Australian tennis is brimming with momentum.<\/p>\n
Last year, Kimberly Birrell reached her first WTA 500 quarterfinal in Brisbane, while teenager Maya Joint broke through with a maiden WTA semifinal in Hobart.<\/p>\n
Joint now joins Alex de Minaur at the United Cup, marking the first time Australia has featured both men\u2019s and women\u2019s players ranked inside the top 32 at the event.<\/p>\n
As summer heats up, Aussies spread across the country, testing themselves against the world\u2019s best. Here are all the Aussies in action in the lead-up to the Australian Open.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Brisbane International<\/p>\n
WTA<\/p>\n
Emerson Jones<\/p>\n
Jones will contest the Brisbane International<\/a> WTA 500 main draw as a wildcard. The 17-year-old, ranked No.151, claimed a W35 title in Japan and reached a W50 final in California before winning the Australian Pro Tour Wildcard Points Race to secure entry into the Australian Open 2026 main draw.<\/p>\n Facing a stacked Brisbane field that includes Aryna Sabalenka, Amanda Anisimova and Elena Rybakina, Jones is set to gain invaluable experience against the world\u2019s best.<\/p>\n ATP<\/p>\n Alexei Popyrin<\/p>\n Popyrin begins his season at the ATP 250 event for the fourth time, looking to pass the second round for the first time.<\/p>\n The 2024 Canadian Masters champion opened last year at world No.19, reached the fourth round at Roland Garros and made Masters 1000 quarterfinals in Toronto and Monte Carlo, but a lack of consistency saw him end the season at world No.54.<\/p>\n He faces a tough draw led by world No.13 Daniil Medvedev, No.14 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, reigning champion Jiri Lehecka and No.24 Joao Fonseca.<\/p>\n Adam Walton<\/p>\n Walton reached a career-high ranking of world No.74 in 2025 after an impressive run at Indian Wells and Miami, where he advanced from qualifying to the second and third rounds, respectively.<\/p>\n Now ranked No.78, the 26-year-old heads to Brisbane as a wildcard, aiming to cement his place inside the top 100.<\/p>\n TICKETS:\u00a0Brisbane International tickets are on sale via\u00a0Ticketmaster<\/a>. Prices start at $30.<\/p>\n Adelaide International<\/p>\n While Australia doesn\u2019t have representation among the 19 direct entrants in the field, Maya Joint is the first-place alternate should someone in the main draw drop out. With top-10 players Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys and Mirra Andreeva headlining the WTA 500<\/a>\u00a0event, South Australians are in for an action-packed lead-up to AO26.\u00a0<\/p>\n Alexei Popyrin will also compete in Adelaide after his Brisbane campaign.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n TICKETS:\u00a0Adelaide International tickets are on sale via\u00a0Ticketmaster<\/a>. Prices start at $10.<\/p>\n United Cup<\/p>\n Lleyton Hewitt will captain a promising Team Australia squad, led by\u00a0world No.7 Alex de Minaur and No.32 Maya Joint.<\/a><\/p>\n Jason Kubler, Maddison Inglis, John Patrick Smith and former women\u2019s doubles No.1 Storm Hunter complete the line-up as they take on Team Czechia and Casper Ruud\u2019s Team Norway in Group D in Sydney.<\/p>\n TICKETS: United Cup\u00a0tickets<\/a> for Sydney group stages\u00a0start at just $40.\u00a0<\/p>\n Canberra International<\/p>\n Destanee Aiava made notable strides at the 2025 Australian Open, when she saved two match points against Greet Minnen<\/a> for her maiden main-draw win, having earlier qualified, and pushed former finalist Danielle Collins to three sets in a tense second round.<\/p>\n Now ranked world No.238, the 25-year-old is Australia\u2019s sole direct entrant in the WTA 125<\/a> field in Canberra.<\/p>\n Alex Bolt will compete in a men’s draw featuring former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori and former world No. 7 David Goffin.\u00a0<\/p>\n