Here are the great surprises of the Entry List for the Australian Open 2026
The best tennis players in the world will meet at the 2026 Australian Open, which will take place from January 18 to February 1. The event's organizers have already announced the players who will participate in the final draw. In the men's tournament, the last player to secure direct entry by ranking is Thiago Tirante, currently ranked 101st in the world. Four players have used Protected Ranking to enter: Thanasi Kokkinakis, Emil Ruusuvuori, Juncheng Shang, and Zhizhen Zhang. As for the women's draw, Leolia JeanJean, ranked 103rd in the world, sets a cutoff where Karolina Pliskova, Yafan Wang, and Mananchaya Sawangkaew will enter using Protected Ranking. The most notable confirmed absences are Danielle Collins, Ons Jabeur, and Holger Rune, who are injured.
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