Cameron Norrie has been handed a difficult start against Italy's Matteo Berrettini - a 2022 semi-finalist at Melbourne Park and one of the most dangerous unseeded floaters in the men's draw.

Defending men's champion Jannik Sinner opens up against Chile's Nicolas Jarry, while Aryna Sabalenka begins her bid for a third straight women's title against 2017 US Open winner Sloane Stephens.

Jack Draper, seeded 15th, faces Argentina's Mariano Navone as the British men's number one looks to back up his run to the US Open semi-finals last year.

Another former member of Harrods HR staff, Anna, said when she worked for the men's tailored suit division she was told not to employ anyone who was black, because "the customers wouldn't like it".

The global governing body hopes to boost interest in the United States over the next decade with the sevens tournament at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 leading into the men's and women's Rugby World Cups in the United States in 2031 and 2033 respectively.