Overview
- Román Burruchaga routed Ryan Peniston 6-1, 6-1 and Lourdes Carlé beat Polina Iatcenko 6-3, 6-3 to join Julia Riera, Jazmín Ortenzi and Marco Trungelliti in the second round of qualifying.
- Next up in Melbourne: Burruchaga faces Arthur Gea, Carlé meets Yue Yuan, while Riera, Ortenzi and Trungelliti also play their second-round qualifiers.
- Argentines Tomás Etcheverry, Camilo Ugo Carabelli and Mariano Navone exited Auckland in the first round, with Sebastián Báez and Francisco Comesaña reaching the last 16.
- The ATP’s first 2026 rankings list Sebastián Báez at No. 38 and Román Burruchaga at No. 103, reflecting early-season shifts after the United Cup and opening events.
- Buenos Aires released its main-draw list featuring six Argentines—Francisco Cerúndolo, Báez, Ugo Carabelli, Etcheverry, Comesaña and Navone—headlined by No. 5 Lorenzo Musetti, with Gaël Monfils set to enter via wild card, and Tennis Australia confirmed a ‘One Point Slam’ exhibition for A$1 million in Rod Laver Arena.