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Top Five Men’s Singles Favorites for 2019 Australian Open

By Harry Floyd

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 05: Alexander Zverev of Germany celebrates a point in the mixed doubles match against Belinda Bencic and Roger Federer of Switzerland during day eight of the 2019 Hopman Cup at RAC Arena on January 05, 2019 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Will Russell/Getty Images)
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 05: Alexander Zverev of Germany celebrates a point in the mixed doubles match against Belinda Bencic and Roger Federer of Switzerland during day eight of the 2019 Hopman Cup at RAC Arena on January 05, 2019 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Will Russell/Getty Images) /
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PERTH, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 05: Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates defeating Alexander Zverev of Germany during day eight of the 2019 Hopman Cup at RAC Arena on January 05, 2019 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) /

Arguably the greatest tennis player to ever grace a court, Roger Federer is right near the top of our picks to win the Australian Open.

Accolades continue to roll in for back to back Australian Open champion Roger Federer. The Swiss tennis legend is coming off of yet another title run at the 2019 Hopman Cup alongside partner Belinda Bencic. He and Bencic ousted Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber. Federer appears to be in his usual elite form entering the 2019 ATP Tour.

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It is difficult to pick anyone ahead of Federer for the men’s singles title at Melbourne Park. Federer has six titles at the Australian Open, two of which came in 2017 and 2018 respectively. He will be out to defend his title this year.

Last year, Federer took down Croatian great Marin Cilic in the Australian Open finals. HERE, we recap his win over Cilic through photos from the Grand Slam event. At 37-years-old, Federer has been able to maintain a level of play above and beyond most everyone on the ATP Tour. He has to be considered a top pick to defend his two consecutive titles at Melbourne Park. Only one man tops the list and beats out the Swiss tennis legend for our top five favorites to take the men’s singles title at the 2019 Australian Open.

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