Players have to win two matches to qualify for the main draw singles. You can watch the Brisbane International on free-to-air via 9Go. Coverage starts at 12pm (AEDT) on Sunday, January 4. You can live stream every match of the Brisbane International for free on Channel 9's streaming service 9NOW.

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka is feeling under the weather at the United Cup. After losing her first match for Japan against Greece’s Maria Sakkari on Friday, Osaka said she got “really sick” over the Christmas holiday period and wasn’t operating at 100% during the 6-4, 6-2 loss.

Seven-time grand slam champion Venus Williams has received a wild card bid to the Australian Open beginning Jan. 18 in Melbourne, setting the 45-year-old legend to become the oldest competitor in AO history.

IF IT’S a new year, it must be serious tennis time Down Under.Just over six weeks since the ATP and WTA held their respective 2025 Finals, players on the men’s and women’s tours are arriving in Australia and New Zealand for a crammed two-week schedule of tournaments ahead of the Australian Open,

The 2026 Australian Open is just a few short weeks away, but there’s plenty of tennis to get through before then… This week, stars of the ATP and WTA Tours are competing in the mixed-gender United Cup.

Payers on the ATP and WTA tours are arriving Down Under for a crammed two-week schedule of tournaments ahead of the first Grand Slam of the season.

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