Carlos Alcaraz Gets Dream Draw At 2026 Australian Open

On Thursday morning, tourney organizers for nan Australian Open unveiled nan men's and women's singles draw. Tennis fans quickly poured complete nan brackets to spot wherever their favourite players landed.

Of course, ATP World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz is apt to person nan astir favorable draw. However, his way to a imaginable last showdown against Jannik Sinner successful Rod Laver Arena looks incredibly clear. Below is simply a round-by-round breakdown of Alcaraz's way to victory.

In the first round, Alcaraz will look Adam Walton. Alcaraz is 1-0 against nan World No. 79. In the second round, Alcaraz will look either Yannick Hanfmann, a qualifier, aliases a fortunate loser. Alcaraz is 1-0 against nan No. 101 Hanfmann.

Should Alcaraz beforehand to the third round, he could look either nan 32-seed Corentin, Sebastian Korda, aliases Michael Zheng. Alcaraz is 4-1 against Korda, but has ne'er faced Corentin and Zheng.

The fourth round only gets somewhat tougher for Alcaraz. He would apt look either 19-seed Tommy Paul aliases 14-seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Alcaraz is 5-2 against Paul and 2-0 against Davidovich Fokina.

If Alcaraz makes it to the quarterfinal, he could look 6-seed Alex de Minaur, 10-seed Alexander Bublik, aliases 20-seed Flavio Cobolli. Alcaraz is 5-0 against de Minaur, 1-0 against Cobolli, and has ne'er faced Bublik.

The semifinal could pit Alcaraz against 3-seed Alexander Zverev, 7-seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, 11-seed Daniil Medvedev, aliases 13-seed Andrey Rublev. Alcaraz is 6-6 against Zverev, 5-3 against Auger-Aliassime, 6-2 against Medvedev, and 4-1 against Rublev.

If Alcaraz makes it to the final, he would astir apt look one-seed Jannik Sinner. However, 4-seed Novak Djokovic, 5-seed Lorenzo Musetti, 8-seed Ben Shelton, and 9-seed Taylor Fritz are besides connected nan other broadside of nan draw.

Alcaraz has ne'er made it past nan quarterfinals of nan Australian Open, but this could beryllium his year. Even pinch a new-look coaching staff.

The 2026 Australian Open's main tie kicks disconnected connected Sunday, January 18. The action concludes for nan women connected Saturday, January 31, and nan men connected Sunday, February 1.

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