
Will Serena Williams get title No. 24, or will someone like Naomi Osaka unseat her again? We have streaming info, results and more for the 2019 Australian Open.
Serena Williams isn’t ranked as the top player in the world anymore, but she continues to get back into shape and top form and looks prepared for a deep run at the Australian Open in 2019. Williams is trying to reach 24 Grand Slam titles, which would tie her with Margaret Court for the most all-time (Williams’ 23 is already a record for the Open Era).
But of course, Williams will have plenty of tough competition for the tournament, which begins on Sunday, Jan. 13. She has Naomi Osaka, the woman who beat her in the final of the US Open last year, and Caroline Wozniacki, who is the defending Australian Open champion.
Simona Halep, the top seed, finally earned her first Grand Slam win when she won the French Open a year ago, and was the one to lose to Wozniacki in the Australian Open final last year. Williams is the 16th seed for the tournament, while Wozniacki is the third seed and Osaka is the fourth seed.
The other big names you’d expect to see, like Sloane Stephens, Petra Kvitova, Elina Svitolina, Madison Keys, Garbine Muguruza and pletny of others are also among the top 32 seeds on the women’s side.
Below is a full bracket, schedule, and results, which will be updated throughout the tournament.
Viewing information
The schedule for the Australian Open is very similar to how it’s been in recent years. For those in the United States, it can be a tricky major to follow, with matches beginning in the late evening and running until the morning of the following day. Unless stated otherwise, times ascribed to dates in the evening which end in the morning are ending the following day.
Through the first three rounds, play will begin around 7 p.m. ET on one day and will end around 7 a.m. the following day. “Monday” at the Australian Open is Monday proper for those in Melbourne, but begins on Sunday evening for those in the United States, with play wrapping up on Monday morning.
ESPN will handle the bulk of television and live streaming coverage of the event. Unfortunately, all courts are no longer free on WatchESPN, with some courts and matches (including doubles finals) locked behind a subscription to ESPN+, a seven-day free trial of which can be found here.
How to watch the Australian Open
Schedule
Day 1, Sunday, Jan. 13
No. 2 Angelique Kerber def. Polona Hercog, 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 Caroline Wozniacki def. Akison Van Uytvanck, 6-3, 6-4
No. 5 Sloane Stephens def. Taylor Townsend, 6-4, 6-2
No. 8 Petra Kvitova def. Magdalena Rybarikova, 6-3, 6-2
No. 9 Kiki Bertens def. Alison Riske, 6-3, 6-3
No. 11 Aryna Sabalenka def. Anna Kalinskaya, 6-1, 6-4
Danielle Collins def. No. 14 Julia Georges, 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4
No. 19 Caroline Garcia def. Jessika Poncet, 6-2, 6-3
No. 20 Anett Kontaveit def. Sara Sorribes Tormo, 6-3, 6-2
Maria Sakkari def. No. 22 Jelena Ostapenko, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
No. 24 Lesia Tsurenko def. Ekaterina Alexandrova, 6-4, 7-6(4)
No. 29 Donna Vekic def. Kristinia Mladenovic, 6-2, 6-4
No. 30 Maria Sharapova def. Harriet Dart, 6-0, 6-0
No. 31 Petra Martic def. Heather Watson, 6-1, 6-2
Yulia Putintseva def. No. 32 Barbora Strycova, 6-4, 7-6(1)
Yafan Wang def. Ellen Perez, 6-4, 6-0
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Monica Puig, 6-4, 6-3
Irina Camelia-Begu def. Andrea Petkovic (retired), 6(3)-7, 4-3
Astra Sharma def. Priscilla Hon, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
Kimberly Birrell def. Paula Bodosa Gilbert, 6-4, 6-2
Zoe Hives def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 6-1, 6-2
Timea Babos def. Ons Jabeur, 7-6(5), 7-6(3)
Katie Boulter def. Ekaterina Makarova, 6-0, 4-6, 7-6(6)
Beatriz Haddad Maia def. Bernada Pera, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
Belinda Bencic def. Katerina Siniakova, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Aliaksandra Sasnovich def. Kirsten Flipkens 6-1, 6-1
Rebecca Peterson def. Sorana Cirstea, 6-4, 6-1
Sachia Vickery def. Ysaline Bonaventure, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Marketa Vondrousova def. Evgeniya Rodina, 6-3, 6-2
Amanda Ansimova def. Monica Niculescu, 7-6(3), (6-4)
Johanna Larsson def. Vera Lapko, 7-6(5), (ret.)
