Australian Open 2024

The first Grand Slam of 2024 is nearly over, but the excitement of finals weekend looms! The Australian Open has been gripping us since the moment the action began down under, and as we prepare to see who will be crowned the new champions in 2024, we're giving you a little overview of the tournament.

When did the Australian Open 2024 start?

The Australian Open is the first of the four major Grand Slam tennis tournaments in the year, kicking the season off in January. The qualifying round for the tournament ran from Monday 8 to Friday 12 January, prior to the official tournament start date beginning on Sunday 14 January. This year will be the first time in history that the tournament will take a new 15-day format, implemented in order to help reduce the pressure on late night finishes for the players and fans. There are three sessions to the tournament throughout the day, with the evening session usually continuing late into the night as close and hotly contested matches take longer to complete. With the extra day, the number of sessions increase from 47 to 52, giving us one more day to enjoy some exceptional tennis!

Where does the Australian Open 2024 take place?

Novak Djokovic (No.1) v
The Grand Slam event is located in Melbourne, Victoria at Melbourne Park which is one of the largest tennis venues in the world. With three main courts (the Rod Laver Arena, John Cain Arena and Margaret Court Arena), hundreds of thousands of fans are able to attend, with 902,000 visiting in 2023.

What does the Australian Open 2024 schedule look like?

Men’s and Women’s Singles – 14 to 28 January
Men’s and Women’s Doubles – 16 to 28 January
Mixed Doubles – 18 to 27 January
Wheelchair Matches – 23 to 27 January
Junior Matches – 20 to 27 January

Who will be playing in the Australian Open 2024?

Here are a few of the top seeded players from the men’s and women’s draw who made the entry list and have competed for this year’s title:

Men’s Singles

Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
Rafael Nadal (ESP)*
Daniil Medvedev
Jannik Sinner (ITA)
Andrey Rublev
Alexander Zverev (GER)
Holger Rune (DEN)
Casper Ruud (NOR)
Alex de Minaur (AUS)
Andy Murray (GBR)

*Rafael Nadal was set to play in the Australian Open 2024 but recently had to withdraw after becoming injured during the Brisbane International last week. He has encountered a “micro” muscle tear and now has to return to Spain to receive treatment. Nadal said he was dreaming of returning to play at the Australian Open after winning the Grand Slam title in 2022.

Women’s Singles

Iga Swiatek (POL)
Aryna Sabalenka
Coco Gauff (USA)
Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
Ons Jabeur (TUN)
Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)
Maria Sakkari (GRE)
Emma Raducanu (GBR)

Which British players are competing?

In the Men’s draw Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans, Jack Draper an Andy Murray confirmed their places, and in the Women’s, Katie Boulter, Jodie Burrage and Emma Raducanu.

Who are the defending Australian Open champions?

Defending men’s singles champion is world No.1 Novak Djokovic who has an impressive 98 titles to his name and a record 24 of which are Grand Slam titles. The Australian Open defending women’s singles champion is world No.2 and 25-year-old Aryna Sabalenka, who has 13 titles to her name.

Previous Australian Open Champions

 

Men’s Singles:

2023 – Novak Djokovic (SRB)
2022 – Rafael Nadal – (ESP)
2021 - Novak Djokovic (SRB)
2020 - Novak Djokovic (SRB)
2019 - Novak Djokovic (SRB)

Women’s Singles:

2023 – Aryna Sabalenka
2022 – Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
2021 – Naomi Osaka (JPN)
2020 – Sofia Kenin (USA)
2019 - Naomi Osaka (JPN)

 

Australian Open 2024 Results & Schedule

 

Men's Singles Quarter-Finals

Hubert Hurkacz (No.9) v Daniil Medvedev (No.3) (6-7, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 4-6)

Alexander Zverev (No.6) v Carlos Alcaraz (No.2) (6-1, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4)

Novak Djokovic (No.1) v Taylor Fritz (No.12) (7-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3)

Jannick Sinner (No.4) v Andrey Rublev (No.5) (6-4, 7-6, 6-3)

 

Women's Single's Quarter-Finals

Marta Kostyuk (No.37) v Coco Gauff (No.4) (6-7, 7-6, 2-6)

B Krejcikova (No.11) v Aryna Sabalenka (No.2) (2-6, 3-6)

 

Men's Singles Semi-Final:

Daniil Medvedev (No.3) v Alexander Zverev (No.6) - scheduled 26 January 

Novak Djokovic (No.1) v Jannick Sinner (No.4) - scheduled 26 January 

 

Women's Singles Semi Final

Coco Gauff (No.4) v Aryna Sabalenka (No.2) (6-7, 4-6)

Dayana Yastremska (No.93) v Qinwen Zheng (No.15) (4-6, 4-6)

 

Women's Singles Final

 Aryna Sabalenka (No.2) v Aryna Sabalenka (No.2) - scheduled 27 January 

We don’t know about you, but we can’t wait to find out our new champions and the tournament has certainly given us a healthy dose of tennis action to banish those January blues!

Will Djokovic claim yet another title or can a new name be added to the winners list? And will Sabalenka be the first woman in several years to claim the title for the second year in a row?

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