Australian Open Trivia

1. What world #1 Spanish player, going into the tournament, was forced to withdraw from the 2023 Australian Open because of a leg injury?

From Quiz 2023 Australian Open

Answer: Carlos Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz was born in El Palmar, Spain in 2003. After Alcaraz won the US Open in 2022, he set a record as the youngest world #1 at just 19 years of age. Alcaraz's withdrawal from the 2023 Australian Open due to a hamstring injury dropped his ranking to #2 as the champion, Novak Djokovic, reclaimed the world #1 ranking.

From Quiz The 2022 Australian Open

Answer: Novak Djokovic

Neither Federer nor Wawrinka played in 2022 as both were injured. Murray did take part in 2022, having received a wild card, but was knocked out in the second round. Djokovic was the title holder, having won his ninth Australian title in 2021. Having been given permission to take part, Djokovic had arrived in Australia but ran into immediate difficulties over his visa since he was not vaccinated against Covid-19. After some legal arguments, the government revoked his visa and Djokovic was deported.

From Quiz Australian Open 2020

Answer: Bushfires

Australia had endured a particularly devastating season of bushfires in the months leading up to this tournament. Smoke and poor air quality affected the qualifying rounds but this situation improved as the main tournament began.

From Quiz 2014 Australian Open

Answer: Ashleigh Barty

Ashleigh Barty was a wildcard entry into the tournament, but drew the short straw at her home Major, drawing the player who in 2013 had her most dominant season ever. It wasn't therefore surprising she only managed to win three games off the American.

From Quiz Australian Open 2012

Answer: Fernando Verdasco

Bernard Tomic beat the 22nd seed Fernando Verdasco on Rod Laver Arena in five sets, 4-6 6-7 6-4 6-2 7-5. Tomic advanced all the way to the fourth round where he eventually succumbed to Roger Federer in straight sets, 6-4 6-2 6-2.

From Quiz 2010 Australian Open

Answer: Roger Federer

He beat Andy Murray in the final 6-3, 6-4, 7-6. Rafael Nadal lost to Andy Murray in the quarterfinals, and Novak Djokovic lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals.

From Quiz Australian Open: Taste of History

Answer: The Australasian Championships

Prior to 1905, the states of Australia ran their own separate tennis championships, but in 1905, the Australasian Championships were held for the first time. They were played at a cricket ground in a suburb of Melbourne. The tournament's name evolved from the Australasian Championships to the Australian Championships (1927) to the now familiar Australian Open (1969).

From Quiz Australian Open: Men's Tennis

Answer: Jim Courier

Courier won the open in 1992 and 1993.

From Quiz 2023 Australian Open

Answer: Mackenzie McDonald

Mackenzie McDonald was born in Lake Nona, FL in 1995 and he turned pro in 2016, the same year he won the NCAA Division I Tennis Championships in both singles and doubles. At the 2023 Australian Open, he beat Brandon Nakashima in five sets in the first round. He then went on to beat the acclaimed Rafael Nadal in straight sets in Round Two. Nadal was the Australian Open champion the prior year, was the #1 seed, and he was visibly in pain during the match as he was treated for a hip injury several times. The #2 seed, Casper Ruud, lost in four sets to Jensen Brooksby,

From Quiz The 2022 Australian Open

Answer: Third

Naomi had taken a break from the game after some well publicised mental health issues, so her seeding was a relatively low thirteen in the draw. After straightforward wins in the first two rounds, Naomi was knocked out of the tournament in round three by Amanda Anisimova, representing the USA. The match was close, with the third set tie break ending Osaka's hopes. Anisimova herself lost in the next round to the eventual champion.

From Quiz Australian Open 2020

Answer: Coco Gauff

A 15 year old Coco Gauff burst into the mainstream spotlight with a run to the 4th round at the previous year's Wimbledon. She managed to repeat that run in the 2020 Australian Open.

From Quiz 2010 Australian Open

Answer: Serena Williams

Serena Williams beat Justine Henin. Williams won the final in 3 sets, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. Venus Williams was knocked out in the quarterfinals by Na Li. Maria Sharapova was the surprise knockout, losing in the 1st round to fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko.

From Quiz Australian Open: Men's Tennis

Answer: 1998

From Quiz 2023 Australian Open

Answer: Tommy Paul

Tommy Paul was born in Boca Raton, FL in 1997 and his semifinal finish at the 2023 Australian Open set a personal best career finish at a Grand Slam event. En route to the semifinals, Paul beat Jan-Lennard Struff, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Jenson Brooksby, Roberto Bautista Agut, and Ben Shelton. In the semifinals, Tommy Paul lost in straight sets to the #4 seed Novak Djokovic.

