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Australian Open

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At a glance

The Australian Open is a Grand Slam hard-court ATP event, typically held in January. First held in 2017, the tournament has been contested 10 times. The event is staged in Melbourne, with the draw running through the week leading up to its Sunday final. The singles main draw carries 128 players. Recent editions have carried a prize pool of around $58.5M. Most singles titles on record: Novak Djokovic (10 titles). The 2026 edition was won by Carlos Alcaraz, defeating Novak Djokovic 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5.

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Surface
hard
Draw size
128
Prize money
$58,500,000
First held
2017
Editions in our archive
10
Typically runs in
January

Past champions

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News & highlights

Dayana Yastremska v Elena-Gabriela Ruse Full Match | Australian Open 2026 First Round

Australian Open · Jun 21

Arthur Fery v Flavio Cobolli Full Match | Australian Open 2026 First Round

Australian Open · Jun 19

Tristan Schoolkate v Corentin Moutet Full Match | Australian Open 2026 First Round

Australian Open · Jun 17

Michael Zheng v Sebastian Korda Full Match | Australian Open 2026 First Round

Australian Open · Jun 15

Katie Boulter stuns Rybakina for biggest win after Raducanu starts Queen’s party

British No 3 produces her greatest performanceEmma Raducanu finds her best tennis to defeat CirsteaKatie Boulter battled hard with Elena Rybakina and she emerged from the longest day of her career with her greatest victory, a special performance from the British No 3 yielding a 7…

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Chwalinksa on edge of history after slicing through French Open one paper cut at a time

Brilliant defensive skills and craft have propelled world No 114 from qualifying into Roland Garros final but Mirra Andreeva has the game to matchThe summer of 2022 took Maja Chwalinska to the familiar surroundings of the Bank of England Sports Club in Roehampton. A world away fr…

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Coco Gauff says Australian Open did not apologise over racket-smash incident

Gauff was filmed letting off steam in private area French Open champion begins defence with 6-4, 6-0 winCoco Gauff said she did not receive an apology or response from the Australian Open after she was broadcast letting off steam by breaking a racket in a private area after her q…

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Nadal, Alcaraz and now Jodar: how Spain’s school of ‘suffering’ forges the stars of men’s tennis

The 19-year-old nicknamed the ‘new Rafa’, seeded at this year’s French Open, is the latest talent to emerge from the country’s conveyor belt of championsSpain is at it again.A year ago Rafael Jodar, the teenage sensation from Madrid, was ranked around No 700 in the world and comp…

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Maria Sakkari v Leolia Jeanjean Full Match | Australian Open 2026 First Round

Australian Open · Jun 20

Aliaksandra Sasnovich v Jasmine Paolini Full Match | Australian Open 2026 First Round

Australian Open · Jun 18

Yulia Putintseva v Beatriz Haddad Maia Full Match | Australian Open 2026 First Round

Australian Open · Jun 16

Elina Svitolina v Cristina Bucsa Full Match | Australian Open 2026 First Round

Australian Open · Jun 14

Zverev defeats Mensik to set up French Open final opportunity he cannot afford to miss

Second seed wins semi-final 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3Zverev looking for maiden grand slam title on SundayAlexander Zverev moved to within one match of a long-awaited first grand slam title as he defeated the Czech 26th seed Jakub Mensik 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the French Open final…

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French Open 2026: Keys, Cobolli and Auger-Aliassime in action on day nine – live

Updates from Monday’s fourth-round matchesEmail Daniel | Jódar and Fonseca into last eightSalut à tous et bienvenue à Roland-Garros 2026 – neuvième jour! And devinez quoi? It’s another banger absolu! We begin with an intriguing match on Chatrier, Flavio Cobolli beginning to estab…

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French Open 2026: Swiatek, Boulter, De Minaur and Jodar in action on day two – live

Updates from the second day’s play at Roland Garros Raducanu slumps to defeat in first round | Mail YaraBonjour! The sun is shining in Paris and day two of Roland Garros brings a packed slate of opening-round action with the biggest stars beginning their campaigns across the cour…

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Jannik Sinner chasing immortality at French Open with career grand slam in reach

Italian is overwhelming favourite in the men’s draw while women’s event has several genuine contenders Daniil Medvedev sighed deeply. He had been asked in his pre-French Open press conference to provide some of the intel he gleaned from his spectacular last battle, yet for once h…

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