Latest Australian Open odds for 2026, including early title favorites, futures markets, and betting insights for both the men’s and women’s draws.

Seven-time grand slam champion Venus Williams has received a wild card bid to the Australian Open beginning Jan. 18 in Melbourne, setting the 45-year-old legend to become the oldest competitor in AO history.

Venus Williams, 45, received a wild-card entry to the 2026 Australian Open at Melbourne Park 28 years after her first appearance. Grok, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk's company xAI, said it is fixing "lapses in safeguards" after social media users said it was generating sexualized photos of minors.

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka is feeling under the weather at the United Cup. After losing her first match for Japan against Greece’s Maria Sakkari on Friday, Osaka said she got “really sick” over the Christmas holiday period and wasn’t operating at 100% during the 6-4, 6-2 loss.

Below are five players, at varying points in their careers, who have most to prove at the 2026 Australian Open. It is hard to imagine Carlos Alcaraz struggling in any tennis situation, but the six-time Grand Slam champion has never won the Australian Open. Moreover, he has never advanced beyond the quarterfinals.

Katie Boulter has hired Maria Sharapova ’s former coach Michael Joyce for the Australian Open. American coach Joyce, 52, will work with Boulter at the Auckland Open this week and for qualifying at Melbourne Park.

The 2026 Australian Open is just a few short weeks away, but there’s plenty of tennis to get through before then… This week, stars of the ATP and WTA Tours are competing in the mixed-gender United Cup.

Heather Watson will miss the Australian Open but says she is on course to return from injury by the end of February.