The main draw of the first Grand Slam of 2026, the Australian Open, will kick off in Argentina between Saturday night and Sunday morning. Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz (ATP No. 1) and German Alexander Zverev (ATP No. 3) will be the first to compete. Alcaraz, the world's top player, will play on the opening day in search of his first 'major' title, as he is the only one of the four current Grand Slam champions who has yet to win in Australia. His match against Australian Adam Walton (ATP No. 79) is scheduled for 00:00 local time. Zverev, who turns 28 this year, will be defending his runner-up finish from last year and also hopes to finally win a Grand Slam title. He will face Canadian Gabriel Diallo (ATP No. 41) on Saturday at 23:00. In addition to them, four Argentine players will compete on the first day. Francisco Cerúndolo (ATP No. 20) will face Chinese player Zhizhen Zhang (ATP No. 362), who received a protected ranking due to his return from injury. The match is set to start at 23:00. Tomás Etcheverry (ATP No. 61) will play against Serbian Miomir Kecmanović (ATP No. 59) on Sunday at 00:00. Both players had a similar start to the year, with one win each in their first tournaments. Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ATP No. 47) will face Hungarian Marton Fucsovics (ATP No. 55) on Saturday at 21:00. Finally, Francisco Comesaña (ATP No. 68) will play American Patrick Kypson (ATP No. 116) on Sunday at 00:00.
