After the buzz of its initial lead-up week with qualifying and the trendy, singles-star-heavy mixed doubles event, the main draw is less than 24 hours away at Flushing Meadows.

North of the border, Canada may feel a bit underrepresented this time around, with just three competitors in action at the 2026 U.S. Open.

Felix Auger-Aliassime arrives as the top-ranked Canuck, sporting a career-high ranking of No. 4. Denis Shapovalov is limping into the event, while Leylah Fernandez is hopeful that Eric Hechtman, the recent addition to her coaching team, can help her take another step forward in New York.

Here’s what awaits the Canadians at the U.S. Open:

Felix Auger-Aliassime

Weeks ago, I wrote about how the possibility for Auger-Aliassime to make a leap towards Grand Slam contention has never been stronger, and this remains true as he prepares for his final major of 2026.

The 26-year-old has entered the prime of his career and reached back-to-back major quarterfinals, though lingering questions remain about whether he can finally take the next step.

FAA parted ways with longtime coach Frederic Fontang following Wimbledon and has yet to announce any addition to his team. After an extended stretch of six weeks without match play, including a final hour withdrawal from his hometown event in Montreal, Auger-Aliassime won two matches at the Cincinnati Open before exiting to runner-up Frances Tiafoe in straight sets.

The preparation for this year’s Open has been imperfect, though the Canadian assured he’s healthy and fully fit.

Though he’s up to a career high in ranking, this has not been an extraordinary season by any measure. As usual, the 26-year-old has excelled indoors, defending his ATP 250 title in Montpellier and finishing runner-up in Rotterdam. His results at the Masters 1000 level have been more mixed, with one quarterfinal appearance in Monte Carlo. Overall, he’s won 32 of 47 matches for a solid 68% winning percentage.

Around the margins, Auger-Aliassime has improved his service statistics, holding at a 90.4% clip, and making 67.2% of his first serves (both career highs).

The Canadian is on the more favourable top half of the men’s draw, avoiding both Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic. In his quarter, Flavio Cobolli, Taylor Fritz, Jakub Mensik, and Learner Tien are potential threats, but there is a crystal clear path to the semifinals here for the 26-year-old.

He plays Australian Rinky Hijikata on Monday.

Prediction: Reaches Semifinals

Denis Shapovalov

It’s difficult to step back and try and remain positive about the trajectory of Denis Shapovalov and his career. For many fans, relative to initial expectations of his career, he’s been a resounding disappointment.

If we look bigger picture, there are always two ways to spin it.

Glass Half Full

He’s top 50 in the world, no small feat for any professional tennis player.

His painful knee injury sustained in 2023 could have been career threatening, and he managed to return inside the top 25 last year.

Following Wimbledon, he finished runner-up at Los Cabos, the 10th ATP singles final of his career.

He nearly defeated fast rising prodigy Rafael Jodar in Cincinnati.

Glass Half Empty

Shapovalov has not advanced past the third round of a major since 2023.

He’s just 14-17 in 2026 and has lost in the opening round of four Masters 1000 events this season.

He’s 6-16 over the last two seasons at the Masters 1000 level.

He’s won just one main draw match at Grand Slams this year.

His stated goal for this season was a return to the top 10.

He blew a third set lead against Jodar in Cincinnati, obsessively griping about the Spaniard’s shoelaces breaking instead of mentally refocusing and getting over the line.

Certainly there is much more pessimism to unpack. Shapovalov is inspiring limited confidence heading into this year’s event at Flushing Meadows, though if you wanted to back him, it’s worth acknowledging he played at a high level last season, even leading to a competitive four-set loss to Jannik Sinner in the third round.

It was six years ago that the native of Richmond Hill, Ontario looked like a potential candidate to win the U.S. Open, reaching the quarterfinals before suffering a frustrating loss to Pablo Carreno Busta.

Today, the Canadian meets Miomir Kecmanovic in his opening round match. I won’t be holding my breath.

Prediction: Loses in R1 to Kecmanovic in four sets

Leylah Fernandez

There is a hunger and fire behind Leylah Fernandez as she prepares for Flushing Meadows, site of her best career result at a major.

While her remarkable Cinderella run to the finals in 2021 captivated New Yorkers and elevated the Canadian to stardom, with new partnerships and brands, like so many others before her, it’s been challenging at times to back up such initial success.

Still, the 23-year-old is seeded at this year’s U.S. Open, and, with a little less spotlight, has been working diligently since the beginning of the North American hard-court swing with a new coach.

Eric Hechtman, previously tied to both of the Williams sisters, and former coach to Hailey Baptiste, joined Leylah’s team after Wimbledon, hoping his no-nonsense approach can yield a clearer process and, with it, better results.

