Australia’s premier international sporting event, the Australian Open, has officially wrapped up after three weeks of intense competition.
As the first of the four Grand Slams, the Australian Open often sets the pace for the players as they go on to compete at the French Open, Wimbledon, and finally the US Open.
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In 2024, 18 Australian players were given the opportunity to represent their country on their home turf, including rising stars Alex de Minaur and Max Purcell, and win the highly coveted Norman Brookes Challenge Cup for men, and the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup.
Sadly, however, they were outplayed by top-tier talent from across the world and unable to cement themselves in Australian sporting history – but there’s always next time!
Who will won the Men’s Singles at the Australian Open in 2024?
Thanks to the ATP rankings for 2024, tennis fans had some idea of which players they could expect to see progress to the latter half of the Australian Open.
Despite being the favourite to win as world number one, Novak Djokovic was unable to secure his 25th Grand Slam title after being defeated by world number four player Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals.
The Italian then emerged triumphant from his grand finale match against Russia’s Daniil Medvedev after five epic sets.
Who won the Men’s Singles at the Australian Open in 2023?
In 2023, Serbian superstar Novak Djokovic won his tenth Australian Open title, and 22nd major title overall after defeating Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas in a 6-3, 7-6, 7, 6 set.
At the time, the then 35-year-old tied with Rafael Nadal for the record of most Grand Slam men’s singles titles won, but ultimately surpassed his competitor after also winning the French Open and US Open that same year.
Who won the Women’s Singles at the Australian Open in 2024?
Fans flocked to betting platforms such as Sportsbet to place their predictions as to which elite athlete they believed would emerge victorious and win the Women’s Singles event at the Australian Open in 2024.
Former world number one. Belarusian player, Aryna Sabalenka led the pack, with overwhelming odds to win – and she did!
Winning the tournament for the second year in a row, the 25-year-old faced off against China’s Qinwen Zheng, who had odds of $5.00 to take out the tournament.
In little over an hour, Aryna overpowered her 21-year-old rival 6-3, 6-2.
Who won the Women’s Singles at the Australian Open in 2023?
In 2023, Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina in an epic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 match, securing her first major singles title.
Sadly, despite initial predictions history was not destined to repeat itself after Elana crashed out of the 2024 Australian Open in the second round of a marathon match and 42-point tiebreaker that was the longest in Grand Slam history against Anna Blinkova.
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