By Chris Oddo | Friday January 25, 2019

Keeping up with the game of tennis, by the numbers. Each day at Tennis Now we’ll give you a fresh set—without any further ado, here’s the skinny on tonight’s blockbuster Australian Open final between Petra Kvitova and Naomi Osaka.

1

One is still the number on the WTA side, and tonight’s final will decide the No.1 ranking coming out of the Australian Open.

Australian Open Final Preview: Naomi Osaka and Petra Kvitova relaxed and ready to go https://t.co/4koAEUr93t

— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) January 25, 2019

26

Either Kvitova or Osaka will become the 26th No.1 in WTA history.

 

Via @WTA a list of the 25 women who have held the No.1 ranking. Either Kvitova or Osaka will become No.26 on Monday. #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/M8qARy5cLV

— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) January 25, 2019

11

The length of Petra Kvitova’s current winning streak. The Czech won five matches en route to the Sydney title in the week before the Australian Open. Kvitova has dropped just 28 games thus far in six matches at Melbourne.

The first meeting between .@Petra_Kvitova and @Naomi_Osaka_ and it takes place in the @AustralianOpen final! 😲

Who will become champion and the new WTA World No. 1⃣! 🏆

Final Countdown ----> https://t.co/VTXL0VVhaE pic.twitter.com/d9nWkss42d

— WTA (@WTA) January 25, 2019

59

Number of consecutive wins by Osaka when winning the opening set. The 21-year-old has not dropped a match after winning the opener since 2016.

Osaka has now won 59 in a row when winning the first set.
Kvitova has won 22 in a row at majors when winning the first set.

Big, then, the opener on Saturday.

— Ravi Ubha (@raviubha) January 24, 2019

8

Kvitova has won her last eight finals and owns a 26-7 lifetime record in title matches.

.@Petra_Kvitova is on an 8⃣ final winning streak! 😲

Can she make it nine when she faces @Naomi_Osaka_ in the @AustralianOpen final?

Check out our gallery of the Czech’s previous triumphs! 📷 ----> https://t.co/Pk6VJyPbZW pic.twitter.com/pwAiqKFsAV

— WTA (@WTA) January 25, 2019

50

Osaka leads all WTA players with 50 aces at the Australian Open.

#WTA ace leaders at #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/L8umF0zM3e

— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) January 25, 2019

13

Consecutive matches at majors won by Naomi Osaka. It’s the longest such streak in the WTA since Serena Williams won 33 consecutive matches from the 2014 U.S. Open to the 2015 U.S. Open.

Naomi Osaka’s 13-match win-streak at majors is the longest streak since Serena Williams won 33 straight during 2014-2015. #AusOpen

— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) January 24, 2019

28

At 28, Kvitova is bidding to become the oldest player to ever make her debut at No.1.

If 28yo Petra Kvitova wins on Saturday, she will become the oldest debut World No.1 in the Open Era.

If 21yo Naomi Osaka wins, she will become the youngest WTA No.1 since Caroline Wozniacki. #AusOpen

— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) January 25, 2019

92

Kvitova has won 92 percent of her service games thus far in Melbourne. Osaka has won 81 percent of hers.

Service games won at #AusOpen

Petra 92%
Naomi 81%

— Chris Oddo (@TheFanChild) January 25, 2019

20

Kvitova is bidding to become the 20th woman in WTA Open Era history to win three or more Grand Slam titles, and the sixth to win each of her first three Grand Slam finals (Court, Wade, Seles, Davenport, Capriati).

10

Osaka is bidding to become the 10th women to win the U.S. Open and Australian Open back-to-back. She is also bidding to become the sixth woman in the Open Era to win her first to major titles in succession.

1 or 2

Osaka will rise to No.2 in the rankings at the very least. No Japanese man or woman has ever been ranked higher than 4.

1987

Kvitova is bidding to become the first Czech to win the women’s singles title in Melbourne since 1987 (Mandlikova d. Navratilova).