Australian Open 2024: The singles champions are Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — 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
— Aryna Sabalenka wins back-to-back titles in Australia
— Jannik Sinner making his mark with a run to the Australian Open final
— Zverev’s Australian Open run draws attention on and off the courts
— 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
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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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