Australian Open results 2026: Taylah Preston, Alex De Minaur, Jordan Thompson, Priscilla Hon

Jordan Thompson competes in the 1st round of the 2026 Australian Open.Credit: Christopher Hopkins

The 31-year-old Sydney player dropped the first set to Argentina’s Juan Manuel Cerundolo in a tiebreak on Monday, but managed to advance to the second round in the following sets.

Thompson will face Portugal’s Nuno Borges on Wednesday, January 21. The time of the match has not been announced yet.

Rinky Hijikata

The 24-year-old player advanced to the second round by beating Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in straight sets on Monday night.

Hijikata will face Moroccan Valentin Vacherot on Wednesday, January 21, and the time of the match has not been announced yet.

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Ajla Tomljanovic

The 32-year-old staged a bold first-round comeback after losing the first set 6-4 against Ukrainian Yuliia Volodymyrivna Starodubtseva on Monday night at the John Cain Arena.

Tomljanovic will face Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse on Wednesday, January 21, and the time of the match has not been announced yet.

Talia Gibson

Talia Gibson claimed victory over Anna Blinkova in the 1st round of the 2026 Australian Open.Credit: EddieJim

The 21-year-old wild card earned the best win of her career with a dominant 6-1, 6-3 straight performance against Russian Anna Blinkova on Monday.

Gibson will face another Russian, Diana Shnaider, in the second round on Wednesday, January 21, and the time of the match has not yet been announced.

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Priscilla Hon reached the second round of the 2026 Australian Open.Credit: EddieJim

Hon won her first Australian Open match in six years against Canadian Marina Stakusic on Monday with a score of 1-6, 6-4, 5-3 after two hours of play.

After Stakusic suffered severe cramps in the final set, Hon showed outstanding sportsmanship by helping his injured opponent remain in a wheelchair at Stadium Australia.

Hon will face American Iva Jović in the second round on Wednesday, January 21, and the time of the match has not yet been announced.

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Australian Storm Hunter advanced to the second round of the Australian Open.Credit: EddieJim

The 2022 US Open mixed doubles champion defeated Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-4, 6-4 on Monday to advance to the second round.

Hunter will face American rising star Hailey Baptiste on Wednesday, January 21, and the match time has not yet been announced.

Taylah Preston

Taylah Preston advanced to the second round.Credit: access point

Wildcard Taylah Preston stunned Kia Arena on Tuesday by defeating world No. 15 Zhang Shuai in doubles 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 to earn a place in the second round.

The 20-year-old Australian looked emotional as he made the late break to finish the match and spoke on the field.

“I’m really happy to get my first grand slam victory today,” he said.

Preston will face Linda Nosková from the Czech Republic on Wednesday, January 21, and the time of the match has not yet been announced.

Are there any Australian players in the game today?

Men’s wildcard Chris O’Connell took the first set against American Nishesh Basavareddy but lost the second set in the tiebreak. World No.182 Dane Sweeny is currently facing the tournament’s indispensable Gaël Monfils.

Another wildcard, James Duckworth, will take on Croatia’s Dino Prizmic (world number 127) as soon as Pablo Carreño’s match against Jakub Menšík ends on Court 6.

In the women’s category, Daria Kasatkina (world number 48) will face 19-year-old Nikola Bartunkova (world number 126) and the match will be played at 16.35 and there will be delays.

The night will culminate in an all-Australian match between world number 107 Kimberly Birrell and world number 163 Maddison Inglis. The match is scheduled for 6:40 p.m., but the card experienced delays on Tuesday.

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