With the 2019 Australian Open set to kick off Monday in Melbourne (Sunday night at 7 p.m. ET), SI's tennis experts and writers Stanley Kay, Jamie Lisanti, Daniel Rapaport and Tristan Jung pick winners, discuss this year's top storylines, highlight must-watch matches and more.
Which player(s) do you see as a candidate to have a breakthrough tournament? Any dark horses to win the title?
Stanley Kay: They aren’t dark horses exactly, but both Ashleigh Barty and Aryna Sabalenka are generating Beto O’Rourkian levels of hype. My prediction: Both players earn their best major results of their respective young careers, but both fall short of winning outright.