Medvedev, Musetti learn Brisbane & Hong Kong paths
Daniil Medvedev, Tommy Paul and Joao Fonseca are among the stars set to kick off the 2026 season this coming week at the Brisbane International presented by ANZ, where the draw was made on Saturday.
Top seed Medvedev is competing in Brisbane for the first time since he reached the final in 2019 and will face Marton Fucsovics in his opener. The winner will meet Frances Tiafoe or Australian wild card Aleksandar Vukic.
Paul has not competed since the US Open due to a foot injury but will make his return to action against big-serving Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. Paul is in the same half as second seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who begins against Brandon Nakashima.
Davidovich Fokina is the only player inside the Top 20 in the PIF ATP Rankings without a tour-level title, having reached four finals last season. He will try to change that record at the ATP 250.
[ATP APP]Joao Fonseca starts his season at a career-high No. 24 and will play American Reilly Opelka in the first round. Opelka advanced to the final in Brisbane last year, losing to defending champion Jiri Lehecka. Third seed Lehecka starts his title defence against Tomas Machac.
The Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF champion Learner Tien will look to continue his impressive form when he faces Camilo Ugo Carabelli in the first round. The 20-year-old American could play good friend Alex Michelsen in the second round. Grigor Dimitrov returned to Tour in Paris in November and will continue his comeback in Brisbane, where he plays a qualifier in the first round.
At the Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open, Lorenzo Musetti is the top seed and meets Tomas Martin Etcheverry or Valentin Royer in the second round following Saturday’s draw. The World No. 8 is making his third consecutive appearance at the ATP 250.
Second seed Alexander Bublik will take on Botic van de Zandschulp or a qualifier, while 2024 champion Andrey Rublev will face Wu Yibing or Fabian Marozsan. #NextGenATP star Rei Sakamoto takes on fifth seed Lorenzo Sonego, with 20-year-old Chinese lefty Shang Juncheng playing Francisco Comesana. Home favourite Coleman Wong meets Mariano Navone.
Shang reached the semi-finals in Hong Kong last season before injuries derailed his year. Wong’s best result in 2025 came at the US Open, where he advanced to the third round.
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