Overview
- Marco Trungelliti edged Henrique Rocha 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the third and final qualifying round, where he will face Portugal’s Jaime Faria.
- Five Argentines reached the second round of Australian Open qualifying, with Román Burruchaga routing Ryan Peniston 6-1, 6-1 to meet Arthur Gea next and Lourdes Carlé defeating Polina Iatcenko 6-3, 6-3 to face Yue Yuan.
- Early preparations brought mixed results: Tomás Etcheverry, Camilo Ugo Carabelli and Mariano Navone fell in Auckland, while Sebastián Báez beat Jenson Brooksby to reach the quarterfinals and draw Ben Shelton; Francisco Comesaña lost to Shelton and Francisco Cerúndolo was ousted by Jaume Munar in Adelaide.
- Buenos Aires confirmed its Argentina Open field headlined by Lorenzo Musetti, with six local players in the main draw—Francisco Cerúndolo, Sebastián Báez, Camilo Ugo Carabelli, Tomás Etcheverry, Francisco Comesaña and Mariano Navone—plus a wild card for Gael Monfils.
- Tennis Australia announced the One Point Slam at Rod Laver Arena, a single-point exhibition featuring professionals and amateurs with 48 players and A$1 million in prize money.