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The 31-year-old from Sydney dropped the first set to Argentine Juan Manuel Cerundolo in a tiebreak on Monday, but managed to advance to the second round in subsequent straight sets.
Thompson faces Nuno Borges from Portugal on Wednesday, January 21. The match time is yet to be announced.
Rinky Hijikata
Australian Rinky Hijikata is through to the second round of the 2026 Australian Open.Credit: Getty Images
The 24-year-old advanced to the second round with a win in straight sets over France’s Adrian Mannarino on Monday night.
Hijikata faces Morocco’s Valentin Vacherot on Wednesday, January 21, with a time for the match yet to be announced.
Women’s singles
Ajla Tomljanović
Ajla Tomljanovic celebrates her victory against Yuliia Starodubtseva of Ukraine in the Women’s Singles First Round during day two of the 2026 Australian Open. Credit: Getty Images
The 32-year-old mounted a valiant comeback in the first round against Ukrainian Yuliia Volodymyrivna Starodubtseva at John Cain Arena on Monday night after dropping the first set 6-4.
Tomljanovic faces Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse on Wednesday, January 21, with a time for the match yet to be announced.
Talia Gibson
Talia Gibson claims victory against Anna Blinkova in round 1 of the 2026 Australian Open.Credit: Eddie Jim
The 21-year-old wildcard pulled off her career-best win in straight sets against Russia’s Anna Blinkova on Monday in a commanding 6-1, 6-3 performance.
Gibson faces another Russian, Diana Shnaider, in the second round on Wednesday, January 21, with a time for the match yet to be announced.
Priscilla Hon
Priscilla Hon is into the second round of the 2026 Australian Open.Credit: Eddie Jim
Hon won her first Australian Open match in six years on Monday in a walkover against Canadian Marina Stakusic, with the final score 1-6, 6-4, 5-3 after two hours of play.
In an exceptional display of sportsmanship, Hon helped her injured opponent off Stadium Australia in a wheelchair after Stakusic was suffering with what appeared to be extreme cramps in the final set.
Hon faces American Iva Jović in the second round on Wednesday, January 21, with a time for the match yet to be announced.
Storm Hunter
Aussie Storm Hunter is through to the second round of the Australian Open.Credit: Eddie Jim
The 2022 US Open mixed doubles champion defeated Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-4, 6-4 on Monday to advance to the second round.
Hunter faces American rising star Hailey Baptiste on Wednesday, January 21, with a time for the match yet to be announced.
Are there any Australian players in action today?
On the men’s side of the draw, wildcard Chris O’Connell will face Nishesh Basavareddy at 12.10pm and world No.182 Dane Sweeny has a tough test against tournament staple Gaël Monfils at 1.20pm.
At 1.40pm, James Duckworth, another wildcard, will go up against Croatian Dino Prizmic (world No.127).
In women’s singles, it will be all eyes on Maya Joint on Tuesday. The world No.30 is the highest-ranked of all the Australians in action. She faces a legitimate threat in Tereza Valentova (world No.54) at 11am.
Also at 11am, wildcard Taylah Preston has her work cut out for her against No.15 Zhang Shuai.
At 2.30pm, Daria Kasatkina (world No.48) will meet 19-year-old Nikola Bartunkova (world No.126).
The evening will conclude with the all-Australian match-up of world No.107 Kimberly Birrell against world No.163 Maddison Inglis at 6.40pm.
