This is it. There's only one match remaining in the 2019 Australian Open, with Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal set to go head-to-head on Rod Laver Arena.
It's been one of the best Australian Opens in recent memory, with upsets, comebacks and marathon matches.
In the women's draw, Naomi Osaka earned a thrilling win over Petra Kvitova, and went to number one in the world.
For the men, Nadal is looking for just his second Australian Open title, and Djokovic is looking to break the record for most Aus Open titles.
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With the finals nearly upon us, Sporting News has you covered with everything you need to know.
WHEN IS THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN MEN'S FINAL?
The men's final is on right now!
Novak Djokovic screamed out of the gates on Rod Laver Arena, breaking a nervous Nadal in the Spaniard's first service game of the match.
The world number one is currently up two sets and a break and the end looks near.
Djokovic has won six Australian Open titles, equal with Roger Federer for most ever. Nadal owns 17 Grand Slam trophies, but has only won once in Melbourne.
WHEN IS THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN WOMEN'S FINAL?
You've missed it...
The women's final was on Saturday night, with Naomi Osaka winning her second ever Grand Slam title.
HOW TO WATCH THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL
Australian Open 2019 marks Channel Nine's inaugural Grand Slam coverage as part of its landmark six-year deal with Tennis Australia.
The men's and women's finals will both be broadcast on Channel 9's main channel.
Tennis Australia's switch to the Nine Network marks the first time in over 40 years that the sport isn't covered by Seven.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL TICKETS
There are still tickets available at Ticketek for the men's final on Sunday.
The cheapest tickets you'll get for the Australian Open final will set you back $181 and you'll be sitting in the upper bowl. The most expensive ticket currently available costs $594, and you're pretty close to the court.
WHERE IS THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL?
The men's and women's Australian Open finals will be played on Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park.
The 14,820 seat capacity arena was opened in 1988 and bears the name of Australia's greatest ever tennis player.
Most commonly associated with tennis, the arena also hosts basketball and MMA, with February's hugely anticipated UFC 234 showdown between Rob Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum to be held there.
The record crowd attendance for Rod Laver Arena is 16,183 for a Justin Timberlake concert in 2007.
2019 AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL BETTING ODDS
In the men's draw, Nadal opened at $1.83, with Djokovic at $2.
That has now flipped around.
Djokovic is paying $1.72 and Nadal is out to $2.15.
DYLAN ALCOTT WINS QUAD WHEELCHAIR TITLE
Aussie Dylan Alcott claimed his fifth consecutive Australian Open quad wheelchair singles title with a straight sets win over American David Wagner.
Alcott took the final 6-4 7-6(2) on Rod Laver to notch up his seventh Grand Slam singles title.
Afterwards, he gave an emotional speech about what the match being televised nationally means.
SAM STOSUR AND ZHANG SHUAI WIN WOMEN'S DOUBLES FINAL
Australia's Sam Stosur and China's Zhang Shuai claimed a straight sets win in the final of the women's doubles on Friday afternoon.
The pairing were too good for Kristina Mladenovic and Timea Babos, winning 6-3 6-4.
WHO WON THE 2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN?
Roger Federer took his Grand Slam tally to 20 by defeating Marin Cilic in a five-set epic in the 2018 Australian Open final.
On the way to winning his second consecutive Aus Open title, Federer beat Aljaz Bedene, Jan-Lennard Struff, Richard Gasquet, Marton Fucsovics, Tomias Berdych and Hyeon Chung without dropping a set. In a final that saw plenty of swings of momentum, Federer won 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 3-6 6-1.
In the women's draw, Caroline Wozniacki won her debut Grand Slam in another epic final over Simona Halep. Wozniacki took the decider 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4 after beating the likes of Kiki Bertens, Magdalena Rybarinkova, Carla Suarez Navarro and Elise Mertens.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN WINNERS LIST
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER UP | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Roger Federer | Marin Cilic | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 2017 | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 2016 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | 6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
| 2015 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0 |
| 2014 | Stan Wawrinka | Rafael Nadal | 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 2013 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2012 | Novak Djokovic | Rafael Nadal | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 |
| 2011 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | 6-4 6-2 6-3 |
| 2010 | Roger Federer | Andy Murray | 6-3 6-4 7-6(11) |
| 2009 | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | 7-5 3-6 7-6(3) 3-6 6-2 |
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER UP | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Caroline Wozniacki | Simona Halep | 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4 |
| 2017 | Serena Williams | Venus Williams | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2016 | Angelique Kerber | Serena Williams | 6-4 3-6 6-4 |
| 2015 | Serena Williams | Maria Sharapova | 6-3 7-6(5) |
| 2014 | Li Na | Dominika Cibulkova | 7-6(3) 6-0 |
| 2013 | Victoria Azarenka | Li Na | 4-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2012 | Victoria Azarenka | Maria Sharapova | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2011 | Kim Clijsters | Li Na | 3-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2010 | Serena Williams | Justin Henin | 6-4 3-6 6-2 |
| 2009 | Serena Williams | Dinara Safina | 6-0 6-3 |
HOW MANY GRAND SLAM TITLES DO THE REMAINING PLAYERS HAVE?
