He Australian Open 2026first Grand Slam tournament of the year, meets its best 16 players who make up the round of 16 drawsboth in men and women, ahead of the final on Sunday, February 1 at Melbourne Park
Among men, the Italian Jannik Sinner (2nd ATP ranking)winner of the last two editions in Australia, is still in the race after suffering in the third round against the American Eliot Spizzirri (85th)while Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (1st) surpassed the French Corentin Moutet (37º) in search of the only big title he lacks. Novak Djokovic (3º)the tournament’s top winner with 10 titles, had no problems against the Dutchman Botic Van de Zandschulp.
Meanwhile, the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenkanumber one in the women’s ranking, surpassed the Austrian Anastasia Potapova (55ª) and wants to repeat the glory of 2023 and 2024. In the last edition he could not in the final against Madison Keys (9ª)who managed to eliminate the Czech Karolina Pliskova (1057th) and dreams of defending the championship.
Australian Open 2026 Men’s Round of 16
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Carlos Alcaraz vs Tommy Paul
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Alexander Bublik vs Alex de Miñaur
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Alexander Zverev vs Francisco Cerundolo
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Daniil Medvedev vs Learner Tien
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Lorenzo Musetti vs Taylor Fritz
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Jakub Mensik vs Novak Djokovic
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Ben Shelton vs Casper Ruud
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Luciano Darderi vs Jannik Sinner
Australian Open 2026 Women’s Round of 16
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Aryna Sabalenka vs Victoria Mboko
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Yulia Putinseva vs Iva Jovic
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Coco Gauff vs Karolina Muchova
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Elina Svitolina vs Mirra Andreeva
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Jessica Pegula vs Madison Keys
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Xinyu Wang vs Amanda Anisimova
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Elena Rybakina vs Elise Mertens
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Maddison Inglis vs Iga Swiatek
The Australian Open 2026 can be followed exclusively on ESPN screens and through the Disney+ Premium Plan.
