Novak Djokovic wins Australian Open for a record 7th time

Novak Djokovic needed just three sets to down Rafael Nadal in the final of the 2019 Australian Open, cruising to his seventh title in Melbourne. That is a record for any one player, and Djokovic has certainly kicked off the year the right way.

The Big Four aren’t quite done, but men’s tennis may be seeing a shift in the coming years. For now, going into the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open, some of the usual suspects are favored to win it, but the field continues to get interesting.

Rafael Nadal is playing as well, and says he’s at 100 percent, but he dropped out of a tournament just a few weeks ago. He’s made it all the way to the final though, after dropping Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinal.

Novak Djokovic would be considered Nadal’s top competition at this point, and is set to face Lucas Pouille in the other men’s semifinal.

Djokovic is coming off winning the last two Grand Slams, lifting the trophy at Wimbledon and the US Open in 2018.

Below is a full bracket, schedule, and results, which will be updated throughout the tournament.

Not much has changed in watching the Australian Open for those in the United States, though there is the one downside of some matches and courts that used to be free on WatchESPN are now locked behind the ESPN+ paywall. A seven-day free trial of ESPN+ can be found here. Television coverage will primarily be handled by ESPN and ESPN2, while there will be many free matches and courts streaming on WatchESPN and ESPN3.

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. Did you manage to follow all of that?

Day 1, Sunday, Jan. 13

No. 2 Rafael Nadal def. James Duckworth, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5
No. 3 Roger Federer def. Denis Istomin, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 Kevin Anderson def. Adrian Mannarino, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 Marin CIlic def. Bernard Tomic, 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(3)
Reilly Opelka def. No. 9 John Isner, 7-6(4), 7-6(6), 6-7(4), 7-6(5)
No. 10 Karen Khachanov def. Peter Gojowczyk, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
Tomas Berdych def. No. 13 Kyle Edmund, 6-3, 6-0, 7-5
No. 14 Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Matteo Berrettini, 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(4)
No. 18 Diego Schwartzman def. Rudolf Molleker, 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
No. 19 Nikoloz Basilashvili def. Christopher Eubanks, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-3
No. 20 Grigor Dimitrov def. Janko Tipsarevic, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4
No. 22 Roberto Bautista Agut def. Andy Murray, 6-4, 6-4, 6(5)-7, 6(4)-7, 6-2
No. 26 Fernando Verdasco def Miomir Kecmanovic, 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-3
No. 27 Alex de Minaur def. Pedro Sousa, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
No. 30 Gael Monfils def. Damir Dzumhur, 6-0, 6-4, 6-0
Andreas Seppi def. No. 31 Steve Johnson, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Matthew Ebden def. Jan-Lennard Struff, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
Jordan Thompson def. Feliciano Lopez, 6-1, 7-6(0), 6-3
John Millman def. Federico Delbonis, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-2
Radu Albot def. Michael Mmoh, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
Mackenzie McDonald def. Andrey Rublev, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Henri Laaksonen def. Mirza Basic, 6-4, 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3
Taylor Fritz def. Cameron Norrie, 6-3, 7-6(6), 6-2
Thomas Fabbiano def. Jason Kubler, 6-4, 7-6(1), 6-2, 3-6
Robin Haase def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, 7-5, 6-4, 7-5
Denis Kudla def. Marc Polmans, 5-6, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
Frances Tiafoe def. Prajnesh Gunneswaran, 7-6(7), 6-3, 6-3
Daniel Evans def. Tatsuma Ito, 7-5, 6-1, 7-6(8)
Yoshihito Nishioka def. Tennys Sandgren, 6-4, 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4
Pablo Cuevas def. Dusan Lajovic, 6-4, 7-5, 6-1
Stefano Travaglia def. Guido Andreozzi, 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
Viktor Troicki def. Roberto Carballes Baena, 6-1, 1-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4