Day 2, Monday, Jan. 14
No. 1 Simona Halep def. Kaia Kanepi, 6(2)-7, 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 Naomi Osaka def. Magda Linette, 6-4, 6-2
No. 6 Elina Svitolina def. Viktorija Golubic, 6-1, 6-2
No. 7 Karolina Pliskova def. Karolina Muchova, 6-3, 6-2
Timea Bacsinszky def. No. 10 Daria Kasatkina, 6-3, 6-0
No. 12 Elise Mertens def. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, 6-2, 7-5
No. 13 Anastasija Sevastova def. Mona Barthel, 6-3, 6-1
No. 16 Serena Williams def. Tatjana Maria, 6-0, 6-2
No. 17 Madison Keys def. Destanee Aiava, 6-3, 6-2
No. 18 Garbine Muguruza def. Saisai Zheng, 6-2, 6-3
No. 21 Qiang Wang def. Fiona Ferro, 6-4, 6-3
No. 23 Carla Suarez Navarro def. Clara Burel, 7-5, 6-2
Venus Williams def. No. 25 Mihaela Buzarnescu, 6(3)-7, 7-6(3), 6-2
Shuai Zhang def. No. 26 Dominika Cibulkova, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
No. 27 Camila Giorgi def. Dalila Jakupovic, 6-3, 6-0
No. 28 Su-Wei Hsieh def. Stefanie Voegele, 6-2, 6-1
Tamara Zidansek def. Daria Gavrilova, 7-3, 6-3
Laura Siegemund def. Victoria Azarenka, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-2
Dayana Yastremska def. Samantha Stosur, 7-5, 6-2
Eugenie Bouchard def. Shuai Peng, 6-2, 6-1
Johanna Konta def. Alja Tomljanovic, 7-6(4), 6-2, 7-6(7)
Natalia Vikhlyantseva def. Varvara Lepchenko, 6-7(2), 6-2, 6-4
Anastasia Potapova def. Pauline Parmentier, 6-4, 7-6(5)
Aleksandra Krunic def. Zarina Diyas, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
Sofia Kenin def. Veronika Kudermetova, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
Kristyna Pliskova def. Anna Blinkova, 7-6(2), 2-6, 6-2
Bianca Andreescu def. Whitney Osuigwe, 7-6(1), 6-7(0), 6-3
Margarita Gasparayan def. Lin Zhu, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Madison Brengle def. Misaki Doi, 6-4, 6-0
Iga Swiatek def. Ana Bogdan, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Viktoria Kuzmova def. Kateryna Kozlova, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Alize Cornet def. Lara Arruabarrena, 6-2, 6-2
Day 3, Tuesday, Jan. 15
No. 2 Angelique Kerber def. Beatriz Haddad Maia, 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 Caroline Wozniacki def. Johanna Larsson, 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 Sloane Stephens def. Timea Babos, 6-3, 6-1
No. 8 Petra Kvitova def. Irina-Camelia Begu, 6-1, 6-3
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. No. 9 Kiki Bertens, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
No. 11 Aryna Sabalenka def. Katie Boulter, 6-3, 6-4
No. 15 Ashleigh Barty def. Yafan Wang, 6-2, 6-3
No. 19 Caroline Garcia def. Zoe Hives, 6-3, 6-3
Aliaksandra Sasnovich def. No. 20 Anett Kontaveit, 6-3, 6-3
Amanda Anisimova def. No. 24 Lesia Tsurenko, 6-0, 6-2
Kimberly Birrell def. No. 29 Donna Vekic, 6-4, 14-6, 6-1
No. 30 Maria Sharapova def. Rebecca Peterson, 6-2, 6-1
No. 31 Petra Martic def. Marketa Vondrousova, 6-4, 7-5
Maria Sakkari def. Astra Sharma, 6-1, 6-4
Danielle Collins def. Sachia Vickery, 6-3, 7-5
Belinda Bencic vdef. Yulia Putintseva, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
Day 4, Wednesday, Jan. 16
No. 1 Simona Halep vs. Sofia Kenin
No. 4 Naomi Osaka def. Tamara Zidansek, 6-2, 6-4
No. 6 Elina Svitolina def. Viktoria Kuzmova, 6-4, 6-1
No. 7 Karoline Pliskova def. Madison Brengle, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0
No. 12 Elise Mertens def. Margarita Gasparyan, 6-1, 7-5
No. 13 Anastasija Sevastova def. Bianca Andreescu, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
No. 16 Serena Williams vs. Eugenie Bouchard
No. 17 Madison Keys def. Anastasia Potapova, 6-3, 6-4
No. 18 Garbine Muguruza, Johanna Konta
No. 21 Qiang Wang def. Aleksandra Krunic, 6-2, 6-3
No. 23 Carla Suarez Navarro vs, Dayana Yastremska
No. 27 Camila Giorga def. Iga Swiatek, 6-2, 6-0
No. 28 Su-Wei Hsieh def. Laura Siegemund, 6-3, 6-4
Alize Cornet vs. Venus Williams
Shuai Zhang def. Kristyna Pliskova, 6-3, 7-5
Timea Bacsinszky def. Natalia Vikhlyantseva, 6-2, 7-5
Day 5, Thursday, Jan. 17
No. 2 Angelique Kerber vs. Kimberly Birrell
No. 3 Caroline Wozniacki vs. No. 30 Maria Sharapova
No. 5 Sloane Stephens vs. No. 31 Petra Martic
No. 8 Petra Kvitova vs. Belinda Bencic
No. 11 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Amanda Anisimova
No. 15 Ashleigh Barty vs. Maria Sakkari
No. 19 Carolina Garcia vs. Danielle Collins
Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Day 6, Friday, Jan. 18
Third round
Day 7, Saturday, Jan. 19
Round of 16
Day 8, Sunday, Jan. 20
Round of 16
Day 9, Monday, Jan. 21
Quarterfinals
Day 10, Tuesday, Jan. 22
Quarterfinals
Day 11, Wednesday, Jan. 23
Quarterfinals, women’s semifinals
Day 12, Thursday, Jan. 24
Men’s semifinals
Day 13, Friday, Jan. 25
Men’s semifinals
Day 14, Saturday, Jan. 26
Women’s final
Day 15, Sunday, Jan. 27
Men’s final
Bracket
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Bracket taken from the official Australian Open live draw.