdrawn from the tournament for family reasons. |