2019 Australian Open: Difference between revisions

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[[Roger Federer]] and [[Caroline Wozniacki]] were the defending men's and women's singles champions, but were unsuccessful in their respective title defenses; Federer lost to [[Stefanos Tsitsipas]] in the fourth round and Wozniacki lost to [[Maria Sharapova]] in the third round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/20/australian-open-stefanos-tsitsipas-beats-roger-federer |title =Stefanos Tsitsipas stuns Roger Federer in four-set Australian Open thriller|date=20 January 2019|work=Guardian|accessdate=22 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/18/maria-sharapova-ends-caroline-wozniacki-australian-open-defence |title =Maria Sharapova ends Caroline Wozniacki's Australian Open defence|date=18 January 2019|work=Guardian|accessdate=22 January 2019}}</ref>

[[Novak Djokovic]] of Serbia won the men's singles title at the 2019 Australian Open, defeating [[Rafael Nadal]] of Spain 6–3,in 6–2,straight 6–3sets in the men's final.<ref>https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1087284/Rafael-Nadal-Australian-Open-Novak-Djokovic-fitness-Wimbledon-schedule</ref> [[Naomi Osaka]] of Japan defeated [[Petra Kvitová]] of the Czech Republic 7–6,in 5–7,three 6–4sets to win the women's singles title.<ref>https://www.npr.org/2019/01/26/689031962/naomi-osaka-of-japan-secures-her-second-grand-slam-title-with-australian-open-vi</ref> The tournament had a record attendance of 796,435 spectators.

==Tournament==