Anderson, who was a finalist at Wimbledon last year, has been seeded fifth for the first Grand Slam of the year.

The winner between Anderson and Mannarino will go on to face the winner between the unseeded American, Frances Tiafoe, and a qualifier.

Anderson and Mannarino have faced each other eight times over the last 11 years, with the big-serving South African leading the head-to-head battle 6-2. The Australian Open in Melbourne starts on Monday.

Men's first round draw:

Top Half - Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) vQualifier; Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) v Martin Klizan (SVK); Taro Daniel (JPN) vQualifier; Pablo Andujar (ESP) v Denis Shapovalov (CAN x25); David Goffin (BELx21) v Christian Garin (CHI); Marcel Granollers (ESP) v Marius Copil (ROU); JiriVesely (CZE) v Ryan Harrison (USA); Qualifier v Daniil Medvedev (RUS x15); FabioFognini (ITA x12) v Jaume Munar (ESP); Nicolas Jarry (CHI) v Leonardo Mayer(ARG); Ilya Ivashka (BLR) v Malek Jaziri (TUN); Qualifier v Pablo Carreno Busta(ESP x23); Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER x32) v Zhe Li (CHN); Guido Pella (ARG) vJoao Sousa (POR); Ivo Karlovic (CRO) v Hubert Hurkacz (POL); Qualifier v KeiNishikori (JPN x8); Alexander Zverev (GER x4) v Aljaz Bedene (SLO); JeremyChardy (FRA) v Ugo Humbert (FRA); Alex Bolt (AUS) v Jack Sock (USA); Qualifierv Gilles Simon (FRA x29); Chung Hyeon (KOR x24) v Bradley Klahn (USA); SamQuerrey (USA) v Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA); Stan Wawrinka (SWI) v ErnestsGulbis (LAT); Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v Milos Raonic (CAN x16); Borna Coric (CROx11) v Steve Darcis (BEL); Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ERP) v Marton Fucsovics (HUN);Laslo Djere (SRB) v Evgeny Donskoy (RUS); Filio Krajinovic (SRB) v MarcoCecchinato (ITA x17); Lucas Pouille (FRA x28) v Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) ; MaximilianMarterer (GER) v Qualifier; Alexi Popyrin (AUS) v Mischa Zverev (GER); BenoitPaire (FRA) v Dominic Thiem (AUT x7).

Bottom Half - Marin Cilic (CRO x6) vBernard Tomic (AUS); Andrey Rublev (RUS) v Mackenzie McDonald (USA); MichaelMmoh (USA) v Radu Albot (MDA); Qualifier v Fernando Verdasco (ESP x26); RobertoBautista Agut (ESP x22) v Andy Murray (GBR); Federico Delbonis (ARG) v JohnMillman (AUS); Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) v Tennys Sandgren (USA); Peter Gojowczyk(GER) v Karen Khachanov (RUS x10); Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE x14) v MatteoBerrettini (ITA); Qualifier v Roberto Garballes Baena (ESP); Qualifier v GuidoAndreozzi (ARG); Qualifier v Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO x19); Gael Monfils (FRAx30) v Damir Dzumhur (BIH); Cameron Norrie (GBR) v Taylor Fritz (USA); Qualifierv Qualifier; Denis Istomin (UZB) v Roger Federer (SWI x3); Kevin Anderson (RSAx5) v Adrian Mannarino (FRA); Frances Tiafoe (USA) v Qualifier; Feliciano Lopez(ESP) v Jordan Thompson (AUS); Andreas Seppi (ITA) v Steve Johnson (USA x31); GrigorDimitrov (BUL x20) v Janko Tipsarevic (SRB); Pablo Cuevas (URU) v Dusan Lajovic(SRB); Jason Kubler (AUS) v Thomas Fabbiano (ITA); Reilly Opelka (USA) v JohnIsner (USA x9); Kyle Edmund (GBR x13) v Tomas Berdych (CZE); GuillermoGarcia-Lopez (ESP) v Robin Haase (NED); Marc Polmans (AUS) v Denis Kudla (USA);Qualifier v Diego Schwartzman (ARG x 18); Alex de Minaur (AUS x27) v PedroSousa (POR); Mirza Basic (BIH) v Qualifier; Matthew Ebden (AUS) v Jan-LennardStruff (GER); James Duckworth (AUS) v Rafael Nadal (ESP x2).

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