Leylah’s father Jorge, much to my chagrin, is still technically in charge, but Hechtman’s sharp eye and experience should certainly aid the left-hander’s game. She played solid tennis in Toronto, defeating French Open champion Mirra Andreeva for her best win of the year, before coming up short to Naomi Osaka in the round of 16.

Fernandez has a nice opening round draw against China’s Shuai Zhang, a veteran world-class doubles player, though outside the top 50 in singles. A strong pathway is there for the Canadian to reach Jessica Pegula in the third round.

Prediction: Reaches R3, loses to Pegula in 3 sets

News & Notes

2019 champion Bianca Andreescu came up one match shy of qualifying, squandering a lead to Tamara Zidansek, and falling 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. This has become an all-too-common theme for the 26-year-old, who struggles to close matches she appears to have control of. The road back has been an arduous path, as Andreescu is still toiling at 183rd in the rankings. Good health has been on her side; a consistent level unfortunately, has not.

Liam Draxl also came painfully close to reaching the U.S. Open main draw, losing his final qualifying match to Tristan Schoolkate 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(10-7). For those who have watched him play, Draxl’s competitiveness and fight are off the charts, and help compensate for the lack of a true weapon.

Alexis Galarneau, Katherine Sebov, Rebecca Marino, and Kayla Cross also lost in qualifying. Sadly Victoria Mboko and Gabriel Diallo are still recovering from injuries and did not compete.

I’ve been travelling in the U.K. over the last week, taking in the sights and sounds of London, York and more, so apologies for the brief break in tennis updates.

I would like to take time to share a sad and huge loss to the tennis coaching community, as Dean Coburn passed away over a week ago. Dean, who I worked closely with in our high performance academy in Thornhill, was a world class National coach, running tours with juniors around Canada, aiding in the development of players like Fernandez, Bianca Andreescu, Liam Draxl, and many more, and also served as head coach for former world No. 110, Peter Polansky for over a decade.

This is a terrific podcast from a handful of years ago, in which he shares his perspectives on coaching and development:

His loss will be felt by many in the tennis community across Canada and he will be sorely missed.

Happy U.S. Open, all.

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Pour a drink for the old fellas.

Heck, are they even really… old?

Stan Wawrinka, 40 years young, and Marin Cilic, an even more youthful 37, continued their runs at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Day 5.

Wawrinka, who has confirmed 2026 is his final season, outlasted 21-year-old Arthur Gea of France in a five-set epic, prevailing 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-3) in four hours, 33 minutes. With this victory, he became the oldest man to win a match at the Aussie Open in 48 years.

Meanwhile, Cilic delivered a statement win of his own, thrashing Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in a more thorough 2 hours, 9 minutes.

The two passionate and gifted competitors, both former Grand Slam champions, are among the last men still standing from the stacked 1980s-born Millennial tennis generation.

We know the Big Four has been reduced to one, with just Novak Djokovic and his relentless will, spirit, and skill still pushing the boundaries of greatness at 38 years old.

"Novak is in a different league,” said Wawrinka following his second round win.

Yes, indeed he is. It’s the mortals that I’m speaking of that also played through this generation and still remain.

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Well, that was a lot of tennis to digest.

The round of 128 is now officially complete at the 2026 Australian Open, and I’ll give a quick nod to the top contenders for takin’ care of business. Carlos Alcaraz advanced in a tidy three sets, Jannik Sinner only had to play 15 games before Hugo Gaston conceded, and 10-time Melbourne champ Novak Djokovic was particularly chummy and pleasant in his post-match exchange following a clean kill of Pedro Martinez.

Here are my reactions and thoughts from the opening round of play in the men’s field.

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It’s been his most dominant major over the years and the consistency has been unmatched. Djokovic set more history in Melbourne, securing his 100th all-time win at the Happy Slam, and is now the first man in the sport’s history to have 100 or more wins at three majors.

Spain’s Pedro Martinez really had no weapons to possibly trouble him, but it’s noteworthy of just how efficient Djokovic was in his opening round. He won 93% of his first serve points, fired 14 aces, and didn’t face a break point. As they rolled back his many of his highlights over the years, a scene flashed as he tore his shirt off following his historic 6 hour victory in 2012 over Rafael Nadal.

As the commentator suggested how good he looked, Djokovic said it was more about functionality than aesthetics. Then let it slip:

“I’m speaking about my body, so I get excited.”

It’s difficult to envision the 38-year-old getting past Jannik Sinner if both stay on course for a semifinal meeting. Nevertheless, it is special just how well this man can still play.

