The 2026 Australian Open begins Sunday, Jan. 18 and the men's and women's singles draws are set up for intriguing potential matchups and storylines.

The Australian Open kicks off the tennis grand slams in 2026 as Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys return as defending champions. Sinner will be attempting to become just the second man in the Open era, after Novak Djokovic,

Dark horses to watch at the Australian Open 2026 as Medvedev, Bencic and Bublik aim to challenge favourites Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka.

Andy Roddick is the most recent American to win a slam slam title on the men's side when he captured the 2003 US Open. Since, tennis has been dominated by three of the best players in history, including Novak Djokovic, who will appear in the Australian Open along with the emergence of Sinner and Alcaraz.

With the season's first Grand Slam beginning in a couple days, many players took the podium for Australian Open Media Day. From Madison Keys' approach to being a defending champion to Coco Gauff's self-evaluation of the 1-point Slam,

An amateur tennis player beating a four-time Grand Slam champion. Men competing against women — on a normal court. Professional players taking on TV hosts, comedians and a former jockey. A single point deciding the winner of $1 million AUD ($668,300 USD), in front of a packed stadium and a captive online audience.

The Australian Open will offer a record A$111.5 million ($74.73 million) in prize money this year and while players welcomed the increase, top names like Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka said the push for a bigger payout must continue across the Grand Slams.

The Australian Open main draw is now locked in, bringing the long and demanding qualifying rounds to a close. Few stages in the sport come with as much on the line for players.

The sun had barely risen over Melbourne Park when a familiar surname drew a familiar buzz through the crowd at the Australian Open. Hewitt.

Greg Rusedski believes Coco Gauff has been handed the hardest projected path to the Australian Open title and warns the American that she will need to play her best right from the start. The American, who is a champion at the US Open and the French Open, enters the Happy Slam as the No. 3 seed.