All first round matches ended on January 20 Australian Open 2026. According to the results of the matches, they could not advance to the second round. 15 seeded players.

On the third day, two seeded tennis players and three seeded tennis players left the major. Tallon Grikspor completed the men’s competition [23] and João Fonseca [28]and for women: Maya Joynt [30]Leila Fernandez [22] and Lyudmila Samsonova [18].

The seeded tennis players who left the Australian Open 2026 on January 20:

• R1: Tallon Grixpor [23] – Ethan Quinn – 2:6, 3:6, 2:6
• R1: João Fonseca [28] – Eliot Spizziri – 4:6, 6:2, 1:6, 2:6

The seeded tennis players who left the Australian Open 2026 on January 20:

• R1: Maya Joynt [30] – Teresa Valentova – 4:6, 4:6
• R1: Leila Fernandez [22] – Janice Tjen – 2:6, 6:7 (1:7)
• R1: Lyudmila Samsonova [18] – Laura Siegemund – 6:0, 5:7, 4:6

Top seeded tennis players who left the Australian Open after the first round:

• Felix Auger-Aliassime [7]
• Jiri Legechka [17]
• Flavio Cobolli [20]
• Tallon Grixpor [23]
• Arthur Rinderknesh [24]
• Brandon Nakashima [27]
• João Fonseca [28]

Top seeded tennis players who left the Australian Open after the first round:

• 🏳️ Ekaterina Aleksandrova [11]
• Emma Navarro [15]
• Lyudmila Samsonova [18]
• Marta Kostyuk [20]
• Leila Fernandez [22]
• Dayana Yastremskaya [26]
• Sofia Kenin [27]
• Maya Joynt [30]

39-year-old French tennis player and husband of Elina Svitolina Gael Monfils (ATP 110) Withdrew from the 2026 Australian Open.

The Frenchman lost to the Australian in four sets in the first round of the major tournament in Melbourne Dane Sweeney (ATP 182) in 3 hours 54 minutes.

Australian Open 2026. 1/64 finals

Dane Sweeney (Australia) [Q] – Gael Monfils (France) – 6:7 (3:7), 7:5, 6:4, 7:5

Monfils played on the Australian Open courts for the 20th time. For Gael, this was his last match at the Australian slam; He will retire in 2026.

Gael’s best results at the Aus Open are quarter-finals in 2016 and 2022. Sweeney will face eighth seed Ben Shelton in the second round.

“First of all, thank you very much. My journey started with you in 2005 – that’s when I first came here. Now the year is 2026 and somehow this is already the finish line. Thank you very much for this amazing journey. You were incredible. Thank you very much. I have very good memories here… Great battles. I am lucky to have played here for many years.”