The top six seeds in the women's and men's singles draws of the Australian Open 2026 have reached the quarterfinal stage of a 'Grand Slam' tournament for the first time in the Open Era.
This is reported by OptaAce.
Australian Open 2026. Quarterfinals:
Men
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain, 1) — Alex de Minaur (Australia, 6)
Alexander Zverev (Germany, 3) — Lenner Tien (USA, 25)
Lorenzo Musetti (Italy, 5) — Novak Djokovic (Serbia, 4)
Jannik Sinner (Italy, 2) — Ben Shelton (USA, 8)
Women
Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus, 1) — Iva Jovic (USA, 29)
Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan, 5) — Iga Swiatek (Poland, 2)
Coco Gauff (USA, 3) — Elina Svitolina (Ukraine, 12)
Jessica Pegula (USA, 6) — Amanda Anisimova (USA, 4)
