Australian Open 2026 - Men’s Singles

[RSJfan]

Mensik-Busta, Machac-Dimitrov & Kopriva-Struff in 1R; it won't be an easy start to the tournament for Czech male tennis players.

What are the odds that both Machac and Dimitrov finish their match.

 

[RSJfan]

Brooksby will take out Bublik in R1.

 

[RSJfan]

De Minaur-Berrettini in the 1st round.

Projected third rounds matches: Sinner-Fonseca, Musetti-Tsitsipas, Fritz-Lehecka, FAA-Tien.

Calm down. Hypeseca needs to get out of R1 first. He’s 0-1 verse Spizzirri.

 

[BernetExpress]

You guys really digging deep to find a good first round matchup lmao

Alcaraz draw is a cakewalk
Sinner has at least some resistance
Shelton losing to Humbert is only thing exciting.

 

[MichaelNadal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2011652343259926577

Get your wings ready great draw

 

[Vincent-C]

Brooksby will take out Bublik in R1.

Dog I hope not.

 

[Genie Of the Bank]

I will go with Sinner for the title and for Novak to win 4 matches to have the most wins at AO in tennis history.

 

[Rattie]

OP UPDATED

 

[McGradey]

Those of us who follow US College tennis will recognize Fery as a highly touted junior who played at Stanford. He was unfortunate to have numerous injuries that limited his playing time while in college, so hopefully he can stay healthy.

Remember watching some of his college matches on YouTube. He’s very solid, a Ferrer, grinder type player.

 

[McGradey]

Ooh, Fonz and Jannik seeded to meet in 3rd round!

Sinner will eat him if that happens.

 

[ChrisJR3264]

Blockx retired in his qualifier match.

 

[ChrisJR3264]

Sinner will eat him if that happens.

Most likely. Probably 1 set will be close and entertaining then the next 2 Jannik will handle.

 

[McGradey]

Most likely. Probably 1 set will be close and entertaining then the next 2 Jannik will handle.

Fons is essentially a worse version of what Sinner used to be. Might let a few big forehands fly but the consistency isn’t there.

 

[ChrisJR3264]

Fons is essentially a worse version of what Sinner used to be. Might let a few big forehands fly but the consistency isn’t there.

Right now, the boy is still a boy. Sinner will be poised and should handle him in straights.

He may not move like sinner or alcaraz (who does) but definitely not stiff in this department. And his tennis IQ and mental look quite good after a few interviews and how he coached Cerundelo up at laver cup.
Fonseca still has a high ceiling. Whether he takes the next step to progress or not is on him.
Can’t comment on his life long back injury bc he didn’t get into detail. Probably didn’t care to play the 250’s as a precaution considering he has two wins to defend in Melbourne. Something to be aware of though going forward if he continues to pull out of events bc of it.

 

[aldeayeah]

Blockx retired in his qualifier match.

Pity, he was one of the more intriguing young players.

Four teenagers left in the main draw: Fonseca, Jodar, Budkov Kjaer and Sakamoto.

Jodar and Sakamoto will duke it out in the first round and probably face Mensik next.

Budkov faces Opelka first and is in the ADF/Alcaraz section.

 

[ChrisJR3264]

Brooksby will take out Bublik in R1.

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

 

[ChrisJR3264]

Pity, he was one of the more intriguing young players.

Four teenagers left in the main draw: Fonseca, Jodar, Budkov Kjaer and Sakamoto.

Jodar and Sakamoto will duke it out in the first round.

I will admit haven’t watching much of Jodar and Blockx until I saw them at next gen.
Blockx is all gas from the baseline/attacking style. I was hoping he’d take next steps to main draw.

Bassevraddy came through his Qualifying draw it seems. Good for him.

 

[MichaelNadal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2011769565366403335

@Rosstour

 

[aldeayeah]

I will admit haven’t watching much of Jodar and Blockx until I saw them at next gen.
Blockx is all gas from the baseline/attacking style. I was hoping he’d take next steps to main draw.

