2026 Australian Open Round 1 Recap

Round 1 of the Australian Open is set to conclude on Tuesday – as the action heats up down under in Australia.

The quest to become the 2026 Australian Open champion has begun as round 1 of the tournament is set to conclude on Tuesday with round 2 scheduled for Wednesday. With 2000 ATP points up for grabs for the winner of the tournament – the perennial challenges of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are favorites to make the final. Day 1 of the competition saw the big names progress to the next round and saw very few surprises. SuperSportBet recaps the round 1 action and what to expect in round 2.

Round 1 Recap

• World number 1 Carlos Alcaraz cruised to victory in the first round as he beat out Adam Walton 6-3 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 in his quest for the Australian major. Alcaraz has won the French Open, US Open, Wimbledon however has not yet on the Australian Open
• 45-year-old Venus Williams made history by being the oldest participant at the Australian Open but fell short of victory losing 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 to Olga Danilovic
• World number 1 and two – time Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka made light work of Rakotomanga Rajaonah and won in straight sets.
• 2025 Australian Open finalist Alexander Zverev came from a set down to beat Canada's Gabriel Diallo in four sets
• Two-time Grand Slam champion Coco Gauff who is chasing her maid Australian Open title eased to a 6-2 6-3 ⁠win over Kamilla Rakhimova.

Round 1 Remaining Games (Tuesday)

• Serbian Novak Djokovic who the most Australian Open titles is chasing the elusive record breaking 25th career major begins his campaign against Spain’s Pedro Martinez
• Defending champion Jannik Sinner will be in action on Tuesday the 20th of January against Hugo Gaston from France. The world number 2 is looking to win the Australian open for the third time in a row.
• World number 9 Maddison Keys will begin her quest for the title on Tuesday when she takes on Oleksandra Oliynykova
• Japanese womens player Naomi Osaka will also be in action on Tuesday against Antonia Ruzic.

Road To Australian Open Final

Action from Australia will be coming thick and fast as both the mens’ and women’s battle it out for the title which will culminate on the 1st of February. Following the conclusion of the first round on Tuesday – the remaining tournament schedule looks like this;

• Round 2:
  Wednesday 21st of January 2026
• Round 3:
  Friday 23rd of January 2026
• Round 4:
  Sunday 25th of January 2026
• Quarter-Finals:
  Tuesday 27th January 2026
• Semi-Finals:
  Friday 29th January 2026
• Final
  Sunday 1st of February 2026

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