MOSCOW, 13 Jan. Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev will meet with Swiss Henry Laaksonen in first round of the Australian Open. The draw for the tournament took place on Thursday. Medvedev received the second seed from the organizers. The Australian Open will be held on the courts of Melbourne Park on January 17-30. Last season, Medvedev reached the final of the tournament, where he lost to Serb Novak Djokovic.