The most awaited 2019 Australian Open is finally going to start its Grand Slam tennis tournament. The tournament is going to take place at Melbourne Park from 14 January 2019. This amazing tournament will conclude on 27 January 2019. The main sponsor of the tournament is Kia which has been the main sponsor of the competition from previous years too.
This Grand Slam tennis tournament is going to be the 107th edition of the Australian Open, the 51st in the Open Era as well as the first Grand Slam of the year. The competition comprises of various events for proficient and skilled players such as singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Junior and wheelchair players are also going to participate in singles and doubles competitions.
Roger Federer is the defending champion in Melbourne and acquires his battle proceeding against Denis Istomin whereas Caroline Wozniacki is the women’s singles defending champion respectively.
This is going to be the first Australian Open to initiate final set tie-breaks, which is going to be presented in the entire match layouts. If the competition touches 6-6 in the final set, the leading player to score 10 points will win the match.
After the third set in the men’s competitions, a 10 minute break time for the heat will be permitted for the first time ever. However full schedule list is not yet announced but for day one and day two the schedule has been allotted.
2019 Australian Open: Schedules of Play
Day 1: 14th January 2019, Monday
Venue: Rod Laver Arena
Time: Day matches will began at 11 am, whereas the Night matches will began at 7 pm AEDT
Event: Women’s Singles 1st Round
Julia Gorges (Germany) vs. Danielle Collins (United States) – Day Match
Sloane Stephens (United States) vs. Taylor Townsend (United States) – Day Match
Ashleigh Barty (Australia) vs. Luksika Kumkhum (Thailand) – Night Match
Event: Men’s Singles 1st Round
Alex de Minaur (Australia) vs. Pedro Sousa (Portugal) – Day Match
Marin Cilic (Croatia) vs. Bernard Tomic (Australia) – Night Match
Second Venue: Melbourne Arena
Event: Men’s Singles 1st Round
Kevin Anderson (South Africa) vs. Adrian Mannarino (France) – Day Match
Kyle Edmund (United Kingdom) vs. Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) – Day Match
Roberto Bautista Agut (Spain) vs. Andy Murray (United Kingdom) – Day Match
Event: Women’s Singles 1st Round
Maria Sakkari (Greece) vs. Jeļena Ostapenko (Latvia) – Day Match
Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) vs. Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) – Night Match
Day 2: 15th January 2019, Tuesday
Venue: Rod Laver Arena
Event: Women’s Singles 1st Round
Destanee Aiava (Australia) vs. Madison Keys (United States) – Day Match
Tatjana Maria (Germany) vs. Serena Williams (United States) – Day Match
Naomi Osaka (Japan) vs. Magda Linette (Poland) – Night Match
Event: Men’s Singles 1st Round
Alexander Zverev (Germany) vs. Aljaz Bedene (Slovenia) – Day Match
Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs. Mitchell Krueger (United States) – Night Match
Second Venue: Margaret Court Arena
Event: Men’s Singles 1st Round
Kamil Majchrzak (Poland) vs. Kei Nishikori (Japan) – Day Match
Benoit Paire (France) vs. Dominic Thiem (Austria) – Night Match
Event: Women’s Singles 1st Round
Tamara Zidansek (Slovenia) vs. Daria Gavrilova (Australia) – Day Match
Venus Williams (United States) vs. Mihaela Buzarnescu (Romania) – Day Match
Simona Halep (Romania) vs. Kaia Kanepi (Estonia) – Night Match
Third Venue: Melbourne Arena
Event: Women’s Singles 1st Round
Karolina Muchova (Czech Republic) vs. Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) – Day Match
Laura Siegemund (Germany) vs. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) – Day Match
Samantha Stosur (Australia) vs. Dayana Yastremska (Ukraine) – Day Match
Event: Men’s Singles 1st Round
Borna Coric (Croatia) vs. Steve Darcis (Belgium) – Day Match
Nick Kyrgios (Australia) vs. Milos Raonic (Canada) – Night Match
