Australian Open men’s and women’s seed list and trackerGreat Britain’s Arthur Fery knocked out 20th seed Flavio Cobolli as the qualifier claimed the biggest shock of the Australian Open so far. The biggest upset on the women’s side came as Turkey’s Zeynep Sonmez eliminated 11th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova. Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka are the top seeds for the tournament, with Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek the second seeds as the first grand slam of the year gets underway. Jamie Braidwood18 January 2026 13:43Emma Raducanu surprised to learn new nickname after winning start to Australian OpenEmma Raducanu discovered she has a new nickname at the Australian Open as the British No 1 overcame a slow start to cruise into the second round with a straight-sets win over Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew.Raducanu only arrived at the Australian Open shortly before the tournament, following an off-season that had been disrupted by injury and a shock defeat at the Hobart International just a few days ago, and the former US Open champion was frustrated to be scheduled late on the opening day of play.The 23-year-old praised Thailand’s Sawangkaew, the world No 195, as raced into an early lead on her grand slam main draw debut. Sawangkaew had two points to establish a double-break and 4-1 lead in the opening , only for Raducanu to surge back and advance thanks to a 6-4 6-1 victory.Jamie Braidwood18 January 2026 13:24Tomorrow’s Australian Open order of play and scheduleThe opening round of the Australian Open will continue on Monday as 10-time champion Novak Djokovic returns to Melbourne Park. Djokovic, 38, may well be the third men of men’s tennis due to the dominance of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, who have won the last eight grand slam titles between them, but the Serbian said he does not think it will be “now or never” to win an elusive and record-breaking 25th major. He will begin his campaign on Rod Laver Arena against Spain’s Pedro Martinez, the world No 71, in the night session. Two-time Australian Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev and home favourite Alex de Minaur, the sixth seed, will also be in action. Elsewhere, three of the top four women’s players in the world are on Monday’s order of play as Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Amanda Anisimova begin their campaigns. They will be looking to stop world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka from winning a third title in four years in Melbourne. Jamie Braidwood18 January 2026 12:51Carlos Alcaraz…
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