With two Ukrainian girls. Four seeded players withdrew on day one of the Aus Open

Main rule matches started on January 18 Australian Open 2026 men’s singles and women’s singles.

Four seeded players withdrew from the Australian Open on Sunday: three women’s tennis players and one tennis player.

Both top-seeded Ukrainians lost their first round matches on the 18th: Marta Kostyuk [20] And Dayana Yastremskaya [26]. Kostyuk lost to Elsa Jacquemot and Yastremskaya lost to Elena-Gabriela Ruse.

Another tennis player who was seeded on the first day of the Aus Open was the world’s 11th racket, Ekaterina Alexandrova. [11]. Neutral was eliminated by Zeynep Sönmez.

The only top-seeded tennis player eliminated on Sunday was Flavio Cobolli [20]. The Italians could not cope with Arthur Feri in the 1/64 final.

The seeded tennis players who left the Australian Open 2026 on January 18:

• R1: Marta Kostyuk [20] – Elsa Jacquemot – 7:6 (7:4), 6:7 (4:7), 6:7 (7:10)
• R1: Dayana Yastremskaya [26] – Elena-Gabriela Ruse – 4:6, 5:7
• R1: 🏳️ Ekaterina Alexandrova [11] – Zeynep Sönmez [Q] – 5:7, 6:4, 4:6

The seeded tennis players who left the Australian Open 2026 on January 18:

• R1: Flavio Cobolli [20] – Arthur Fery [Q] – 6:7 (1:7), 4:6, 1:6