Day 2, Monday, Jan. 14

No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. Mitchell Krueger, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. Aljaz Bedene, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4
No. 7 Dominic Thiem def. Benoit Paire, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 1-6, 6-3
No. 8 Kei Nishikori def. Kamil Majchrzak, 3-6, 6-7(6), 6-0, 6-2, 3-0 (ret.)
No. 11 Borna Coric def. Steve Darcis, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
No. 12 Fabio Fognini def. Jaume Munar, 7-6(3), 7-6(7), 3-1 (ret.)
No. 15 Daniil Medvedev def. Lloyd Harris, 6-1, 6-2, 6-1
No. 16 Milos Raonic def. Nick Kyrgios, 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-4
Filip Krajinovic def. No. 17 Marco Cecchinato, 4-6, 0-6, 6-1, 7-6(8), 6-4
No. 21 David Goffin def. Christian Garin, 6-0, 6-2, 6-2
No. 24 Hyeon Chung def. Bradley Klahn, 6-7(5), 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
No. 23 Pablo Carreno Busta def. Luca Vanni, 6-7(5), 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
No. 25 Denis Shapovalov def. Pablo Andujar, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6(3)
No. 28 Lucas Pouille def. Mikhail Kukushkin, 6-1, 7-5, 6-4
No. 29 Gilles Simon def. Bjorn Fratangelo, 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-2
No. 32 Philipp Kohlschreiber def. Zhe Li, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4
Taro Daniel def. Thanasi Kokkinakis, 5-7, 4-2 (ret.)
Stan Wawrinka def. Ernests Gulbis, 6-6, 3-1 (ret.)
Ilya Ivashka def. Malek Jaziri, 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 4-0 (ret.)
Alex Bolt def. Jack Sock, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Martin Klizan, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(5)
Jeremy Chardy def. Ugo Humbert, 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-4, 6(4)-7, 7-6(6)
Evgeny Donskoy def. Laslo Djere, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-1, 7-6(5)
Marius Copil def. Marcel Granollers, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Marton Fucsovics def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3
Alexei Popyrin def. Mischa Zverev, 7-5, 7-6(7), 6-4
Leonardo Mayer def. Nicolas Jarry, 7-6(4), 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-3
Maximilian Marterer def. Gleb Sakharov, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3
Ivo Karlovic def. Hubert Hurkacz, 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 7-6(3), 7-6(5)
Pierre-Hugues Herbert def. Sam Querrey, 5-7, 7-6(6), 6-3, 6-1
Ryan Harrison def. Jiri Vesely, 6-0, 7-5, 6-3
Joao Sousa def. 7-6(2), 4-6, 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-2

Day 3, Tuesday, Jan. 15

No. 2 Rafael Nadal def. Matthew Ebden, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 Roger Federer def. Daniel Evans, 7-6(5), 7-6(3), 6-3
Frances Tiafoe def. No. 5 Kevin Anderson, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
No. 6 Marin Cilic def. Mackenzie McDonald, 7-5, 6(9)-7, 6-4, 6-4
No. 10 Karen Khachanov def. Yoshihito Nishioka, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
No. 14 Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Viktor Troicki, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
No. 18 Diego Schwartzman def. Denis Kudla, 6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 6(6)-7, 6-4
No. 19 Nikoloz Basilashvili def. Stefano Travaglia, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
No. 20 Grigor Dimitrov def. Pablo Cuevas, 6-3, 6(5)-7, 6-3, 7-5
No. 22 Roberto Bautista Agut def. John Millman, 6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 6(6)-7, 6-4
No. 26 Fernando Verdasco vdef. Radu Albot, 6-1, 7-6(2), 6-3
No. 27 Alex de Minaur def. Henri Laaksonen, 6-4, 6-2, 6(7)-7, 4-6, 6-3
Taylor Frtiz def. No. 30 Gael Monfils, 6-3, 6(8)-7, 7-6(6), 7-5(5)
Andreas Seppi def. Jordan Thompson, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Tomas Berdych def. Robin Haase, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3
Thomas Fabbiano def. Reilly Opelka, 6(15)-7, 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5)