From Quiz The 2022 Australian Open

Answer: Matteo Berrettini

Berrettinni has started to make his mark on the men's game having reached the semi-final of the US Open in 2019, the quarter-final of the French Open in 2021 and the final of Wimbledon, also in 2021, when he lost in four sets to Novak Djokovic. Matteo was seeded seven in the event, so surpassed his ranking, losing in four sets to the eventual champion. The other players listed as options are also Italian with Sinner producing the next best performance, losing in the quarter-finals.

From Quiz Australian Open 2020

Answer: Quarter-final

Nadal reached the quarter final stage. He was beaten by Dominic Thiem in four sets.

From Quiz 2014 Australian Open

Answer: Pat Rafter

Rafter and Hewitt teamed up for the men's doubles, but the pair lost their first match to the eventual runners-up Eric Butorac and Raven Klaasen.

From Quiz Australian Open 2012

Answer: 25

Novak Djokovic won his first two rounds against the Italian Paolo Lorenzi (6-2 6-0 6-0) and the Colombian Santiago Giraldo (6-3 6-2 6-1). Rafael Nadal won his first two rounds with similar ease against the American qualifier Alex Kuznetsov (6-4 6-1 6-1)and the German Tommy Haas (6-4 6-3 6-4).

From Quiz 2010 Australian Open

Answer: David Ferrer

David Ferrer reached the second round of the tournament. Lleyton Hewitt was seeded 22nd and made it to the 4th round, but was knocked out by Roger Federer. Gilles Simon was seeded 15th but withdrew from the competition due to a knee injury. Tommy Haas was the 18th seed and was knocked out in the 3rd round.

From Quiz Australian Open: Taste of History

Answer: Grass

The Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club was chosen as the venue for the Australian Open in 1972, when it was decided to give the tournament a permanent home. Melbourne was selected as the host city because tournaments held there in the past attracted the largest number of spectators. The last Australian Open to be played at Kooyong was in 1987.

From Quiz Australian Open: Men's Tennis

Answer: Marcelo Rios

He won 6-2 6-2 6-2.

From Quiz 2023 Australian Open

Answer: Stefanos Tsitsipas

Stefanos Tsitsipas was born in Athens, Greece in 1998. His parents were also tennis players and by 2021 Stefanos Tsitsipas ascended to a #3 singles ranking. Tsitsipas dropped the first set to Djokovic 6-3 but he forced the next two sets to be decided by tiebreaker.

From Quiz The 2022 Australian Open

Answer: Nick Kyrgios

The event gave us a few milestones. It became the first all Australian men's doubles final since 1980, when Edmondson and Warwick beat McNamara and McNamee, and the first Australian duo to win since Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbrige in 1997. Kokkinakis and Kyrgios had to be given a wild card to enter the event and their victory was the first win for wild card entries since the open era began. Soon dubbed the 'Special Ks', Thanasi and Nick had previously won the Wimbledon boys' title in 2013, so their eventual victory shouldn't have been a complete shock. They beat their fellow Aussies, Ebden and Purcell, 7-5, 6-4 in the final.

From Quiz Australian Open 2020

Answer: Ons Jabeur

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur beat her in 3 sets in the third round. She went on to have her best showing in a Grand Slam tournament by reaching the quarter final stage.

From Quiz 2014 Australian Open

Answer: Casey Dellacqua

Casey Dellacqua repeated her 2008 effort in reaching the fourth round where she lost to Canadian youngster Eugenie Bouchard.

From Quiz Australian Open 2013 - Men's Singles Stats & Facts

Answer: 12-10

Novak Djokovic showed once more that he is able to play his best tennis when he is very close to defeat. Wawrinka failed to serve out the second set for a two set to love lead despite holding a 30-0 advantage and, at 4-4 in the fifth set, Djokovic managed to save four break points that would've left Wawrinka serving for the match.

From Quiz Australian Open 2012

Answer: 1

Only the Australian Lleyton Hewitt made it as far as the third round beating Cedrik Marcel-Stebe (7-5 6-4 3-6 7-5), 15th seed Andy Roddick (3-6 6-3 6-4 r) and 23rd seed Milos Raonic (4-6 6-3 7-6 6-3). He lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the fourth round but not without taking a set off of him, (1-6 3-6 6-4 3-6).

From Quiz 2010 Australian Open

Answer: 2 - 53

The two sets were to Justine Henin and Victoria Azerenka. She lost 53 games, most of which were in the finals.

From Quiz Australian Open: Taste of History

Answer: It was the first time both amateur and professional players could enter

The first true "Australian Open" was played in 1969, with professional and amateur players allowed entry for the first time. The three other Grand Slam events (Wimbledon, US Open and French Open) allowed professionals to contest their tournaments in the previous year. Prior to this, professional players were not allowed to play on the traditional circuit. However, even with the ban lifted, some professional players did not play in the Australian Open during the 1970s due to comparatively poor prize money.

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