The first Grand Slam of the year came to an end and the Australian Open crowned Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka as its new king and Queen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the men’s division, the Serbian crushed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6(4), and 7-6(5), in less than 3 hours, to win his tenth Australian Open title and his 22nd Grand Slam, equaling Rafael Nadal as those who have the most and, due to his age, taking the lead in the fight to see who will win the most titles.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Djokovic, who was unable to play in the tournament last year due to not being vaccinated against COVID-19, was overwhelmed and only lost 1 set in the entire championship: against Couacaud in the second round (3-1). Now ‘Nole’ has 41 victories in a row in Australia and it seems that he is not going to stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among the surprises of the tournament was the second-round loss of defending champion Rafael Nadal. The Spanish suffered an injury against the American Mackenzie McDonald (65th) and lost 6-4, 6-4, and 7-5.<\/strong> After the game, it was known that the Iberian suffered a tear in the iliopsoas of his left leg and will be out of the field for several weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another surprise was the defeat in the first round of the Italian Matteo Berrettini against the former number one and winner of this tournament, Andy Murray. Although the Scottish is a historic of the ATP, he was not the favorite for this game and managed to defeat the #13 seed of the tournament. It was 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7 (7), and 7-6 (6), <\/strong>in one of the great battles of the Australian Open.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Like the two previous ones, the bump that Jenson Brooksby (39th) gave when eliminating Casper Ruud (3rd) in the second round was big. The American defeated the Norwegian 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (4), and 6-2, who had been a finalist in two Grand Slams in 2022 and came as one of the contenders for the title.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Australian Open: Men’s Category<\/h2>\n\n\n\n