2019 Australian Open: Top Ten Surprise Predictions

By Toby Oliver | Jan 12, 2019

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 28: Roger Federer (L) of Switzerland poses with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after winning the 2018 Australian Open Men's Singles Final against Marin Cilic of Croatia, posing with the runners-up trophy on day 14 of the 2018 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 28: An emotional Roger Federer of Switzerland on stage with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after winning the 2018 Australian Open Men’s Singles Final against Marin Cilic of Croatia on day 14 of the 2018 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images) /

The start of a new tennis season sees players quickly getting matches under their belt in order to prepare for the first grand slam of the year, the 2019 Australian Open.

The majority of the focus in the 2019 Australian Open men’s draw will be on Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic as both are going for a record seventh title. Federer is also looking to win his third Australian Open title in a row.

There’s also pressure on Rafael Nadal because if he wins the title, he will become the first male player in the Open Era to achieve a double career grand slam. This means he has won all four grand slams twice, with his only Australian Open title coming ten years ago.

Here, we’ll take a look at the ten players who could surprise this year. That could be a surprise run out of nothing or maybe even a first-time grand slam winner. Let’s take a look, starting with Marin Cilic for our number ten prediction.

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