The 32-place mixed doubles draw for the 2025 Australian Open has been released, and Chinese Taipei's first sister Hsieh Shu-wei, who won the title for the first time last year, has once again teamed up with Poland's old partner Zielinski, who is about to defend their title as the sixth seed.

Xie Shuwei (left) won her first mixed doubles title at the Australian Open with Zielinski last year

Tse and Zielinski worked together last year, winning the mixed doubles title at Melbourne Park and then winning their second mixed doubles title at Wimbledon. Now the two have teamed up again, and the first match against the Australian wild card sibling E. Jones/H. Jones, because the opponent is only 16 or 18 years old, it is widely believed that it will be difficult to compete with the experienced Xie Shuwei combination.

Hsieh won two Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open last time out, a 24-year record in tournament history, and this year's Women's Doubles teammate was replaced by Latvia's Ostapenko, the third seeded duo are expected to get off to a good start in the bottom half of the bracket on Thursday with their first match against Great Britain Nicols/Slovakia Mikhalikova.

Another Chinese Taipei player, Zhan Haoqing, made her first mixed doubles match with Brazil's 41-year-old veteran Melo in the mixed doubles, and the pair also faced the hosts' wild card players Birrell/Smith.