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Australian Open 2026

The 2026 Australian Open ran 18 January – 1 February at Melbourne Park. This board is now the permanent record — every bracket, board and number below is frozen exactly where the fortnight left it, and I re-derived all of it from the results before locking. No live scoring, no betting — just what happened, exact. The story this board tells: Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic from a set down to take his first Australian Open, a seventh major, and the career Grand Slam — the ninth man to complete it and the youngest, at 22. Djokovic reached the final at 38, by way of a walkover when Jakub Menšík withdrew from their fourth round. Both defending champions were gone before it: Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals, Madison Keys in the fourth round. Elena Rybakina took the women’s title from Aryna Sabalenka in three, and Olivia Gadecki and John Peers became the first pair in 37 years to defend the mixed doubles.