Carlos Alcaraz won his first Australian Open title on 1 February 2026, defeating Novak Djokovic in a thrilling four-set final. Elena Rybakina defeated Sabalenka in the ladies final to win her first Australian Open and to take revenge after losing to Sabalenka in the final in 2023.

🎾 Men’s Singles Drama

• Quarter-finals (27–28 Jan):
  • Alcaraz breezed past Aussie favourite Alex de Minaur in straight sets.
  • Djokovic advanced after Lorenzo Musetti retired mid-match.
  • Jannik Sinner crushed Ben Shelton 6–3, 6–4, 6–4.
• Semi-finals (30 Jan):
  • Djokovic outlasted Sinner in a five-set epic: 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.
  • Alcaraz survived Alexander Zverev in another marathon: 6–4, 7–6, 6–7, 6–7, 7–5.
• Final (1 Feb):
  • Alcaraz beat Djokovic 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5.
  • Fun fact: Alcaraz became the youngest Aussie Open men’s champion since Mats Wilander in 1983.

👩 Women’s Singles Highlights (29 Jan – 31 Jan 2026)

• Quarter-finals (27–28 Jan):
  • Elina Svitolina vs Coco Gauff: Svitolina stunned the third seed Gauff 6–1, 6–2.
  • Elena Rybakina vs Iga Świątek: Rybakina dominated the world number two 7–5, 6–1.
  • Jessica Pegula vs Amanda Anisimova: Pegula won 6–2, 7–6.
  • Aryna Sabalenka vs Elina Svitolina: Sabalenka powered through 6–2, 6–3.
• Semi-finals (29 Jan):
  • Sabalenka vs Svitolina: Sabalenka was ruthless, winning 6–2, 6–3.
  • Rybakina vs Pegula: Rybakina edged Pegula in straight sets, 6–3, 7–6 (9–7).
• Final (31 Jan):
  • Elena Rybakina vs Aryna Sabalenka: Rybakina triumphed 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 under the closed roof of Rod Laver Arena.
  • Rybakina is the first Kazakhstani player to win the Australian Open.

Leaderboard

In 1st Position, is a familiar owner but a new team. Faulty Feet managed to snag the win by just 2 points. The managed to have both winners which propelled them to the top. Kunnie will be taking home the grand prize for the 2nd time. Well done for winning the R1000.

In 2nd Position and just falling short was ‘Joey‘ owned by Mike Parker. A great effort from the team. They also picked both the winners but unfortunately fell just 2 points short of the win. They will be taking home R750.

In 3rd Position was 2 teams in fact. They sit just 4 points off the lead. It really was so close at the top. ‘Pat’s Pick’ and ‘Eeny Meeny’ come home in 3rd position. A great effort from both. They just like their rivals ahead picked both the winners. They will be taking home R375 each.

The final prize position was taken by ‘Downtown Boy‘. All the way in the UK and getting 5th spot. A fantastic effort. The top 5 were streaks ahead of the rest with the gap between 5th and 6th being 12 points but the gap between 5th and 1st being just 11 points. Ron will be taking home R100.

Random Prizes

Now onto the random prizes:

In 17th spot and winning R50 is SINsational. They picked both winners however the rest of the team struggled. However that struggle has allowed them to take home R50 as a spot prize. Well done.

In 31st Spot and winning R50 is Net Net. They only picked 1 winner and that being Alcaraz but not a bad performance to finish top half. They take away R50 so not a bad day at the office.

In 47th spot and winning R50 is…Well it was a tie between 2 teams however after a lucky spin it was Johnny B Goode who has won the spot prize. They to picked just 1 winner and that winner being Alcaraz.

Last spot prize was for 58th place. The team that wins this R50 is Dropshots. A seasoned campaigner and usually one that is near the top of the leaderboard. However this time round it was not his best performance. Thankfully a bad performance has led to a lovely spot prize so well done to them.

Finally the Wooden Spoon…and the winner is ‘Lucky Legs 13‘. One of our most successful team owners over the years however Aussie Open 2026 was not her best performance and because of that she will be taking home the wooden spoon.

Congratulations to everyone who participated. Thank you as always for the support. It is amazing 🙂

Final Leaderboard:
Reminder on colours:
Blue -> Picked both winners (Alcaraz and Rybakina)
Yellow -> Picked either Alcaraz or Rybakina
Red -> Picked neither Alcaraz nor Rybakina

The Winning Team – Faulty Feet

Best Team of Males – Eeny Meeny

Best Team of Males – Fuzzy Green Balls

Best Team of Ladies – Joey

The Dream Team

Some Special Mentions

Men

• Sinner – 42 points
• Zverev – 37 points
• De Minaur – 32 points

Ladies

• Pegula – 41 points
• Jovic – 34 points
• Swiatek – 29 points

Thank you to everyone who has supported the fantasy league. This was a very busy time for me so apologies for the sporadic posts. I hope you still somewhat enjoyed. Cheers for now 🙂