Alexander Bublik captured the 2026 Hong Kong (ATP) title with a 7–6(2), 6–3 victory over Lorenzo Musetti, while H. Hurkacz defeated Stan Wawrinka 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 to win the men's 2026 United Cup (ATP). On the women's side, Elina Svitolina took the 2026 Auckland (WTA) title, edging Xin Yu Wang 6–3, 7–6(6), while Belinda Bencic claimed the women's 2026 United Cup (WTA) by dispatching Iga Swiatek 3–6, 6–0, 6–3 in an impressive comeback. These ATP 250 and WTA 250 victories on hard courts serve as crucial final preparations before the sport's brightest lights converge on Australia. The 2026 Australian Open (ATP) begins January 19, with the 2026 Australian Open (WTA) following suit the same day, setting up what promises to be tennis's defining fortnight.
This week in tennis
Jan 5
Warm-up titles set stage for Australian Open
By the Mob Tennis teamArchive
Past weekly recaps
- Jun 15Shelton wins Stuttgart; Raducanu falls in Queen's final
- Jun 8Zverev wins first Grand Slam, finally breaking through at Roland Garros
- Jun 7Andreeva, 19, wins French Open in dominant final against qualifier Chwalinska
- Jun 6French Open: Zverev, Andreeva, Chwalinska eye unlikely Slam glory
- Jun 5Andreeva and Chwalinska set unlikely French Open final
- Jun 4Sabalenka's meltdown opens French Open; Cobolli, Kostyuk reach semis
- Jun 3French Open quarterfinals reshape men's draw as upsets pile up
- Jun 2Serena returns; Italian men surge at French Open
- Jun 1Teenagers Storm Roland Garros Quarterfinals; Swiatek Falls
- May 31French Open upsets mount as Gauff, Swiatek fall in Paris
- May 30Djokovic falls to Fonseca in epic; Sinner and Medvedev early exits shock clay
- May 26French Open begins as clay season reaches its peak
- May 18Alcaraz's wrist injury dominates week ahead of Roland Garros
- May 11Sinner Caps Golden Masters; Svitolina Stuns Gauff in Rome
- May 4Quiet week on clay sets up Paris and Roland Garros
- Apr 27Quiet week on tour ahead of Paris hard-court event
- Apr 20Sinner and Kostyuk sweep Madrid in dominant week
- Apr 13Fils, Shelton, Rybakina claim clay crowns
- Apr 6Andreeva captures Linz; Pliskova stuns top-15 seed
- Mar 30Sinner captures Monte Carlo in tiebreak thriller over Alcaraz
- Mar 23Quiet week sets stage for Monte Carlo
- Mar 16Sinner and Sabalenka sweep Miami 1000s
- Mar 9Tennis tours reset ahead of Miami Masters
- Mar 2Sinner and Sabalenka reign at Indian Wells
- Feb 23Cobolli, Bucsa take 500 titles in hard-court sweep
- Feb 16Alcaraz dominates Doha; Tsitsipas stuns Medvedev
- Feb 9Pegula and De Minaur claim 1000 and 500 titles
- Feb 2Muchova captures Doha; Pliskova stuns Anisimova
- Jan 26Bejlek wins Abu Dhabi 500; Cirstea, Boulter claim 250 titles
- Jan 19Alcaraz wins Australian Open; Rybakina tops Sabalenka in upset
- Jan 12Four ATP/WTA 250s crown new champions in Australian swing
- Jan 5Warm-up titles set stage for Australian Open
- Dec 29Medvedev, Sabalenka win Brisbane titles to start 2026