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Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates after defeating Adam Walton of Australia in their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on January 18, 2026. | Photo credit: AP Carlos Alcaraz kicked off his final bid for a career Grand Slam by dismantling unseeded Australian Adam Walton 6-3, 7-6(2), 6-2 in […]
Getty Images The first round continues at the Australian Open, with American Brandon Nakashima facing Botic van de Zandschulp on Monday. Top Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the seventh seed, will face Nuno Borges. (7) Felix Auger Aliassime Vs. Nuno Borges After a miserable first half of the 2025 season, Felix Auger-Aliassime finished the year in the […]
January 16, 2026 Cheryl Murray Match examples 1 Getty Images American Sebastian Korda will play fellow countryman Michael Zheng on day 1 of the Australian Open, while Francisco Cerundolo will battle Zhizhen Zhang. Cerundolo enters Melbourne as the No. 18 seed. Sebastian Korda vs. (Q) Michael Zheng Michael Zheng has already had to work hard […]
The Australian Open gets underway on Sunday when seeds Alexander Bublik and Alexander Zverev face tough first-round tests. They will face Jenson Brooksby and Gabriel Diallo respectively.(10) Alexander Bublik vs. Jenson BrooksbyFor the third time in his career, Bublik leaves at a Grand Slam as one of the external title favorites behind Carlos Alcaraz and […]
By Randy Walker @TennisUitgever During nearly four seasons at Columbia University, Michael Zheng has had countless highlights in his competitive tennis career. The Montville, New Jersey native won back-to-back NCAA singles titles in the fall edition of the tournament in 2024 and 2025 after finishing second in singles as a sophomore in 2023. The 2026 […]
The Australian Open draw ceremony took place in Melbourne on Thursday afternoon and the main draw competition starts on Sunday. As always, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are overwhelming favorites to lift the trophy. After all, they have shared every Grand Slam title since the start of the 2024 season – that’s eight in a […]
First roundAlcaraz over Walton in 3, Svajda over Hanfmann in 4Korda over Zheng in 4, Moutet over Schoolkate in 3Paul over Kovacevic in 3, Vukic over Tirante in 4Budkov Kjaer over Opelka in 5, Davidovich Fokina over Misolic in 3Bublik over Brooksby in 3, Fucsovics over Ugo Carabelli in 3Etcheverry over Kecmanovic in 5, Cobolli […]
The 2026 Australian Open draw ceremony took place on Thursday afternoon at Melbourne Park, where Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are clearly the top two seeds and major title favourites. It’s not like the draw really matters for either player, as both players are overwhelmingly expected to reach the final and compete against each other […]
The Australian Open has a way of showing where the women’s game really stands. Under Melbourne’s harsh sun and on some of the fastest hard courts in the sport, early season promise is put to the test almost immediately. The 2026 edition feels particularly compelling, with elite candidates with proven success and new rivalries, while […]
Every January, the Australian Open turns Melbourne Park into a pressure cooker of heat, hope and history. It’s the first Grand Slam of the year, where dreams feel fresh, but heartbreak arrives just as quickly. Over the decades, the tournament has produced such dramatic matches that they have become part of tennis folklore. Here’s a […]
