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Australian Open: men's schedule and results
Australian Open: ladies schedule and results
As in 2022, the Australian Open will be (from January 16 to 29) to follow on Eurosport (live and exclusively on the Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 channels as well as on its digital platforms).
Night and day.
From 1 o'clock in the morning.
And from 9 a.m. for the night session.
Justine Henin, Arnaud Di Pasquale, Arnaud Clément, Camille Pin, Jean-Paul Loth, Eric Deblicker and Georges Goven are the consultants of a team led by Bertrand Milliard and Frédéric Verdier.
Eurosport also relies on international contributors from Warner Bros.
Discovery Sport: John McEnroe, Mats Wilander, Barbara Schett, Tim Henman, Alizé Lim, Laura Robson.
Boris Becker making his return to the German subsidiary of
Djokovic, the huge favorite, can he regain his place as world No. 1?
If the candidates are not lacking (Medvedev, Kyrgios, Nadal the title holder, Tsistipas, Ruud, Auger-Aliassime, Sinner, Berrettini…), Novak Djokovic, back in Melbourne, will take on the role of big favorite and will aim for a 10th title (after 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2021) in a private tournament of Carlos Alcaraz (injured in the right leg during training).
Winner this Sunday of the Adelaide tournament after a breathtaking final against the American Sebastian Korda, the Serb pocketed the 92nd tournament of his career (like Nadal), the 8th after having to save at least one ball match… The Australian Open is his tournament.
A year after the soap opera of the expulsion due to his non-vaccination with Covid-19,
the Serb has found his marks in Australia (he remains on 34 consecutive victories, the last to have beaten him there is the South Korean Chung Hyon in 2018, in the round of 16 in Melbourne).
In the event of a new title in Melbourne, Novak Djokovic would regain his place as world No. 1 (abandoned on June 6).
Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas also have the possibility of dislodging Carlos Alcaraz from the place of world No. 1 at the end of a tournament which will not lack interest.
Where is Iga Swiatek?
Beaten by Danielle Collins in the semi-finals in 2022, just before replacing Ashleigh Barty at the top of world tennis, Iga Swiatek will try to pocket a 4th major title (after Roland-Garros in 2020 and 2022 and the US Open in 2022) .
After a little warning.
Beaten by American Jessica Pegula, hit in the shoulder and in tears during the United Cup, the Pole withdrew from the second tournament in Adelaide this week, hoping to have time to put the pieces back together for a Private Australian Open at the last moment of the presence of Venus Williams.
At 42, the American who had an invitation, injured, was forced to give up.
What can the French hope for?
The best tricolor chances will be worn by Caroline Garcia.
Will the Lyonnaise (4th player in the world) on the heels of a great end to the season manage to be part of the beautiful blue stories written in Melbourne after Mary Pierce (titled in 1995, finalist in 1997), Nicolas Escudé ( semi-finalist in 1998), Arnaud Clément (finalist in 2001), Nathalie Dechy (semi-finalist in 2005), Amélie Mauresmo (finalist in 1999, winner in 2006), Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (finalist in 2008) and Lucas Pouille ( semi-finalist in 2019)…?
Last year, Alizé Cornet reached the first Grand Slam quarter-final of her career, after notably dismissing Garbine Muguruza and Simona Halep and setting the tone for determined French women's tennis.
A record edition?
The organization of the Australian Open has announced a record prize pool for the first Grand Slam tournament of the year: 48.3 million euros, an increase of 3.4% compared to the 2022 edition. Over the past twenty years, the Australian Open prize pool has increased by 321% (excluding inflation).
The winners of the women's and men's singles draw titles will each pocket 2.975 million Australian dollars (1.88 million euros).
What becomes of Ashleigh Barty?
The Australian at school had moved the tennis world by winning the Grand Slam of her dreams last year (6-3, 7-6 against the American Danielle Collins), before announcing to everyone's surprise her retirement (after a 3rd Grand Slam title).
At 25 years.
At the top of world tennis.
Ashleigh Barty, who married longtime boyfriend Garry Kissick in July, recently gave her news by announcing that she is expecting her first child.
Mentor of her compatriot Olivia Gadecki (20 years old; 200th in the world) she will, according to PerthNow, be in the coaching of the player during the tournament to follow an edition and see who will succeed her on the list of winners of the Australian Open.
The succession is wide open…
