Australian Open 2026 Day 2 Recap

Day two of the 2026 Australian Open noticed Novak Djokovic start his push for a report twenty fifth main with a near-flawless night-session efficiency, whereas Alex de Minaur gave the house crowd precisely what they wished on Rod Laver Area.

Casper Ruud, Daniil Medvedev, and Andrey Rublev all progressed with out fuss, however the day’s headline belonged to 21-year-old French qualifier Arthur Gea, who shocked seventeenth seed Jiří Lehečka in straight units for his first Grand Slam main-draw win.

Veteran champions additionally rolled again the years, with Marin Čilić and Stan Wawrinka each advancing in emphatic trend.

Right here’s a full breakdown of the Day 2 outcomes, the standout matches, and highlights.

Day Two 2026 Australian Open Spherical of 128 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Rating

Novak Djokovic
Pedro Martinez
6-3 6-2 6-2

Alex de Minaur
Mackenzie McDonald
6-2 6-2 6-3

Nuno Borges
Felix Auger-Aliassime
3-6 6-4 6-4

Daniil Medvedev
Jesper de Jong
7-5 6-2 7-6(2)

Casper Ruud
Mattia Bellucci
6-1 6-2 6-4

Andrey Rublev
Matteo Arnaldi
6-4 6-2 6-3

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Filip Misolic
6-2 6-3 6-3

Arthur Gea
Jiri Lehecka
7-5 7-6(1) 7-5

Tommy Paul
Aleksandar Kovacevic
6-4 6-3 6-3

Denis Shapovalov
Yunchaokete Bu
6-3 7-6(3) 6-1

Fabian Marozsan
Arthur Rinderknech
6-3 6-4 6(2)-7 6-4

Learner Tien
Marcos Giron
7-6(2) 4-6 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2

Botic van de Zandschulp
Brandon Nakashima
6-3 4-6 7-6(1) 7-6(3)

Valentin Vacherot
Martin Damm
6-4 6-4 6-4

Marin Cilic
Daniel Altmaier
6-0 6-0 7-6(3)

Quentin Halys
Alejandro Tabilo
6-2 6-2 7-6(2)

Rinky Hijikata
Adrian Mannarino
6-3 6-3 6-1

Francesco Maestrelli
Terence Atmane
6-4 3-6 6(4)-7 6-1 6-1

Kamil Majchrzak
Jacob Fearnley
7-6(2) 7-5 3-6 7-6(3)

Hamad Medjedovic
Mariano Navone
6-2 6(3)-7 6-4 6-2

Jaume Munar
Dalibor Svrcina
3-6 6-2 6(5)-7 7-5 6-3

Reilly Opelka
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
6-4 6-3 6-4

Juncheng Shang
Roberto Bautista Agut
6-4 6(2)-7 6-4 6-0

Alexander Shevchenko
Elias Ymer
3-6 7-5 6-4 6-1

Jordan Thompson
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
6(3)-7 7-5 6-1 6-1

Thiago Agustin Tirante
Aleksandar Vukic
7-5 6-2 6-2

Stan Wawrinka
Laslo Djere
5-7 6-3 6-4 7-6(4)

Key Matches

Arthur Gea def. Jiri Lehecka (17) 7-5, 7-6(1), 7-5

The most important story of the day and one of many standout upsets of the early rounds was 21-year-old French qualifier Arthur Gea (world No. 198) gorgeous seventeenth seed Jiri Lehecka in straight units for his first-ever Grand Slam main-draw win (and first top-100/top-20 victory).

The French have a manufacturing line of gamers, and Gea has began the season with a Challenger title in New Caledonia and a flawless run from qualies (no units dropped). He now faces Stan Wawrinka in R2. Big buzz for the younger Frenchman.

Lehecka stays extremely unpredictable, as he’s able to difficult one of the best on his day however doesn’t have the outcomes to again it up. He did serve for the second set, however his journey down underneath is already over, so it’s again to the indoor courts in Prague for him.

Alex de Minaur (6) def. Mackenzie McDonald 6-2, 6-2, 6-3

Residence favorite and No. 6 seed Alex de Minaur cruised previous  American Mackenzie McDonald in a medical straight-sets win on Rod Laver Area. I believed McDonald would possibly provide some resistance, however De Minaur’s aggressive baseline play and crowd vitality allowed him to dominate in one of the simple victories of the day.

Stan Wawrinka def. Laslo Djere 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4)

Veteran Stan Wawrinka (at 40) kicked off his ultimate Australian Open with a gritty four-set comeback over Laslo Djere, dropping the primary however preventing again with clutch tennis (together with a decent tiebreak win after recovering from being down a break). Stan nonetheless hits a imply ball, as he confirmed within the United Cup, and that backhand continues to be one of many purest photographs on tour.

Nuno Borges def. Felix Auger-Aliassime (7) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4

A stunning early exit for No. 7 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, knocked out within the first spherical by Portugal’s Nuno Borges after dropping the opener however rallying earlier than FAA retired because of cramps.

Borges was proving greater than a match for the Canadian previous to that, and cramping after 3 units, then retiring shouldn’t be an incredible look. I simply can’t think about Novak, Fed or Rafa dropping out for that.

Novak Djokovic (4) def. Pedro Martinez 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

The night time session on Rod Laver Area belonged to Novak Djokovic, who kicked off his bid for a report twenty fifth Grand Slam title (and eleventh AO crown) with a medical straight-sets win over Spain’s Pedro Martinez.

Novak solely misplaced 5 factors on serve your entire match, hit 49 winners to Martinez’s 14, and confirmed elite motion/slides at 38.

Casper Ruud (12) def. Mattia Bellucci 6-1, 6-2, 6-4

No. 12 seed Casper Ruud made quick work of Italian Mattia Bellucci on Margaret Courtroom Area, wrapping up in simply 1 hour 41 minutes with a dominant straight-sets victory (and his fiftieth main win total).

Ruud misplaced his observe set tie break to Federer final week, however he upped his sport right here, having fun with an ideal serving day (77% first-serve factors gained with no breaks conceded).

Different notable mentions embrace Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev, each of whom cruised in straight units (Medvedev 7-5, 6-2, 7-6(2) over Jesper de Jong; Rublev 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 over Matteo Arnaldi). Marin Cilic dominating 6-0, 6-0, 7-6(3); Learner Tien’s five-set grind comeback (with coach Michael Chang’s encouragement); and Reilly Opelka advancing easily.

Australian Open 2026 Day 3 Spherical of 128 Matches