The first Grand Slam of the year is always a tricky one to dissect, with players coming off extended breaks and underdogs feeling a renewed sense of confidence.
So how will this Australian Open play out?
Our experts from around the globe weighed in.
Australian Open: Experts' picks Expert Winner (M) Winner (W) Dark horse (M) Dark horse (W) Cliff Drysdale, ESPN tennis analyst Djokovic
Williams
Federer
Svitolina
Brad Gilbert, ESPN tennis analyst Murray
Halep
Sock
Wozniacki
Patrick McEnroe, ESPN tennis analyst Murray
Muguruza
Sock
Puig
Peter Bodo, ESPN.com Djokovic
Williams
Federer
Wozniacki
Greg Garber, ESPN.com Djokovic
Pliskova
Zverev
Wozniacki
Carl Bialik, FiveThirtyEight.com Djokovic
Kerber
Tomic
Puig
Jake Michaels, ESPN Australia Djokovic
Williams
Sock
Bouchard
Tomas Rodriguez Couto, ESPNtenis.com Djokovic
Halep
Federer
Wozniacki
Sebastián M. Christensen, ESPN Deportes Djokovic
Williams
Sock
Pavlyuchenkova
Gaurav Kalra, ESPN India Murray
Kerber
Federer
Wozniacki
Sambit Bal, ESPN India Djokovic
Williams
Zverev
Gavrilova
Johnette Howard, ESPN.com Murray
Williams
Federer
Wozniacki
Matt Wilansky, ESPN.com Djokovic
Pliskova
Zverev
Gavrilova
Xin Wan, Tencent Wawrinka
Radwanska
Tomic
Puig