MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer, recovering from a stomach virus and out of competition since November, landed in the same half of the Australian Open draw as No. 3 Novak Djokovic and four former finalists Friday.

The Grand Slam event will start Monday at Melbourne Park.

Bidding for a third consecutive Australian title and 13th Grand Slam victory, Federer will open against Argentina's Diego Hartfield and could meet veteran Frenchman Fabrice Santoro, in his 62nd major, in the second round.

Djokovic looms in the semis if he can get past a tough quarter that includes former Australian Open champions Marat Safin and Thomas Johansson, both unseeded, and former finalists Marcos Baghdatis (2006) and Lleyton Hewitt (2005).

On the women's side, No. 1 Justine Henin won't face a Top 10 player until a potential quarterfinal match against No. 5 Maria Sharapova, who lost last year's final to Serena Williams.

Sharapova has a difficult second-round match against former No. 1 Lindsay Davenport, who was unseeded despite winning three titles since her comeback following the birth of son Jagger, her first child, last June.