Against fellow former top-10 player Paula Badosa, Daria Kasatkina begins her New York campaign with a test that reaches beyond the draw: can her all-court intelligence still turn a high-level hard-court match into a p...
Australia’s newest Grand Slam representative has direct entry into New York, but Kasatkina’s real US Open challenge is converting competitive losses into a sharper hard-court campaign.
Ajla Tomljanovic was listed for direct entry to the 2026 US Open. By August 31, she is instead watching from the sidelines after ending her season early, with a series of minor injuries outweighing the value of anothe...
With the US Open main draw confirmed for five Australian women, New York offers a sharper test than simply counting entries: can Maya Joint consolidate, can Daria Kasatkina translate experience, and can three unseeded...
Bernard Tomic’s return to the ATP top 200 is real progress, but the broader Australian ranking picture remains defined by Alex de Minaur and a deepening group behind him. Nick Kyrgios, meanwhile, has slipped almost en...