Bassevraddy came through his Qualifying draw it seems. Good for him.

I'm more intrigued about Jodar who in addition to being my countryman, was the only player to beat Tien in the NextGen finals.

I've yet to watch a full match, but he seems to play standard big guy tennis, which is not particularly common among early bloomers.

He's been consistently creamed on the second serve in every match so far, though, so he may have a hard time holding serve against top 50 players.

 

[aus89]

Mensik-Busta, Machac-Dimitrov & Kopriva-Struff in 1R; it won't be an easy start to the tournament for Czech male tennis players.

Potential Lehecka v Stan 2R would be a good match if hes in United Cup form

 

[Aabye5]

You guys really digging deep to find a good first round matchup lmao

Alcaraz draw is a cakewalk
Sinner has at least some resistance
Shelton losing to Humbert is only thing exciting.

Carlos has the harder draw.

 

[aldeayeah]

Mensik-Busta, Machac-Dimitrov & Kopriva-Struff in 1R; it won't be an easy start to the tournament for Czech male tennis players.

That sounds like a Czech Republic - Finland Davis Cup tie.

 

[ChrisJR3264]

ADM - berritini RD1? I’ll tune in if I can haha

 

[BernetExpress]

Carlos has the harder draw.

Sure.
Since when is moutet, adf, adm, Zverev
More difficult than
Fonseca, khachanov, Shelton and Novak??

 

[Enceladus]

Musetti, Dimitrov, Tsitsipas & Wawrinka have two things in common: they are all leading one-handed BH tennis players and all four are in the 5th section of the draw!

 

[ghostofMecir]

Brooksby will take out Bublik in R1.

Would be funny, but Brooksby is all out of sorts for a while now. I thought he was getting back to where he was last year but he had a spade of very bad losses. Baez killed him, but then again, Baez has played extremely well to start the year and seems to be getting back to his best form. He should be dangerous on clay.

Calm down. Hypeseca needs to get out of R1 first. He’s 0-1 verse Spizzirri.

I know this is tongue in cheeks mostly, but Fonseca hasn’t looked trustworthy against anyone. Eliot will come in and grind and if Fo sees is making errors as per usual…

 

[tudwell]

I think Sinner’s and Alcaraz’s draws are basically a wash, with the slight exception of Fonseca being a tougher potential opponent than anyone Carlos has in the first three rounds. But he was just talking about his back issues, so we’ll see where he’s even at physically.

 

[Aabye5]

Sure.
Since when is moutet, adf, adm, Zverev
More difficult than
Fonseca, khachanov, Shelton and Novak??

Novak is not getting to the semis if he has a neck injury

 

[ChrisJR3264]

Would be funny, but Brooksby is all out of sorts for a while now. I thought he was getting back to where he was last year but he had a spade of very bad losses. Baez killed him, but then again, Baez has played extremely well to start the year and seems to be getting back to his best form. He should be dangerous on clay.

I know this is tongue in cheeks mostly, but Fonseca hasn’t looked trustworthy against anyone. Eliot will come in and grind and if Fo sees is making errors as per usual…

Not to be rude but didn’t brooksby climb all the way back into the top 60 or 70 from like 400?

 

[robyrolfo]

Projected third rounds matches: Sinner-Fonseca, Musetti-Tsitsipas, Fritz-Lehecka, FAA-Tien.

Wait, they still haven't made an official rule preventing one-handed backhand players from meeting one another in the early rounds?

WTF ATP? Get on it! This is a travesty!

Nicolai Budkov Kjær (#135) has qualified, and Norway has two players in the main draw of a slam for the first time

Happy for you guys. Love that, "Home for Christmas" show in Netflix.

Would be funny, but Brooksby is all out of sorts for a while now...

I really like both Bublik and Brooksby, so it's a shame one of them will be out early.

