Overview
- Victoria Mboko rallied past Lin Zhu 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 before Félix Auger-Aliassime beat Zhang Zhizhen 6-4, 6-4, then the pair took mixed doubles 6-1, 6-3.
- Auger-Aliassime recorded his first season-opening match win since 2021 and said he was pleased with his level in the opener.
- Mboko enters 2026 as a top-20 player after a 2025 surge that included titles at the National Bank Open in Montreal and the Hong Kong Open.
- Germany blanked the Netherlands 3-0 in Group F, with Eva Lys winning on debut, Alexander Zverev defeating Tallon Griekspoor, and a Zverev–Laura Siegemund mixed-doubles victory sealing the sweep.
- Great Britain beat Japan 2-1 in Group E in Perth, with Naomi Osaka earning Japan’s lone point before Britain secured the tie in mixed doubles.