We saw two sets of the defending champion Jannik Sinner as he ripped through Hugo Gaston 6-2, 6-1 (ret.). Of course Alcaraz has strong motivation to complete a career slam, yet I’m inclined to lean the Italian’s way here.

World No. 3 Alexander Zverev needed four sets to defeat Canadian Gabriel Diallo, and I was not impressed by the level of tennis from the German. He looked passive, sluggish, and unconvincing.

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Wow, that was fast!

The first Grand Slam of the tennis season is already upon us, with qualifying wrapped up and the main draws set for the Australian Open. Among the stacked men’s and women’s fields, seven hopeful Canadians are in the mix Down Under as they look to leave their mark at the first major of 2026.

So, which Canucks are here, and who has the best shot to make a run?

Let’s dive into it.

Felix Auger-Aliassime

Felix Auger-Aliassime is of course the highest ranked Canadian in singles right now, and after peaking at a career high of No. 5 to wrap 2025, he’s settled two spots below that and is the No. 7 seed here in Melbourne. After a fantastic summer and fall, FAA will look to carry over that momentum of offensive, first-strike tennis, which enabled him to break through and reach the semifinals in Flushing Meadows, finish runner-up at the Paris Masters, and also get to the final four of the ATP Finals.

The 25 year-old has landed in the second quarter of the draw, and his path does pose challenges in the early stages. He’ll take on Portuguese competitor Nuno Borges in the opening round — Auger-Aliassime won the only encounter between the pair last season in a tight three-setter in Dubai. Fast-surging young left hander Learner Tien lingers as a potential third round encounter, and he’s been playing great tennis of late, closing the year with back-to-back titles in Moselle and the NextGen Finals.

A round of 16 clash with three-time Aussie Open finalist Daniil Medvedev could also loom, with the winner likely to land world No. 3 Alexander Zverev next. In one sense, it’s a favourable quarter, given it’s missing Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and Novak Djokovic. There is opportunity here for Auger-Aliassime, but things get tricky quickly with Learner Tien and a potential date with an in-form Medvedev.

Prediction: Fourth round loss to Medvedev

Victoria Mboko

She’s one of the most exciting and dynamic players in the world and somehow, she’s still only 18 years of age.

Everyone is getting on board the Mboko show. The Canadian is fun, energetic, charismatic, and a terrific tennis player. After a brief malaise following her historic National Bank Open title in Montreal last summer, the young phenom has picked up right where she left off. She notched another title in Hong Kong before the year was done, and finished runner-up this week in Adelaide, notching a string of big wins over Beatriz Haddad Maia, Anna Kalinskaya, and last year’s Aussie Open champion, Madison Keys.

Mboko already has so many great attributes of a champion. Beyond her fearless mentality, she plays fast, physical, offensive, and defensive. She already looks like a complete player which is a frightening prospect for the tour for years to come.

The 18 year-old is seeded 17th in Melbourne and, while she is in the first quarter alongside Aryna Sabalenka, has a favourable draw. Mboko will be a heavy favourite against wildcard Emerson Jones, and could then meet American Caty McNally. Clara Tauson would be a difficult third round opponent, but the Dane heads into Melbourne with question marks around her health after retiring from her opening round match in Adelaide due to injury.

“Everyone is getting on board the Mboko show.”

The hope here is Mboko can reach the round of 16 — that would in all likelihood deliver us a popcorn match against the world No. 1, which would be must-view material.

Prediction: Mboko loses to Sabalenka in the round of 16

Denis Shapovalov

Former Australian Open quarterfinalist Denis Shapovalov heads to Melbourne having badly lost his opening match of 2026, falling 6-4, 6-2 to Raphaell Collignon in Brisbane. The 26 year-old was erratic as ever, with 30 unforced errors in the 76 minute loss.

It was an inauspicious start to the season for one of the most volatile players on the circuit. Shapo is a former top 10 and did have a few highs last season, winning two titles including an ATP500 in Dallas. He also pushed Sinner to four sets in a highly competitive centre court match at the US Open.

Outside of that, he lost in the second round at two majors, and went out in the opening round of Wimbledon. He also performed poorly at Masters 1000 events, never advancing past the third round and losing in the first round of his home showcase event at the National Bank Open in Toronto.

So, what to make of his chances then?

The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde act makes him one of the more unpredictable players to project in any given tournament. Working in his favour, the Canadian has generally fared well historically in Melbourne. He’s 12-8 at the event lifetime, and had Nadal on the ropes in the quarterfinals at this event four years ago.

