Petra Kvitova vs Naomi Osaka Australian Open 2019 Final Preview and Prediction

Stefanos Tsitsipas may have attracted a legion of new followers for his on-court performances at the 2019 Australian Open, but the Greek star has also proven to be a favourite on social media.

Since beating Roger Federer in the fourth round on Sunday, Tsitsipas’ subscriber count on his YouTube channel has soared to beyond 100,000. Read More

And his channel has attracted the attention of American YouTube personality Casey Neistat, who has more than 10 million followers. Neistat has now called on the 20-year-old #NextGenATP player to collaborate with him, and Peter McKinnon, another popular YouTuber, after Tsitsipas leaves Australia.

Tsitsipas lost to 2009 champion Rafael Nadal on Thursday night in the Australian Open semi-finals.

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Australian Open 2019: Petra Kvitova's inspiring comeback from 2016 knife attack

Posted: Jan 24, 2019

Petra Kvitova, who was attacked by a knife-wielding burglar just over two years ago, is set to player her first Grand Slam final since 2014 at the Australian Open.

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Australian Open 2019: Andy Lapthorne beaten in quad wheelchair doubles final

Posted: Jan 24, 2019

Australian Open 2019
Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 14-27 January
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Britain’s Andy Lapthorne and partner David Wagner lost out in a deciding tie-break in the Australian Open quad wheelchair doubles final.

Lapthorne and American Wagner lost 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 12-10 to Australians Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson.

The final was the only match of the men’s quad wheelchair doubles event.

The British pairing of Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid lost 6-2 7-5 to the duo of Stephane Houdet and Ben Weekes in the men’s wheelchair doubles semi-finals.

Hewett and Reid had twice won doubles events together at both Wimbledon and the US Open and were the top seeds for the Melbourne event, but were beaten in a match that lasted one hour 27 minutes.

Earlier on Thursday, Lapthorne lost 6-1 6-1 to Davidson in his second round robin match in the quad singles, ending his hopes of reaching the final.