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MELBOURNE, Australia – Will Carlos Alcaraz get a battle from qualifier Yannick Hanfmann?
Somewhat. But in the end, a straight-set win.
It was a rather non-dramatic day with no seeds upset, and only one – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – being pushed o five sets.
(Melbourne is 16 hours ahead of ET)
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Category: Grand Slam
Dates: Jan. 18 – Feb. 1, 2026
Prize money: $111,500,000 (AUD)
Draws: S128 – D64
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026
Final results
Men’s singles, second round
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Retirements
[32] MOUTET, Corentin (FRA) def [Q] ZHENG, Michael (USA) 36 61 63 20 retd
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Five-setters
[14] DAVIDOVICH FOKINA, Alejandro (ESP) def OPELKA, Reilly (USA) 63 76 (3) 57 46 64
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Upsets
None!
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Seeds advancing
[1] ALCARAZ, Carlos (ESP) def [Q] HANFMANN, Yannick (GER) 76 (4) 63 62
[3] ZVEREV, Alexander (GER) def MULLER, Alexandre (FRA) 63 46 63 64
[6] DE MINAUR, Alex (AUS) def MEDJEDOVIC, Hamad (SRB) 67 (5) 62 62 61
[10] BUBLIK, Alexander (KAZ) def FUCSOVICS, Marton (HUN) 75 64 75
[11] MEDVEDEV, Daniil (RUS) def HALYS, Quentin (FRA) 67 (9) 63 64 62
[13] RUBLEV, Andrey (RUS) def [Q] FARIA, Jaime (POR) 64 63 46 75
[18] CERUNDOLO, Francisco (ARG) def. DZUMHUR, Damir (BIH) 63 62 61
[19] PAUL, Tommy (USA) def TIRANTE, Thiago Agustin (ARG) 63 64 62
[25] TIEN, Learner (USA) def SHEVCHENKO, Alexander (KAZ) 62 57 61 60
[26] NORRIE, Cameron (GBR) def NAVA, Emilio (USA) 61 76 (3) 46 76 (5)
[29] TIAFOE, Frances (USA) def COMESANA, Francisco (ARG) 64 63 46 62
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Other results
BORGES, Nuno (POR) def [WC] THOMPSON, Jordan (AUS) 67 (9) 63 62 64
ETCHEVERRY, Tomas Martin (ARG) def. [Q] FERY, Arthur (GBR) 76 (4) 61 63
MAROZSAN, Fabian (HUN) def MAJCHRZAK, Kamil (POL) 63 64 76 (5)
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