Coco Gauff notches her fourth consecutive straight victory over Iga Swiatek after winning their United Cup semifinal match. Gauff couldn't carry Team USA into the championship where Poland takes on Belinda Bencic's Team Switzerland. In Brisbane, Aryna Sabalenka competes against Marta Kostyuk for the first time since the Ukrainian's "testy" comments about her body. Alex Eala narrowly misses out on her second WTA final with a tight loss to Xinyu Wang in Auckland.

Coco Gauff suffered a shocking three set loss to Jessica Bouzas Maniero in the United Cup raising concerns for her Australian Open title hopes. Fans are left wondering whether prior "drama" or the sun is to blame for Coco's supbar performance. Iga Swiatek narrowly avoided the upset bug, outlasting an on-fire Eva Lys while Hubert Hurkacz delivered a statement win vs Alexander Zverev. Venus Williams fell in her Auckland doubles match alongside Elina Svitolina while Novak Djokovic announced his departure from his co-founded PTPA.

The 2026 ATP tennis season is upon us, meaning its time to predict what will unfold during this upcoming year of action. Will Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz continue to sweep the slams and big titles? Or will Novak Djokovic or even young stars Joao Fonseca and Learner Tien make big pushes?