Australian Open Draw 2019: Matchups Set for Fourth Round
The 2019 Australian Open is onto the second week, with just 16 players remaining in both the men's and women's draws. The top seeds have largely held their own thus far down under, as three of the four top-seeded women remain in the draw while all of the top-four men's seeds remain. The second week promises to deliver marquee matchups, tight matches and memorable moments.
Here's an updated list of matchups for the round of 16.
Women
No. 1 Simona Halep vs. No. 16 Serena Williams
Head-to-head record: Williams leads 8-1. Most reccent matchup came in the quarterfinals of the 2016 U.S. Open, which Williams won 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.
No. 18 Garbine Muguruza vs. No. 7 Karolina Pliskova
Head-to-head record:Pliskova leads 7-2, winning the most recent meeting 6-2, 6-2 at the 2017 WTA year-end Championships.
No. 4 Naomi Osaka vs. No. 13 Anastasija Sevastova
Head-to-head record: The series is tied 2-2, with Osaka winning the most recent matchup earlier this year in Brisbane, 3-6, 6-0, 6-4.
No. 6 Elina Svitolina vs. No. 17 Madison Keys
Head-to-head record: Keys owns a 2-0 mark against Svitolina. Most recent matchup came in the fourth round of the 2017 U.S. Open, which Keys won 7-6, 1-6, 6-4.
No. 8 Petra Kvitova vs. Amanda Anisimova
Head-to-head record: Anisimova won the only previous matchup, 6-2, 6-4 at Indian Wells last year.
No. 15 Ashleigh Barty vs. No. 30 Maria Sharapova
Head-to-head record: Sharapova won he only previous meeting, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, in Rome last year.
No. 5 Sloane Stephens vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Head-to-head record: Stephens owns a 2-0 advantage, winning the most recent matchup 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 in Beijing last year.
No. 2 Angelique Kerber vs. Danielle Collins
Head-to-head record: Kerber won the only previous matchup between the two, 6-1, 6-1 at Eastbourne last year
Men
No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 15 Daniil Medvedev
Head-to-head record: Djokovic owns 2-0 advantage, winning most recent matchup 6-4, 6-4 in Eastbourne 2017.
No. 8 Kei Nishikori vs. No. 23 Pablo Carreno Busta
Head-to-head record: This will mark the first meeting between the two.
No. 4 Alexander Zverev vs. No. 16 Milos Raonic
Head-to-head record: The two have split their previous two meetings, thoughh Raonic won the more recent won, beating Zverev in five sets in the fourth round of Wimbledon 2017.
No. 11 Borna Coric vs. No. 28 Lucas Pouille/Alexei Popovin
No. 6 Marin Cilic vs. No. 22 Roberto Bautista Agut
Head-to-head record: Cilic owns 4-1 advantage, winning most recently 7-6, 6-2 at the 2017 Paris Masters.
No. 3 Roger Federer vs. No. 15 Stefanos Tsitsipas
Head-to-head record: The two have not played an official ATP match, though Federer prevailed in straight sets when they played at the Hopman Cup earlier this mont.
No. 20 Grigor Dimitrov vs. Frances Tiafoe
Head-to-head record: Dimitrov won the only previous meeting, 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 at the Masters 1000 event in Canada last year.
No. 2 Rafael Nadal vs Tomas Berdych
Head-to-head record: Nadal owns a 19-4 advantage, though Berdych did win their last matchup at the Australian Open, a 6-2, 6-0, 7-6 victory in the 2015 quarterfinals.
