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Naomi Osaka has won her second Grand Slam title, and it came right after her first one. She bested Petra Kvitova in the women’s singles finals of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of 2019, just a few months after beating Serena Williams in the final of the 2018 US Open.
The women’s bracket at the 2019 Australian Open, the first Grand Slam event of the year, is down to two players: fourth seed Naomi Osaka and eighth seed Petra Kvitova, after all the other big names, including Serena Williams, Simona Halep, Caroline Wozniacki and the rest of the field were eliminated.
Osaka’s run has included wins over Magda Linette, Tamara Zidansek, Su-Wei Hsieh, Anastasija Sevastova, Elina Svitolina and most recently, Karolina Pliskova.
Kvitova has looked in top form and looks nearly unstoppable right now. Her run has included wins over Magdalena Rybarikova, Irina-Camelia Begu, Belinda Bencic, Amanda Anisimova, Ashleigh Barty and Danielle Collins.
Kvitova has won all of her matches in straight sets, while Osaka has been pushed to three sets three times, including against Pliskova in the semifinals.
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.
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2019 Australian Open TV, Streaming Schedule
Day | Round | Start | End | Channel |
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Day | Round | Start | End | Channel |
Jan. 13 | First round | 7 p.m. | 7 a.m. | ESPN2 |
Jan. 14 | First round | 7 p.m. | 7 a.m. | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
Jan. 15 | Second round | 7 p.m. | 7 a.m. | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
Jan. 16 | Second round | 7 p.m. | 7 a.m. | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
Jan. 17 | Third round | 7 p.m. | 7 a.m. | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
Jan. 18 | Third round | 7 p.m. | 7 a.m. | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
Jan. 19 | Round of 16 | 7 p.m. | 7 a.m. | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
Jan. 20 | Round of 16 | 7 p.m. | 7 a.m. | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
Jan. 21 | Quarterfinals | 7 p.m. | 2 a.m. | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
Jan. 22 | Quarterfinals | 3 a.m. | 6 a.m. | ESPN2 |
Jan. 22 | Quarterfinals | 7 p.m. | 2 a.m. | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
Jan. 23 | Quarterfinals | 3:30 a.m. | 6 a.m. | ESPN2 |
Jan. 23 | Women's Semifinal | 10 p.m. | 2 a.m. | ESPN2 |
Jan. 24 | Men's Semifinal | 3:30 a.m. | 6 a.m. | ESPN |
Jan. 25 | Men's Semifinal | 3:30 a.m. | 6 a.m. | ESPN |
Jan. 26 | Women's Final | 3:30 a.m. | 5:30 a.m. | ESPN |
Jan. 27 | Men's Final | 3:30 a.m. | 6:30 a.m. | ESPN |
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 def. Sofia Kenin, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-4
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 def. Eugenie Bouchard, 6-2, 6-2
No. 17 Madison Keys def. Anastasia Potapova, 6-3, 6-4
No. 18 Garbine Muguruza def. Johanna Konta, 6-4, 6-7(3), 7-5
No. 21 Qiang Wang def. Aleksandra Krunic, 6-2, 6-3
Dayana Yastremska def. No. 23 Carla Suarez Navarro, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
No. 27 Camila Giorga def. Iga Swiatek, 6-2, 6-0
No. 28 Su-Wei Hsieh def. Laura Siegemund, 6-3, 6-4
Venus Williams def. Alize Cornet, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
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 def. Kimberly Birrell, 6-1, 6-0
No. 30 Maria Sharapova def. No. 3 Caroline Wozniacki, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
No. 5 Sloane Stephens def. No. 31 Petra Martic, 7-6(6), 7-6(5)
No. 8 Petra Kvitova def. Belinda Bencic, 6-1, 6-4
Amanda Anisimova def. No. 11 Aryna Sabalenka, 6-3, 6-2
No. 15 Ashleigh Barty def. Maria Sakkari, 7-5, 6-1
Danielle Collins def. No. 19 Carolina Garcia, 6-3, 6-2
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6-0, 6-3
Day 6, Friday, Jan. 18
No. 1 Simona Halep def. Venus Williams, 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 Naomi Osaka def. No. 28 Su-Wei Hsieh, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
No. 6 Elina Svitolina def. Shuai Zhang, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
No. 7 Karoline Pliskova def. No. 27 Camila Giorga, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
No. 17 Madison Keys def. No. 12 Elise Mertens, 6-3, 6-2
No. 13 Anastasija Sevastova def. No. 21 Qiang Wang, 6-3, 6-3
No. 16 Serena Williams def. Dayana Yastremska, 6-2, 6-1
No. 18 Garbine Muguruza def. Timea Bacsinszky, 7-6(5), 6-2
Day 7, Saturday, Jan. 19
Danielle Collins def. No. 2 Angelique Kerber, 6-0, 6-2
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. No. 5 Sloane Stephens, 6(3)-7, 6-3, 6-3
No. 8 Petra Kvitova def. Amanda Anisimova, 6-2, 6-1
No. 15 Ashleigh Barty def. No. 30 Maria Sharapova, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Day 8, Sunday, Jan. 20
No. 16 Serena Williams def. No. 1 Simona Halep, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
No. 4 Naomi Osaka def. No. 13 Anastasija Sevastova, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 Elina Svitolina def. No. 17 Madison Keys, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1
No. 7 Karoline Pliskova def. No. 18 Garbine Muguruza, 6-3, 6-1
Day 9, Monday, Jan. 21
No. 8 Petra Kvitova def. No. 15 Ashleigh Barty, 6-1, 6-4
Danielle Collins def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
Day 10, Tuesday, Jan. 22
No. 4 Naomi Osaka def. No. 6 Elina Svitolina, 6-4, 6-1
No. 7 Karolina Pliskova def. No. 16 Serena Williams, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
Day 11, Wednesday, Jan. 23
No. 4 Naomi Osaka def. No. 7 Karolina Pliskova, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
No. 8 Petra Kvitova def. Danielle Collins, 7-6(2), 6-0
Day 12, Thursday, Jan. 24
Men’s semifinals
Day 13, Friday, Jan. 25
Men’s semifinals
Day 14, Saturday, Jan. 26
No. 4 Naomi Osaka def. No. 8 Petra Kvitova, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-4
Day 15, Sunday, Jan. 27
Men’s final
Bracket
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Bracket taken from the official Australian Open live draw.