Rafael Nadal is leading the way with 17 Grand Slam titles, while Novak Djokovic is second with 14.
Petra Kvitova has two Wimbledon wins, and Naomi Osaka earned her debut Grand Slam title at the US Open last year.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINALS 2019
There's also a whole range of other finals being played over the weekend.
The official schedule hasn't yet been released, but on Saturday, January 26, you can watch:
Girls' Singles Final
Boys' Singles Final
Quad Singles Final
Women's Wheelchair Final
Men's Wheelchair Final
Women's Singles Final
On Sunday, January 27, there will be:
Men's Doubles Final
Men's Singles Final
2019 AUSTRALIAN OPEN FACTS
MEN'S SINGLES
- Roger Federer won his sixth Australian Open title in 2018, 14 years after his first win at the event; no player has won multiple Australian Open titles over a longer period in the Open Era.
- Either Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray has been the runner-up in eight of the last nine Australian Open Men's Finals, Murray losing five times and Nadal three times. Only Marin Cilic in 2018 has also lost an Australian Open final in that span.
- The last time an Australian made it to the men's final at the Australian Open was Lleyton Hewitt in 2005, though the last Australian to win the title was Mark Edmondson in 1976 (against fellow Australian John Newcombe).
- The last time two players from the same nation contested the men's final at an Australian Open was in 1995 when Andre Agassi (USA) defeated Pete Sampras (USA) in four sets.
Roger Federer has won the last two Australian Opens; Novak Djokovic between 2011 and 2013 is the only male player to have won the tournament three times in a row in the Open Era.
-Last year in Australia Roger Federer won his 20th Grand Slam singles title, the first male player to reach that mark; Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam tournament he has won more often (8 times) than the Australian Open (6).
- In 2012, Novak Djokovic got the better of Rafael Nadal in the longest final of a Grand Slam tournament in the Open Era (5 hours and 53 minutes).
- Andy Murray has lost five Australian Open finals (2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016), more than any other player in the Open Era.
- Novak Djokovic is coming to the 2019 Australian Open after having won the last two Grand Slam tournaments (Wimbledon & US Open 2018). He hasn't won three tournaments in a row since his four consecutive wins between 2015 and 2016.
- 2006 was the last Australian Open in which there wasn't Spanish representation in the men's singles quarter finals.
- 20 different players have won the Australian Open since the last time it was won by an Australian player (Mark Edmondson in 1976).
- Before this year, Lucas Pouille hadn't won a single game at the Australian Open, losing in the first round in the last five editions. He lost against players ranked outside the top 100 in 2017 (Alexander Bublik, 207) and 2018 (Ruben Bemelmans, 117).
WOMEN'S SINGLES
- Only Victoria Azarenka (2012, 2013), Serena Williams (2009, 2010) and Jennifer Capriati (2001, 2002) have won successive titles at the Australian Open since 2000.
- Since 2005 only Serena Williams (2010, 2015) and Victoria Azarenka (2013) have won the title at the Australian Open as the #1 ranked player in the world.
- Naomi Osaka is aiming to become the first woman to win successive Grand Slam titles since Serena Williams in 2014 (US Open) and 2015 (Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon).
- Two of the last three women's finals in Australian have been decided in three sets; Serena Williams' 6-4, 6-4 win against her sister Venus in 2017 the outlier in that span.
- Serena Williams has participated in eight Australian Open finals, more than any other player in the Open Era, including three of the last four.
- The last time an Australian contested the women's final at an Australian Open was Wendy Turnbull in 1980; though, the last time an Australian won the women's final was Chris O'Neil two years prior (1978).
- Martina Hingis is the youngest winner of the Australian Open women's singles trophy (16y 4m in 1997) and Thelma Coyne Long the oldest (35y 8m in 1954).
- There were three new women's Grand Slam winners in 2018 (Caroline Wozniacki, Simona Halep and Naomi Osaka), the most there had been in the last seven years.