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.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner will meet French world number 94 Hugo Gaston in the first round of the Australian Open in his bid for a third straight title at Melbourne Park, while women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka takes on French wildcard Tiantsoa Rakotomanga.

Jannik Sinner was drawn Thursday against France's Hugo Gaston to start his Australian Open defence and is on a collision course to meet 10-t.

Novak Djokovic will return to action at Melbourne Park, where he's hoping to win a record 25th Grand Slam title.

Novak Djokovic will resume his quest for a record 25th Major title at the Australian Open 2026. The season's first Major will run from January 18 to February 1.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have now split the last eight Major titles between them, forming a duopoly that, with each passing year, is beginning to look eerily similar to the Big Three tennis witnessed not long ago.

Jannik Sinner returns to the Australian Open targeting a third straight title as the Italian seeks to impose a level of supremacy reminiscent of Novak Djokovic's stranglehold on the year's opening Grand Slam.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner's respective Nike outfits for the 2026 Australian Open have been unveiled. The World No.