Several top men's doubles players, including Gabe Tardio, Hayden Patriquin, and JW Johnson, are absent from the 2026 Veolia Arizona Open at Arizona Athletic Grounds, opening the bracket for new pairings and lower seeds. Ben Johns teams with Federico Staksrud as the top seed after strong recent results, while the #2 seed of Christian Alshon and Andrei Daescu carries momentum from prior silver-medal finishes. New combinations such as Hunter Johnson/Collin Johns and others face immediate tests in round-of-32 and round-of-16 matches this week, with quarterfinals set for Friday and semifinals on Saturday. Draw position, partnership chemistry in dink rallies and third-shot drives, and recent form will shape which teams advance, as the field remains competitive without its usual depth.