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January 21, 2026

Coco & Carlos Win! Iga & Jannik Up Next! - Daily Intel

Does it feel like the Australian Open is suddenly moving VERY fast!?! We're one day away from the 3rd round, y'all.

Here's a quick recap of who won, who lost, and a preview of who's on court on Day 5!

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🎟️ Qualifier Invasion Six men's qualifiers play R2 today. If all of them win, (very doubtful!), it will tie the Open Era record for most qualifiers into the 3rd round at any slam. (6, Roland Garros 1991 & 2011).

πŸŒ™ Talkin' Turkiye Zeynep Sonmez becomes the first Turkish player - man or women - to reach the 3rd round at a grand slam in the Open Era.

πŸ›οΈ Closing in on History If Novak Djokovic wins today, it'll be his 399th grand slam match-win. One moll also be just 1 away from tying Roger Federer's all-time record of 102 AO wins.

πŸ‘‹ Sayonara Sorana? Naomi Osaka, who caused all that conversation with her jellyfish beekeeper ensemble in round 1, attemps to end Sorana Cirstea's AO retirement party in round 2.

⏳ This is 40 Stan Wawrinka can become first player over 40 to reach round 3 at a slam since Ken Rosewall in 1978. He takes on French qualifier Arthur Gea. (Gea is undefeated this year!)

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Highlights: Men's Round 2

β—† Carlos Alcaraz (1) def. Yannick Hanfmann, 7-6⁷, 6-4, 6-2

β—† Alex de Minaur (6) def. Hamad Medjedovic, 7-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1

β—† Daniil Medvedev (11) def. Quentin Halys, 6-7⁹, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2

β—† Andrey Rublev (13) def. Jaime Faria (Q), 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5

β—† Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (14) def. Reilly Opelka, 6-3, 7-6⁷, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4

β—† Frances Tiafoe (29) def. Francisco Comesana, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2

Highlights: Women's Round 2

β—† Aryna Sabalenka (1) def. Bai Zhuoxuan (Q), 6-3, 6-1

β—† Coco Gauff (3) def. Olga Danilovic, 6-2, 6-2

β—† Mirra Andreeva (8) def. Maria Sakkari, 6-0, 6-4

β—† Elina Svitolina (12) def. Linda Klimovicova (Q), 7-5, 6-1

β—† Jasmine Paolini (7) def. Magdalena Frech, 6-2, 6-3

β—† Iva Jovic (29) def. Priscilla Hon (WC), 6-1, 6-2

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Look who's showin' out on the show courts on Day 5!

ROD LAVER ARENA

Day Session

β—† Jessica Pegula (6) vs. McCartney Kessler

β—† Novak Djokovic (4) vs. Francesco Maestrelli (Q)

Night Session

β—† Jannik Sinner (1) vs. James Duckworth (WC)

β—† Elena Rybakina (5) vs. Varvara Gracheva

MARGARET COURT ARENA

Day Session

β—† Lorenzo Musetti (5) vs. Lorenzo Sonego

β—† Amanda Anisimova (4) vs. Katerina Siniakova

Night Session

β—† Naomi Osaka (16) vs. Sorana Cirstea

β—† Casper Ruud (12) vs. Jaume Munar

JOHN CAIN ARENA

Day Session

β—† Madison Keys (9) vs. Ashlyn Krueger

β—† Ben Shelton (8) vs. Dane Sweeny (Q)

Night Session

β—† Iga Swiatek (2) vs. Marie Bouzkova

β—† Taylor Fritz (9) vs. Vit Kopriva

KIA ARENA

β—† Valentin Vacherot (30) vs. Rinky Hijikata (WC)

β—† Linda Noskova (13) vs. Taylah Preston (WC)

β—† Stan Wawrinka (WC) vs. Arthur Gea (Q)

1573 ARENA

β—† Paula Badosa (25) vs. Oksana Selekhmeteva

β—† Hubert Hurkacz vs. Ethan Quinn

β—† Elise Mertens (21) vs. Moyuka Uchijima

β—† Denis Shapovalov (21) vs. Marin Cilic

ANZ ARENA

β—† Karen Khachanov (15) vs. Nishesh Basavareddy (Q)

β—† Maddison Inglis (Q) vs. Laura Siegemund

β—† Stefanos Tsitsipas (31) vs. Tomas Machac

β—† Belinda Bencic (10) vs. Nikola Bartunkova (Q)

πŸ’ŽOUTER COURT GEMSπŸ’Ž

✨ Luciano Darderi (22) vs. Sebastian Baez

✨ Tereza Valentova vs. Linda Fruhvirtova (Q)

✨ Shang Juncheng vs. Botic van de Zandschulp

✨ Janice Tjen vs. Karolina Pliskova (PR)

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