Australian Open 2026 Results, Winners, Losers and Highlights from Monday's Bracket

The top three American women in the 2026 Australian Open draw all cruised through their first-round matches on Monday.

Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and Amanda Anisimova all were victorious in straight sets in Melbourne.

Each of the three players have the potential to become champion at the season's first major, but they have tough paths to the final.

Pegula and Anisimova could face each other in the quarterfinals with the winner facing No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek in the semifinals. Gauff must get past top seed Aryna Sabalenka to reach the final.

For now, all the trio can do is keep winning to enter the second weekend in tremendous form.

Over in the men's singles draw, Novak Djokovic won in straight sets, while No. 7 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime was forced to retire in the fourth set of his opening match of the tournament.

Men's Singles

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No. 4 Novak Djokovic def. Pedro Martinez, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

No. 6 Alex De Minaur def. Mackenzie McDonald, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3

Nuno Borges def. No. 7 Felix Auger-Aliassime, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 (retired)

No. 11 Daniil Medvedev def. Jesper de Jong, 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (2)

No. 12 Casper Ruud def. Mattia Bellucci, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4

No. 13 Andrey Rublev def. Matteo Arnaldi, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3

No. 14 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina def. Filip Misolic, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3

Arthur Gea def. No. 17 Jiri Lehecka, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 7-5

No. 19 Tommy Paul def. Aleksandar Kovacevic, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3

No. 21 Denis Shapovalov def. Bu Yunchaokete, 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-1

Fabian Maroszan def. No. 24 Arthur Rinderknech, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-4

No. 25 Learner Tien def. Marcos Giron, 7-6 (2), 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2

Botic van de Zandschulp def. No. 27 Brandon Nakashima, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (3)

No. 30 Valentin Vacherot def. Martin Damm Jr., 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

Novak Djokovic earned his 100th victory at the Australian Open with his straight-set triumph over Pedro Martinez.

Djokovic, a 10-time champion in Australia, advanced to at least the quarterfinal round in 15 of his 20 appearances in Melbourne. He's reached the semifinal in each of his last six trips to Australia.

Djokovic isn't the favorite to win the Australian Open this time around. That role belongs to Jannik Sinner, but the No. 4 seed can't be counted out of the title conversation at the tournament he's had the most success at in his career.

Djokovic won't play a seeded player until the fourth round due to upsets in his portion of the draw. That could help him generate some momentum ahead of a second week that could feature back-to-back matches against top-10 seeds, including a semifinal bout with Sinner.

The top half of the men's singles draw was broken open by Felix Auger-Aliassime's retirement. The seventh-seeded Canadian was unable to finish his opening-round match against Nuno Borges due to cramping.

Auger-Aliassime's exit could allow Daniil Medvedev to make a deep push into the second week. The No. 11 seed reached the Australian Open final on three occasions and he won't face a player ranked higher than him until at least the quarterfinals, where he could square off with No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev.

Women's Singles

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No. 2 Iga Swiatek def. Yuan Yue, 7-6 (5), 6-3

No. 3 Coco Gauff def. Kamilla Rakhimova, 6-2, 6-3

No. 4 Amanda Anisimova def. Simona Waltert, 6-3, 6-2

No. 6 Jessica Pegula def. Anastasia Zakharova, 6-2, 6-1

No. 8 Mirra Andreeva def. Donna Vekic, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0

No. 13 Linda Noskova def. Darja Semenistaja, 6-3, 6-0

No. 14 Clara Tauson def. Dalma Galfi, 6-3, 6-3

Magda Linette def. No. 15 Emma Navarro, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

No. 17 Victoria Mboko def. Emerson Jones, 6-4, 6-1

No. 19 Karolina Muchova def. Jaqueline Cristian, 6-3, 7-6 (6)

No. 21 Elise Mertens def. Lanlana Tararudee, 7-5, 6-1

No. 23 Diana Shnaider def. Barbora Krejcikova, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3

No. 25 Paula Badosa def. Zarina Diyas, 6-2, 6-4

Peyton Stearns def. No. 27 Sofia Kenin, 6-3, 6-2

No. 29 Iva Jovic def. Katie Volynets, 6-2, 6-3

Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova and Jessica Pegula all opened their Australian Open title quests with straight-set wins.

The American trio combined to lose 13 games across the six sets they played on Monday. None of them lost more than three games in a single set.

Anisimova, who reached the last two Grand Slam finals of 2025, spent the shortest amount of time on court. She needed just an hour to beat Simona Waltert.

Gauff needed an hour and 39 minutes to beat Kamilla Rakhimova. Gauff hit 20 winners, but she also had 31 unforced errors, something she must clean up as the tournament goes on.

Pegula and Anisimova could meet in an all-American quarterfinal. The only other top-10 seed in their quarter is reigning champion and fellow American Madison Keys.

Gauff has a clear path to the semifinal, but if she gets there, she will likely face Aryna Sabalenka, who has been to the last six hard-court Grand Slam finals.

Monday wasn't a perfect day for the American women, though, as No. 15 seed Emma Navarro, a quarterfinalist in Australia last year, lost her opening match to Magda Linette.

Navarro became the third top-20 seed to fall in the first round after No. 11 Ekaterina Alexandrova and No. 20 Marta Kostyuk lost on Sunday.