The 2026 Australian Open has the potential to look a lot like the recent Grand Slams we've witnessed on both the men's and women's side.

Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka will look to defend their titles, as Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Świątek seek their first Career Grand Slams in Melbourne

We're used to a small core of players dominating on the men's side, and Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are certainly doing that. Sinner is 32-0 against anyone not named Alcaraz over his past five Slams, while Alcaraz has six Slam titles and won't turn 23 until May; Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer had won a combined three Slams at his age.

SportsLine expert Jose Onorato has locked in his best bets for both draws, featuring a pair of longshot bets. Before locking in your Australian Open picks for the first Grand Slam of the season, be sure to check out the top tennis betting picks from Onorato.

Keep tabs on the Sony Open in Hawaii live leaderboard all day during Sunday's final round. You can also get tee times and groupings to see who's playing together. Final round, Sunday, Jan. 18

Elsa Jacquemot saved a match point to upset Marta Kostyuk in the Australian Open first round, winning the tournament’s first triple-tiebreak match of the Open Era.

Australian Open 2026 radio station: Channel, live streams to listen to tennis grand slam broadcast originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Back again for more heated competition in the world of tennis, the 2026 Australian Open kicks off this weekend in Melbourne.

Carlos Alcaraz is in Melbourne for one thing: the career Grand Slam that would come with winning the Australian Open title. Even after his icily clinical performance to win the U.S. Open last September, everything else is noise. Winning seven matches is what he is here to do, however they come.