The Australian Open boasts 11 Grand Slam champions with top seed Aryna Sabalenka among the title favourites, and Swiatek will have little time to ease herself back into elite competition mode.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka said she still had room for improvement after a second dominant win in the Brisbane International on Thursday.

Daniil Medvedev on Monday renewed his call for the Australian Open to begin its night sessions earlier, after the Russian endured a string of recent post-midnight finishes at Melbourne Park, but admitted there was little chance of it happening.