Australian Open Juniors 2026: Four French players on the program, Alexandrescou and Efremova as headliners

One month before kickoff, the Australian Open Juniors 2026 unveils its draws. France places high hopes: Alexandrescou, recently naturalized, will lead the charge among the boys, while Efremova will try to shine in Melbourne.

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Adrien Guyot

le 23/12/2025 à 14h35

1 min to read

Alexandrescou Yannick Efremova Ksenia Jade Daniel Kaouk Mickael Open d'Australie Junior

From January 24 to February 1, 2026, the Australian Open Juniors will take place. Who will succeed Henry Bernet and Wakana Sonobe? The tournament organization has in any case announced the list of players for the men's and women's draws of the next edition of the season's first Grand Slam.

French players will be represented in this tournament. In the boys' draw, three French players will be present: Yannick Theodor Alexandrescou, a Romanian player who was naturalized French at the beginning of December, will be the event's number 1 seed. Daniel Jade and Mickaël Kaouk will join him in the main draw in a month.

Efremova present in the women's draw

Also noteworthy is the presence of Cruz Hewitt, son of former world number 1 Lleyton. On the girls' side, Ksenia Efremova will be the only French player present. She will be the number 2 seed, behind the Czech Alena Kovackova. Find all the players who will participate in the Australian Open Juniors 2026 by clicking on the link below.