2019 Australian Open
14-27 January 2019
Melbourne Park, Victoria, Australia
Top seeds Simona Halep and Novak Djokovic headline the women’s and men’s singles tournaments respectively as the 2019 Australian Open gets underway on Monday, 14 January.
Halep, who finally claimed her first Grand Slam title (the French Open) last year and was the runner-up in the 2018 Australia Open, will be keen to triumph on the blue courts of Melbourne Park.
Roger Federer won the 2018 Australian Open and will be a major contender again.
Yet she will face stiff competition from the likes of defending champion Caroline Wozniacki, Noami Osaka, German left-hander Angelique Kerber and veteran Serena Williams, who is looking to redeem herself after her meltdown at the US Open final.
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In the men’s singles, defending champion Roger Federer demonstrated his form and fitness with some strong showings in the Hopman Cup and will head into the first Grand Slam of the year confident of his chances.
Serena Williams will be determined to redeem herself after her US Open final meltdown.
Yet top-ranked Novak Djokovic is the favourite to win a third straight Grand Slam (after triumphs in Wimbledon and the US Open last year), while Rafael Nadal (if he can keep fit) is always a threat.
In addition, South Africa’s Kevin Anderson and rising stars such as Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem and Kei Nishikori will hope to usher in a new era and triumph for the first time at Melbourne.
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2018 Australian Open champions
Men’s Singles – Roger Federer
Women’s Singles – Caroline Wozniacki
Men’s Doubles – Olivier Marach & Mate Pavic
Women’s Doubles – Timea Babos & Kristina Mladenovic
Mixed Doubles – Mate Pavic & Gabriela Dabrowski
2019 Men’s Singles top five seeds (at the time of writing)
1 – Novak Djokovic
2 – Rafael Nadal
3 – Roger Federer
4 – Alexander Zverev
5 – Kevin Anderson
2019 Women’s Singles top five seeds (at the time of writing)
1 – Simona Halep
2 – Angelique Kerber
3 – Caroline Wozniacki
4 – Naomi Osaka
5 – Sloane Stephens
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