It's fun to watch both of them be a little strange and raise some eyebrows.

 

[ghostofMecir]

Not to be rude but didn’t brooksby climb all the way back into the top 60 or 70 from like 400?

That was coming back from the suspension and injuries. He lost as a favorite many, many times.

 

[BernetExpress]

Novak is not getting to the semis if he has a neck injury

Even if you replaced him with muzz Fritz or even Mensik that’s still a more difficult draw

 

[bezs]

Alexander Blockx has a last name that sounds like a crypto company.

 

[Aabye5]

Even if you replaced him with muzz Fritz or even Mensik that’s still a more difficult draw

Fritz is not more difficult than Zed

 

[BernetExpress]

Fritz is not more difficult than Zed

As a whole not 1v1

 

[ChrisJR3264]

That was coming back from the suspension and injuries. He lost as a favorite many, many times.

But last year was his comeback year….to go from 400 to top 70, you’d have to win plenty of matches, no?

 

[RSJfan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2011769565366403335

@Rosstour

AO charging people for grounds passes to watch retired Fed practice for 45 minutes. The USTA is impressed and inspired.

 

[RSJfan]

Alexander Blockx has a last name that sounds like a crypto company.

Post in thread '2025 Next Gen ATP Finals, Jeddah, 17-21 December'

Nov 30, 2025

Interesting, I know only 4 of these players. Who’s the most promising out of Blockx, Landaluce, Kjaer and Jodar?

Landaluce won the 2022 Boys USO singles title.
Kjaer was upset by Jodar in the 2024 Boys USO singles finals
Blockx I thought was a blockchain; I didn’t realize it was a tennis player.

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[Rosstour]

AO charging people for grounds passes to watch retired Fed practice for 45 minutes. The USTA is impressed and inspired.

Haha just wait Djoko retires and Tiley sells his bottled ball sweat for $100AUD per growler

 

[jon70]

Spiritually bankrupt tournament. Anyone who actually tries to get Taylor Swift to attend is a walking cadaver. I wonder how much he paid Sinner and Alcaraz to pretend they give a rat's about the one-shot rubbish.

 

[Aabye5]

Who do you have winning the Kovacevic v Paul match? Cheering for Kovacevic, but we will see.

 

[MichaelNadal]

#TBP

 

[RSJfan]

Would be funny, but Brooksby is all out of sorts for a while now.

The underrated Brooksby is 1–0 H2H over Bublik.

 

[The Aceserver]

Shelton looking slow and out of shape in Auckland. Doesn’t look like he worked in improving his game at all during the offseason. I thought he used to be able to hit a flat serve, but he’s just spinning everything. It’s too predictable. Baez just sent him packing as if he were a journeyman clay dog. If I were a fan, I’d be worried about Big Ben in Australia. He’s got a lot of points to defend too. (SF last year)

 

[Aabye5]

Even if you replaced him with muzz Fritz or even Mensik that’s still a more difficult draw

Med, Zed, and FAA are all at or above the level of those 3

 

[Rosstour]

Shelton looking slow and out of shape in Auckland. Doesn’t look like he worked in improving his game at all during the offseason. I thought he used to be able to hit a flat serve, but he’s just spinning everything. It’s too predictable. Baez just sent him packing as if he were a journeyman clay dog. If I were a fan, I’d be worried about Big Ben in Australia. He’s got a lot of points to defend too. (SF last year)

I feel like we may have already seen the best of some young players, and he’s at the top of the list

He has had to dial back the serve a bit to save his arm

 

[MichaelNadal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2011990690126053780

 

[RSJfan]

As a whole not 1v1

Six mugs of one, half a dozen mugs of the other.

 

[smoledman]

Did anyone catch the Federer vs Ruud practice session? Federer aside from his movement looked good on his strokes. Also looked much fitter than 2 years ago.

 

[Aabye5]

I think Diallo can give Zed a run for his money