Australian Open 2024: The singles champions are Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka
Jannik Sinner of Italy holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup aloft after defeating Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. Credit: AP/Andy Wong
MELBOURNE, Australia — Jannik Sinner’s first Grand Slam title with a comeback from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev completed the first 15-day Australian Open on the third Sunday of the tournament. Here's a guide that tells you everything you need to know:
KEY RESULTS SUNDAY?
Men's singles championship: No. 4 Jannik Sinner beat No. 3 Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.
Women's doubles championship: No. 2 Hsieh Su-wei and Elise Mertens beat No. 11 Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jelena Ostapenko 6-1, 7-5.
GET CAUGHT UP
What to read about the Australian Open:
— Jannik Sinner comes back from two sets down to take the Australian Open final from Daniil Medvedev
Serbia's Novak Djokovic sits in the umpires chair after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in an exhibition match ahead of the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Credit: AP/Andy Wong
— Aryna Sabalenka wins back-to-back titles in Australia
— Jannik Sinner making his mark with a run to the Australian Open final
— Hall of Famers Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova call on the women's tour to stay out of Saudi Arabia.
— Zverev’s Australian Open run draws attention on and off the courts
Poland's Iga Swiatek reacts during a press conference ahead of the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Credit: AP/Mark Baker
— No handshakes. Ukraine players have a message
— Basic facts and figures about the tournament
—Some new faces among the women’s quarterfinalists
— Li Na makes a surprise visit to see Zheng
— Can too many tennis ball changes cause injury?
— A courtside bar is dividing opinion
— Players complain about a rule change for spectators
— 2022 Australian Open runner-up Danielle Collins announces a 2024 retirement
— The late show with Daniil Medvedev
A TENNIS QUIZ
Try your hand at the AP’s Australian Open quiz.
STATS TO KNOW
1 — Sinner wins his first Grand Slam title in his first major final.
4 — Medvedev is the first finalist to play four five-set matches in a Grand Slam tournament.
24:17 — Medvedev's court time through seven rounds is a Grand Slam Open era record.
1,020,763 — a record total crowd for the Australian Open main draw. The extra day helped. The previous record for a 14-day tournament was 839,192 last year.
WORDS TO KNOW
“Yes, I like to dance in the pressure storm. I like it, because that’s where most of the time I bring out my best tennis." — Sinner.
“It’s very, very tough when you have a mentality, I don’t want to say champion, but a good mentality, a sport mentality, it’s very tough to lose in the final. It kind of hurts more. But you have to try to find positives — and the positive is, well, the final is better than the semifinal and quarters.” — Medvedev.
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