Novak Djokovic will play at the Adelaide International in January, a year after being expelled from Australia due to his Covid-19 vaccination status.
The Serb, who has won a record nine Australian Open titles, is also set to compete in the first Grand Slam of the year after his visa ban was lifted.
Britons Andy Murray, Kyle Edmund and Jack Draper will also play in Adelaide, with the event starting on January 1.
The Australian Open begins 15 days later in Melbourne.
As well as world number five Djokovic, there will be three other top 10 male players in Adelaide, with Felix Auger-Aliassime, Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev also competing.
The women’s field is also strong with top 10 players Ons Jabeur, Aryna Sabalenka, Daria Kasatkina and Veronika Kudermetova.
Djokovic, 35, won the season-ending ATP Finals in December and will be looking to claim a 22nd Grand Slam title, which would put him level with Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who won the title in Melbourne at the start of This year.
Serbian Djokovic was deported ahead of the 2022 event after his visa was revoked. He was automatically banned from entering Australia for three years, but learned in November that he would receive a visa for 2023.
Meanwhile, Britain’s Emma Raducanu will start her season at the Auckland Open in New Zealand, which begins on January 2.