Shapovalov is in Jannik Sinner’s quarter, but he’s landed a mostly favourable draw.

He faces Chinese qualifier Bu Yunchaokete, with the winner then getting either veteran Marin Cilic or Daniel Altmaier. 12th seed Casper Ruud is a potential third round match, while Ben Shelton lines up in the round of 16.

The stars could certainly align here if Denis has his head screwed on right — which is often the bigger question than his level of tennis.

Prediction: Loses in R4 to Shelton

Leylah Fernandez

Fan favourite Leylah Fernandez is back in the fold in Melbourne, and the former US Open finalist is the 22nd seed here in Australia.

Fernandez won the biggest title of her career in 2025, capturing her first career WTA500 at the Washington Open as she notched big wins over Jessica Pegula, Anna Kalinskaya, and Elena Rybakina through the week. She also captured the Japan Open later in the fall. Yet, all told, it was still an uneven season for the 23 year-old as she failed to advance past the third round of any of the four majors or WTA1000s.

I’ve been open about the fact that I love watching Fernandez play. She has grit, tenacity, feeds off support from the crowd, and competes with an edge. When her patterns and timing are clicking, she’s one of the tougher challenges on the tour as a lefty who can use power, variation, and volleys very well.

However, I’m a bit apprehensive to back her for a big run after she looked out of sorts in her first match of the season, a 6-2, 6-1 loss to Dayana Yastremska, but the draw gods have been kind to her. She’ll be the favourite against Indonesia’s Janice Tjen in her opener, and could get veteran Karolina Pliskova or Sloane Stephens in the second round.

Defending champion Madison Keys likely awaits in the round of 32.

Prediction: Loses to Keys in the third round

Gabriel Diallo

What a difference a year can make.

It’s been brand new territory for Canadian Gabriel Diallo these last handful of months. When I first saw the lanky, athletic talent from Montreal compete, he was still an unfinished product, coming off a successful few years in college at Kentucky. In Toronto, I watched him courtside as he won his first ever main draw match against Dan Evans in 2023. At the time he was ranked just inside the top 150 and has made a steady ascent ever since.

Now, Diallo is an ATP tour champion, a Masters 1000 quarterfinalist, and a mainstay on the circuit with singles wins at all four slams.

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For the first time since 2018, Stefanos Tsitsipas is likely to head to the Australian Open as an unseeded player.

It’s been an arduous stretch of time for the two-time Grand Slam finalist, both on and off the court. The 27-year-old endured his worst season on tour in eight years, managing just 22 wins, failed to make it past the second round of any of the four majors, and shut down his season in early September following Davis Cup qualifiers.

He’s plummeted to 36th in the rankings, a far cry from his career high of no. 3, and a great distance away from his usual presence in the top 10.

His highly publicized romantic relationship with Spain’s Paula Badosa has ended, his brief stint with coach Goran Ivanisevic collapsed on its head (with the ex-coach eviscerating his work ethic), and he’s brought his father Apostolos back in the fold in an attempt to save his career.

Has the collapse of Tsitsipas as a top player been a result of his play categorically falling off, or the rest of the tour simply advancing ahead? I wanted to peel back some of the layers on his recent struggles and where he’s getting exposed.

Return of Serve

A critique or fault of one-handed backhand players is often in the return of serve. They are more susceptible to getting jammed by body serves into the backhand wing, with limited space or ability to come over the ball and return with quality. Of course, the best way to overcome this challenge is to block or chip the backhand return with a reliable slice.

Tennis coach Hugh Clarke brilliantly breaks down the inherent technical flaws in the Tsitsipas backhand in this piece, and it gets particularly exposed against harder serves and on quicker surfaces. Given the improvements players have made in serving, with a much higher average rate of speed on the first serve, the Greek has fallen far behind the top players in return proficiency.

Tsitsipas ranked 68th on the tour in return rating this past season, while his break percentage sat at 19.4%, over 6 percentage points lower than his peak of 25.5% in 2021. While it’s difficult to actually compensate for a technical deficiency in one’s game, even a marginal improvement in this statistic would raise his chances over the long run in 2026.

The 27-year-old would be well served by a reliable slice block return, something that was employed very efficiently by Roger Federer over the years. Conversely, fellow one-hander Lorenzo Musetti graded 6th in 2025 on return quality, and has been more adept in his position and stability.

Take for example below, his wide and stable semi-open stance, returning on the one-hander with topspin back to Felix Auger-Aliassime on the quick indoor courts in Shanghai.

For contrast, here’s an example of a failed block return attempt from the backhand wing by Tsitsipas in his match with Auger-Aliassime in Dubai. He’s unable to cut the ball off and is caught late and stretching off balance, unable to gain stability in his stance.

