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Aussie wild cards McCabe/Tu upset top seeds Cash/Glasspool at the Australian Open

Four seeded teams will advance to the second round on Friday
January 23, 2026

Home wildcards James McCabe and Li Tu pulled off a second-round shock at the Australian Open on Friday, beating top seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool 7-6(5), 6-4.

The British duo, who last year claimed the ATP year-end doubles No. 1 spot presented by PIF Awards, were one of four seeded teams to exit the men’s doubles tournament on Friday.

Sixth seeds Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski, who formed a new partnership at the start of the season, safely reached the third round by beating Pedro Martinez and Jaume Munar 6-3, 6-2. Americans Robert Cash and JJ Tracy also advanced with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Marcelo Demoliner and Jean-Julien Rojer.

View all Friday’s doubles results here.

Singles stars Tallon Greekpoor and Botic van de Zandschulp defeated Matthew Ebden and Rajeev Ram 6-3, 6-3 and then meet Harrison and Skupski. Van de Zandschulp will continue his singles quest against Novak Djokovic on Saturday, with their Lexus ATP Head2Head series level at 1-1.