The 2026 Tennis Thread where you can discuss all things to do with Tennis.

Australian Open: Jan 12th - Feb 1st

French Open: May 24th - Jun 7th

Wimbledon: Jun 29th - Jul 12th

US Open: Aug 30th - Sep 13th

Djokovic has announced he's stepped away from the PTPA citing transparency and governance concerns as well as the way his voice and image have been represented.

This did happen.

I mean, I wouldn't do any better!

The United Cup is going on at the moment (a competition where a men's singles, women's singles and doubles entry compete for their country) and we're into the Quarterfinals - the USA and Switzerland have booked their place in the Final 4.

On 07/01/2026 at 19:32, MackTheNuke501 said:

This did happen.

This is not even an amateur. That's a person who has never even picked up a racquet before or even watched a game and nothing will convince me otherwise.

ATP:

1. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)

2. Jannik Sinner (Italy)

3. Alexander Zverev (Germany)

4. Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

5. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada)

6. Alex de Minaur (Australia)

7. Lorenzo Musetti (Italy)

8. Ben Shelton (USA)

9. Taylor Fritz (USA)

10. Jack Draper (Great Britain)

11. Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan)

12. Casper Ruud (Norway)

13. Daniil Medvedev

14. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (Spain)

15. Holger Rune (Denmark)

16. Audrey Rublev

17. Karen Khachanov

18. Jakub Mensik (Czech Republic)

19. Jiri Lehecka (Czech Republic)

20. Tommy Paul (USA)

Brits in Top 200:

28. Cameron Norrie

74. Jacob Fearnley

123. Jan Choniski

127. Billy Harris

174. Jay Clarke

184. Dan Evans

185. Arthur Fery

198. Oliver Crawford

WTA:

1. Aryna Sabalenka

2. Iga Swiatek (Poland)

3. Amanda Anisimova (USA)

4. Coco Gauff (USA)

5. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)

6. Jessica Pegula (USA)

7. Madison Keys (USA)

8. Jasmine Paolini (Italy)

9. Mirra Andreeva

10. Ekaterina Alexandrova

11. Belinda Bencic (Switzerland)

12. Linda Noskova (Czech Republic)

13. Elina Svitolina (Kazakhstan)

14. Clara Tauson (Denmark)

15. Emma Navarro (USA)

16. Naomi Osaka (Japan)

17. Liudmila Samsonova

18. Victoria Mboko (Canada)

19. Elise Mertens (Belgium)

20. Karolina Muchova (Czech Republic)

Brits in Top 200:

29. Emma Raducanu

68. Sonay Kartal

72. Francesca Jones

112. Katie Boulter

168. Harriet Dart

Katie Boulter's new coach is Michael Joyce.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/cdjnepdrx90o

Great Britain's Dan Evans missed out on the Australian Open main draw for a second successive year as he fell in the first round of qualifying in Melbourne.

The 35-year-old struggled with his serve in a 6-1 6-2 defeat by Japan's Rei Sakamoto.

Former British number one Evans recorded four double faults and did not create a single break point in a 66-minute defeat.

Evans' sole Grand Slam appearance last year was at Wimbledon, where he was given a main draw wildcard.

Fellow Britons Jay Clarke and Jack Pinnington Jones also fell in straight sets in the first round of qualifying, while Oliver Crawford lost 6-3 2-6 6-3 to Spain's Daniel Merida Aguilar.

Arthur Fery and George Loffhagen recorded more positive results, with Fery beating Australia's Edward Winter 6-2 6-4 and Loffhagen overcoming Germany's Justin Engel 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-2).

ATP Rankings Update:

🔺5. Lorenzo Musetti (Italy)

🔻7. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada)

🔺10. Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan)

🔻11. Jack Draper (Great Britain)

🔺12. Daniil Medvedev

🔻13. Casper Ruud (Norway)

🔺14. Andrey Rublev

🔻15. Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina (Spain)

🔻16. Holger Rune (Denmark)

🔺20. Francisco Cerundolo (Argentina)

WTA Ranking Update

Previous ranking in brackets)

(4) 3. Coco Gauff (USA)

(3) 4. Amanda Anisimova (USA)

(8) 7. Jasmine Paolini (Italy)

(9) 8. Mirra Andreeva

(7) 9. Madison Keys (USA)

(11) 10. Belinda Bencic (Switzerland)

(10) 11. Ekaterina Alexandrova

(11) 12. Elina Svitolina (Ukraine)

(13) 13. Linda Noskova (Czech Republic)

(18) 17. Victoria Mboko (Canada)

(17) 18. Liudmila Samsonova

(20) 19. Karolina Muchova (Czech Republic)

(26) 20. Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine)

Former Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic said he has been the "luckiest person" to live out his dreams as he announced his retirement from tennis.

The 35-year-old Canadian beat Roger Federer to reach the Wimbledon showpiece in 2016, where he fell to a straight-set defeat by Great Britain's Andy Murray.

Raonic, who won eight tour-level titles, achieved a career-high world ranking of three that same year, having also reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open.

The United Cup has been won by Poland! Well done to them - their first time winning (although to be fair it is only the fourth time the contest has been run)

Britain's Emma Raducanu will have to return to the court on Wednesday after her first-round match against Camila Osorio at the Hobart International was suspended because of rain.

Raducanu, bidding for her first win of the 2026 season, led the Colombian 6-3 2-4 when play was suspended.

It was a back-and-forth match, with both players battling the blustery conditions and Osorio struggling with a persistent cough.

The first three games of the first set went against serve before Raducanu rallied, taking the opener in 45 minutes against her wildcard opponent.

Australian Open Men's Odds (Coral)

Jannik Sinner 5/6f

Carlos Alcaraz 7/4

N.Djokovic 12/1

A.Zverev 25/1

D.Medvedev 25/1

A.Bublik 50/1

Ben Shelton 50/1

T.Fritz 50/1

A.De Minaur 66/1

F.A.Aliassime 80/1

Joao Fonseca 80/1

H.Hurkacz 100/1

Australian Open Women's Odds (Coral)

A.Sabalenka 15/8f

Iga Swiatek 11/2

A.Anisimova 8/1

E.Rybakina 8/1

Coco Gauff 9/1

Mirra Andreeva 16/1

N.Osaka 28/1

Victoria Mboko 28/1

J.Pegula 33/1

M.Keys 33/1

M.Kostyuk 33/1

B.Bencic 40/1

K.Muchova 40/1

E.Svitolina 50/1

Diana Shnaider 66/1

E.Raducanu 66/1

J.Paolini 66/1

Linda Noskova 66/1

M.Vondrousova 100/1

Paula Badosa 100/1

Looking at the results at the Australian Open - Norrie out in the third round and Raducanu in the second. Looks like the final 8 are likely to all be seeded players in the men's so no massive surprises there.

Novak again benefitting from a withdrawal, would have loved to seen Bjork's reaction on here.

Maddison Inglis barely made it into the main draw for the Australian Open.

Now she's made it into the second week of a Grand Slam for the very first time - as one of only two unseeded players left across the men's and women's singles.

The 28-year-old Australian - ranked 168th in the world - has gone from saving two match points in qualifying to the fourth round in Melbourne, where a "life-changing" encounter with six-time major winner Iga Swiatek awaits on Monday.