If Tsitsipas wishes to regain some of his previous prowess, he’ll have to make substantial improvements on the return of serve on his backhand side.

A Less Potent Serve

If it’s true (and it often is) that the serve and return are the two most important shots in the men’s game, Tsitsipas is struggling in both areas.

The Greek’s serve quality graded out 67th on the tour in 2025, and many of his key performance indicators have dipped. His hold of serve percentage was 84.3%, over two points lower than his career average. He also made just 59.3% of first serves, the first time it’s been below the 60% threshold since 2018.

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Greetings and welcome to the tennis offseason!

It’s a brief blip in the calendar, and while professional ITF events do continue, the WTA and ATP have officially closed out their respective schedules. While there is plenty to look back on in terms of 2025, I thought why not forecast a few names to keep an eye on in the impending season.

While Aryna Sabalenka has a solid, albeit not entirely dominant, hold of world number 1 at the top of the game, Coco Gauff managed to steal Roland Garros, Iga Swiatek rather stunningly won Wimbledon, Amanda Anisimova emerged with two runner-up finishes at majors, and Madison Keys captured her first slam at the age of 29.

Meanwhile, Elena Rybakina salvaged an uneven season with a big finish at the WTA Finals, and Jessica Pegula preserved a spot in the top eight of the rankings.

Beyond this hierarchy, which women’s players could serve to push their way into the conversation in 2026 and compete for slams and big titles?

Here are four names I have my eye on:

Victoria Mboko

Yes, this is a Canadian publication, so feel free to call me biased. Let’s allow Mboko’s tennis do the talking though.

The 19-year-old had a meteoric rise and breakout season in 2025, jumping from world No. 333 at the beginning of the year and closing at No. 18, winning two WTA titles including the 1000 level event in her native Montreal, and reaching the third round at Roland Garros and second round at Wimbledon.

Most notably, she famously defeated Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina, and Naomi Osaka in the same tournament — her home event in Montreal.

Mboko quickly proved herself far too strong for minors of tennis, roaring to five ITF titles in under two months and winning 27 of 28 matches to kickstart the year before jumping into WTA events. There wasn’t much of a learning curve required either. In Miami, she took advantage of a wild card and knocked off Camila Osorio in the opening round before falling 7-5, 1-5, 7-6 tyo Paula Badosa. Six weeks later, she reached the round of 16 at the WTA1000 in Rome, before losing to Coco Gauff.

I spoke to the young Canadian this week on Match Point Canada and one of my biggest takeaways were her maturity in handling defeat, and how those losses helped her grow as a player.

“My match with Paula, I think it was one of the best matches I’ve played.”

“It was kind of the beginning of everything — Paula, she’s such a talented player, she has an amazing game. Just to be playing against her at the time was very important. I think being able to stay in with her in the match made me have a little bit more self confidence.”

Despite a brief late summer malaise following her home victory in Montreal, Mboko closed out the year with a bang, winning Hong Kong and guiding Canada to a play-off victory at the Billie Jean King Cup in Mexico.

With the prospect of a full season ahead, and a seeding next to her name at each tournament, she should be more dangerous than ever in 2026.

Iva Jovic

She’s currently the youngest player inside the top 100, and has barely scratched the surface of what she could accomplish in her tennis career.

Rather quietly, Iva Jovic, who turns 18 next week, won a WTA Challenger on grass, qualified at Wimbledon, won two matches in Cincinnati, defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich at the US Open, and collected a WTA500 trophy in Guadalajara within the span of 12 weeks.

The surprise title in Mexico catapulted her inside the top 40 of the rankings, and she now resides at world no. 35. Despite her young age, Jovic is fast gaining experience on the tour. She’s competed in the main draw of all four Grand Slams, and played at WTA1000 events in Indian Wells, Cincinnati, and China. Now she has complete eligibility for a full calendar this upcoming season.

Jovic also has poignant clarity on her day-to-day approach to her tennis and goals to further develop.

“Sometimes when there’s too much talking, things become too mechanical. Shots should feel natural,” Jovic shared in a recent story from CLAY.

“The best players in the world make it look effortless. I need to improve step by step.”

Jovic highlighted key areas of improvement including her serve and movement. If she can raise her percentage of first serve points up from 60.9% in 2025, I anticipate more deep runs at WTA events.

Naomi Osaka

After selecting two of the youngest players in the top 50, it’s worth giving a nod to one of the veterans of the tour who has already reached the upper echelon of the game. Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka has often looked on the cusp of a return to greatness.

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