The 2026 tennis season will continue its calendar with the ATP 250 in Adelaide, Australia, from January 12-17 on hard courts, featuring Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo. Following the Brisbane event, where Daniil Medvedev was champion, the sport continues with the Australian tour preceding the Australian Open and coinciding with the ATP 250 in Auckland, New Zealand, according to Noticias Argentinas Agency. This 'Aussie' tournament, which has had champions of the caliber of Jannik Sinner (current world number two in the ATP rankings) and Andrey Rublev, will be covered by Noticias Argentinas Agency and will follow the 'albiceleste', who will start the tournament from the quarterfinals and will face the winner of the match between Daniel Altmaier (Germany) and Jaume Munar (Spain). Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime (No. 5 in the world rankings) was the champion of the Australian championship in 2025, but will not participate in this edition to defend the title, so the favorite to take the crown is Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina. In addition to Cerúndolo, the third seed, and Davidovich-Fokina himself, the notable players who will make up the main draw will be American Tommy Paul and Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, although it should be noted that the oceanic championship will not feature any player in the world's top 10. 'I'll see how I feel in my first match, but I hope to go far,' said the best-ranked Argentine player, speculating on the ATP in Adelaide. 'The first tournament of the year is always complicated. The last match I played was in November, so competition is totally different from training. I'll go match by match and see how I feel.'
