The field is set for the 2026 Australian Open, and everyone is chasing Jannik SInner on the men's side after a dominating tournament win a year ago. The Italian phenom enters this year's tennis competition as the second seed while his Spanish counterpart Carlos Alcaraz occupies the top spot.

The Sporting News provides the Australian Open brackets for the 2026 tournament. The Australian Open 2026 main draw will begin on Sunday, January 18 - which is six days later in the month than last tournament. It will mark the third consecutive year that the tournament has begun on a Sunday, with the extra day added to ease scheduling pressures.

Djokovic is 4-6 lifetime against Sinner with his last win against the Italian coming in 2023 at the final of the ATP Finals. Sinner has won out the last three times they've met in Grand Slams (Wimbledon and French Open in 2025; Australian Open in 2024).

Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys begin their Australian Open title defences from Sunday - and you can follow it across the BBC.

The Australian Open qualifiers have ended in Melbourne. Sixteen players from the men's and women's competition have secured a place in the main draw.

A look at some of the men to watch at the Australian Open, which starts at Melbourne Park on Sunday (Saturday night EST), with money-line odds via BetMGM Sportsbook: Carlos Alcaraz Seeded: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Spain Age: 22 Career Titles: 24 Grand Slam Titles: 6 — French Open (2: 2024,

Two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner will begin his campaign with a first-round clash against Frenchman Hugo Gaston while World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz will be up against local hope Adam Walton.

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