Gavrilova to light up 棒 Laver 円形競技場
Fittingly, after dazzling fans as the last 地元の standing for the past two years, Daria Gavrilova will be the first home hope to 攻撃する，衝突する 棒 Laver 円形競技場 at the 2018 Australian Open.
After 嵐／襲撃するing to the last 16 in 2016 and 2017, Gavrilova is relishing the chance to play under the 有望な lights once more against American qualifier Irina Falconi on Monday night.
"I was a bit surprised but I'm really excited. I really can't wait," said the 23-year-old ball of energy.
Gavrilova is seeded 23rd, in form after reaching the 半分-決勝戦 in Sydney last week and in the mood to 乗る，着手する on another run to the second week in her home town of Melbourne.
She hopes to once again 料金d off the buzz of the （人が）群がる in her bold 試みる／企てる to follow in the footsteps of 2017 （野球の）満塁ホームラン，（テニスなどの）グランドスラム gate crashers Jelena Ostapenko and Sloane Stephens and join the growing club of first-time major 勝利者s in an exciting new 時代 of women's tennis.
"I think everyone is feeling this way. Everyone is feeling like: 'Okay, we've all got
a chance'. I definitely feel like I also have a chance. I'll just compete very hard every match," Gavrilova said, 主張するing she's feel no 圧力 at her home 激突する.
"I don't even know what 圧力 is really. Like, I don't know what that the word is.
"Okay, yeah, I'm nervous and excited, but I don't know what that word means really."
Gavrilova is の中で nine Australians in 活動／戦闘 on day one.
Nick Kyrgios is also in prime-time play, the 17th seed up against Brazil's world No.100 Rogerio Dutra Silva at Hisense 円形競技場, the people's 法廷，裁判所 he so loves.
"I've played a lot of matches and won a lot of matches on that 法廷，裁判所," said the 2015 ４半期/4分の1-finalist and newly 栄冠を与えるd Brisbane International 支持する／優勝者.
"明白に that match in the fourth 一連の会議、交渉／完成する against (Andreas) Seppi when I made it to the ４半期/4分の1-決勝戦, ever since then I've 肉親，親類d of tried to make that memory happen again.
"I definitely feel comfortab le on Hisense 円形競技場."
AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION ON DAY ONE OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN Men's （テニスなどの）シングルス, first 一連の会議、交渉／完成する
17-Nick Kyrgios v Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA)
Matthew Ebden v 16-John Isner (USA)
John Millman v Borna Coric (CRO)
Alex Bolt v Viktor Troicki (SRB)
Jason Kubler v 10-Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)
Women's （テニスなどの）シングルス, first 一連の会議、交渉／完成する
23-Daria Gavrilova v Irina Falconi (USA)
Samantha Stosur v Monica Puig (PUR)
Jaimee Fourlis v Olivia Rogowska