Day 4, Wednesday, Jan. 16

No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. Jeremy Chardy, 7-6(5), 6-4, 5-7, 6-7(6), 6-1
Alexie Popyrin def. No. 7 Dominic Thiem, 7-5, 6-4, 2-0, ret’d
No. 8 Kei Nishikori def. Ivo Karlovic, 6-3, 7-6(6), 5-7, 5-7, 7-6(7)
No. 11 Borna Coric def. Marton Fucsovics, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
No. 12 Fabio Fognini def. Leonardo Mayer, 7-6(3), 6-3, 7-6(5)
No. 15 Daniil Medvedev def. Ryan Harrison, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
No. 16 Milos Raonic def. Stan Wawrinka, 6(4)-7, 7-6(6), 7-6(11), 7-6(5)
No. 21 David Goffin def. Marius Copil, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4
No. 23 Pablo Carreno Busta def. Ilya Ivashka, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6(7)
Pierre-Hugues Herbert def. No. 24 Hyeon Chung, 6-2, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
No. 25 Denis Shapovalov def. Taro Daniel, 6-3, 7-6(2), 6-3
No. 28 Lucas Pouille def. Maximilian Marterer, 7-6(8), 7-6(8), 5-7, 6-4
Alex Bolt def. No. 29 Gilles Simon, 2-6, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(8), 6-4
Joao Sousa def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-4
Filip Krajinovic def. Evgeny Donskoy, 6-4, 7-6(8), 7-6(2)

Day 5, Thursday, Jan. 17

No. 2 Rafael Nadal def. No. 27 Alex de Minaur, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 Roger Federer def. Taylor Fritz, 6-2, 7-5, 6-2
No. 6 Marin Cilic def. No. 26 Fernando Verdasco, 4-6 ,3-6, 6-1, 7-6(8), 6-3
No. 22 Roberto Bautista Agut def. No. 10 Karen Khachanov, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
No. 14 Stefanos Tsitsipas def. No. 19 Nikoloz Basilashvili, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-4
Tomas Berdych def. No. 18 Diego Schwartzman, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
No. 20 Grigor Dimitrov def. Thomas Fabbiano, 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-4
Frances Tiafoe def. Andreas Seppi, 6(3)-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

Day 6, Friday, Jan. 18

No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. No. 25 Denis Shapovalov, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. Alex Bolt, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
No. 8 Kei Nishikori def. Joao Sousa, 7-6(6), 6-1, 6-2
No. 11 Borna Coric def. Filip Krajinovic, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
No. 23 Pablo Carreno Busta def. No. 12 Fabio Fognini, 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
No. 15 Daniil Medvedev def. No. 21 David Goffin, 6-2, 7-6(3), 6-3
No. 16 Milos Raonic def. Pierre-Hugues Herbert, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(6)
No. 28 Lucas Pouille def. Alexie Popyrin, 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-7(10), 4-6, 6-3

Day 7, Saturday, Jan. 19

No. 2 Rafael Nadal def. Tomas Berdych, 6-0, 6-1, 7-6(4)
No. 14 Stefanos Tsitsipas def. No. 3 Roger Federer, 6(11)-7, 7-6(3), 7-5, 7-6(5)
No. 22 Roberto Bautista Agut def. No. 6 Marin Cilic, 6(6)-7, 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Frances Tiafoe def. No. 20 Grigor Dimitrov, 7-5, 7-6(6), 6-7(1), 7-5

Day 8, Sunday, Jan. 20

No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. No. 15 Daniil Medvedev, 6-4, 6(5)-7, 6-2, 6-3
No. 16 Milos Raonic def. No. 4 Alexander Zverev, 6-1, 6-1, 7-6(5)
No. 8 Kei Nishikori def. No. 23 Pablo Carreno Busta, 6(8)-7, 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-4, 7-6(8)
No. 28 Lucas Pouille def. No. 11 Borna Coric, 6(4)-7, 6-4, 7-5, 7-6(2)

Day 9, Monday, Jan. 21

No. 2 Rafael Nadal def. Frances Tiafoe, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
No. 14 Stefanos Tsitsipas def. No. 22 Roberto Bautista Agut, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(2)

Day 10, Tuesday, Jan. 22

No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. No. 8 Kei Nishikori, 6-1, 4-1 (ret.)
No. 28 Lucas Pouille def. No. 16 Milos Raonic, 7-6(4), 6-3, 6(2)-7, 6-4

Day 11, Wednesday, Jan. 23

Quarterfinals, women’s semifinals

Day 12, Thursday, Jan. 24

No. 2 Rafael Nadal def. No. 14 Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-2, 6-4, 6-0

Day 13, Friday, Jan. 25

No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. No. 28 Lucas Pouille, 6-0, 6-2, 6-2

Day 14, Saturday, Jan. 26

Women’s final

Day 15, Sunday, Jan. 27

No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. No. 2 Rafael Nadal, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3

Bracket taken from the official Australian Open live draw.