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Australian Open 2026 seeds
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Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka are the top seeds for Australian Open 2026, headlining the men’s and women’s singles main draws to be revealed from 2.30pm AEDT on Thursday 15 January.
Men’s second seed is two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner, a seeding position ensuring that, should he and Alcaraz keep winning, they can only meet in the final.
Alcaraz, Sabalenka top seeds at Australian Open
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka were officially made the top-seeded players for the Australian Open which begins Sunday at Melbourne Park.
The announcement on Wednesday comes a day ahead of the tournament draw.
Two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner was seeded second, with Alexander Zverev third and 10-time champion Novak Djokovic fourth. Sabalenka, Iga Światek and Coco Gauff are the top three seeds in the women's draw for the second consecutive year.
Madison Keys returns as the defending champion and the ninth-seeded player, one of four American women among the top 10 seeds.
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Of course, in men’s tennis, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are getting close.
Australian tennis great Paul McNamee even goes as far as saying Alcaraz is the best all-round player the world has ever seen.
“I have never seen tennis played like that – he is a virtuoso,” McNamee said.
Alcaraz’s peers are a little more circumspect in their praise, but former world No.1 Daniil Medvedev admitted last week, when asked about the current dominance of the pair, that the gap the top two ranked male players had opened up would be difficult to close.
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