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The 2022 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park, Australia from 17 to 30 January 2022. [2] It was the 110th edition of the Australian Open, the 54th in the Open Era, and the first Grand Slam of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles.
Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final, 2–6, 6–7 (5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2022 Australian Open. [1] It was his second Australian Open title and 21st major singles title overall, surpassing the all-time record he had jointly held with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
Matches on main courts; Matches on Rod Laver Arena; Event Winner Loser Score Women's singles 1st round: Garbiñe Muguruza [3]: Clara Burel: 6–3, 6–4 Women's singles 1st round
— Meddy to save tennis (@Malaikoftaisbae) January 30, 2022 After four hours and 12 minutes, it was a new game. Tied at two sets each, the final set would decide it all.
Nadal defeated Medvedev, 2–6, 6–7 (5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5, in 5 hours and 24 minutes to win his second Australian Open title, and a then all-time record 21st major men's singles title. This was the second-longest major final in history after the 2012 Australian Open final , in which Nadal also participated. [ 1 ]
The Australian Open [a] [b] is an annual tennis tournament created in 1905 and (since 1988) played on outdoor hardcourts [c] [d] at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. [7] The Australian Open is played over a two-week period beginning in mid-January and has been chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam tournaments each year since 1987.
The 2022 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season officially began on 17 January 2022, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Winning 5 titles, he won his first Grand Slam at the 2022 US Open, defeating Casper Ruud in the final and becoming World number 1. [2] He clinched the world number 1 ranking for 16 weeks in 2022.
Ashleigh Barty defeated Danielle Collins in the final, 6–3, 7–6 (7–2) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2022 Australian Open. It was her first Australian Open title and third and last major title overall. Barty became the first home player to win an Australian Open singles title since Chris O'Neil in 1978.