Craig Gabriel reports the Carlos Alcaraz and Jannick Sinner are - thankfully - on opposite sides of the draw.

If Kiwi Lulu Sun wins her opening match she'll take on the mighty Sabalenka in Round Two.

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06 Jan: Iva Jovic and Alex Eala are coming to grips with who they played ... and beat ... in the opening round of the doubles at the ASB Classic

06 Jan: Two of the more high profile American players at the ASB Tennis Classic have suffered first round exits

05 Jan: Youth is out-gunning experience in the first round of doubles at the ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland

05 Jan: Hopes the ASB Tennis Classic will be the first of many strong events on the Auckland calendar

04 Jan: Venus Williams has lifted the lid on why she is still playing tennis after all these years

03 Jan: A box-office doubles pairing has been thrust together at the ASB women's tennis Classic

29 Dec: Nick Kyrgios has blitzed Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 across what has been coined their battle-of-the-sexes tennis match in Dubai

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