Madison Keys plans to go quietly into the player tunnel at Rod Laver Arena before the season-opening major to take a photo of her name among the Australian Open champions and send it home to her mom.

The No. 1 seed enters Melbourne as the favorite, but several challengers, including Elena Rybakina and defending champion Madison Keys, pose a threat.

Andy Roddick is the most recent American to win a slam slam title on the men's side when he captured the 2003 US Open. Since, tennis has been dominated by three of the best players in history, including Novak Djokovic, who will appear in the Australian Open along with the emergence of Sinner and Alcaraz.

The 1 Point Slam isn’t likely to be a one-hit wonder. The first question to Jannik Sinner in the official pre-tournament news conference Friday was, jokingly, asked how he could expect an Australian Open three-peat if he couldn't beat an amateur in a one-point exhibition.

The 2026 Australian Open begins this weekend. It will run from January 18 to February 1. It will be streaming live and on demand.

An amateur tennis player from Sydney, Jordan Smith, struck gold on Wednesday as he walked away with a check worth 1 million Australian dollars ($661,000) after holding his nerve to win the “One Point Slam” ahead of the Australian Open.

Nishesh Basavareddy was way behind in Australian Open qualifying, but he rallies to win and gives Central Indiana fans a familiar celebration.

Aryna Sabalenka has been one of the most vocal figures pushing for fairer financial distribution across tennis’ biggest stages. But ahead of the AO, even as the tournament rolled out a record-breaking pay rise for 2026,

Sloane Stephens has qualified for the Australian Open, her first major tournament since a first-round loss to top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka at Melbourne Park a year ago.

The tennis pro said at the 2026 Australian Open that her outfit honors Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova in a whimsical design in peach, pink and black.

When the gates to Melbourne Park swing open on Sunday, the rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and defending champion Jannik Sinner will once again command the attention of the tennis world.