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Australian Open 2020 Trivia Quiz

Quiz on the 2020 renewal of the Australian Open.

A multiple-choice quiz by yaybig. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
yaybig

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
401,126

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
101

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Question 1 of 10

1. What issue led to delays and a number of medical timeouts being called in the early rounds of qualifying for the 2020 tournament? Hint

Heat wave

Bushfires

Storms

Covid-19 outbreak

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Question 2 of 10

2. The defending women's champion was Naomi Osaka who was beaten in the third round in one of the upsets of the tournament. Which young rising prospect defeated her? Hint

Iga Swiatek

Amanda Anisimova

Coco Gauff

Dayana Yastremska

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Question 3 of 10

3. The number one seed in the men's tournament was Rafael Nadal. What round of the tournament did he reach before being beaten? Hint

Second round

Fourth round

Third round

Quarter-final

4. Former Australian Open champion and one time world number one Caroline Wozniacki announced she would retire after this tournament. Who knocked her out of the tournament in her final match? Hint

Anett Kontaveit

Caroline Garcia

Ons Jabeur

Serena Williams

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the quarter finals, Tennys Sandgren almost pulled off one of the upsets of the tournament only to eventually be defeated in 5 sets by Roger Federer. How many match points did Federer save before eventually winning the match? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Former French Open and Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza reached her fourth Grand Slam final by beating Simona Halep in the semi-final in straight sets. What number seed was Muguruza in this tournament? Hint

Unseeded

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Question 7 of 10

7. Dominic Thiem reached his first Australian Open final by beating a fellow top 10 player in the semi-finals who was also having his deepest run so far in this tournament. Who was this player? Hint

Stefanos Tsitsipas

Andrey Rublev

Daniil Medvedev

Alexander Zverev

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the last Australian standing in the tournament (including both the men's and women's tournaments)? Hint

Nick Kyrgios

Ashleigh Barty

John Millman

Ajla Tomljanovic

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Question 9 of 10

9. The women's final was between Sofia Kenin and Garbine Muguruza. What was the result (in sets)? Hint

Kenin 2-1

Muguruza 2-1

Kenin 2-0

Muguruza 2-0

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Question 10 of 10

10. The men's final was between Dominic Thiem and Novak Djokovic. What was the result (in sets)? Hint

Djokovic 3-0

Djokovic 3-2

Thiem 3-2

Thiem 3-0

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What issue led to delays and a number of medical timeouts being called in the early rounds of qualifying for the 2020 tournament?

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.

2. The defending women's champion was Naomi Osaka who was beaten in the third round in one of the upsets of the tournament. Which young rising prospect defeated her?

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.

3. The number one seed in the men's tournament was Rafael Nadal. What round of the tournament did he reach before being beaten?

Answer: Quarter-final

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

4. Former Australian Open champion and one time world number one Caroline Wozniacki announced she would retire after this tournament. Who knocked her out of the tournament in her final match?

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.

Answer: 7

Federer won the match 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3, having faced 7 match points against him in the 4th set. He was defeated in the semi-final in straight sets by Novak Djokovic.

Answer: Unseeded

Muguruza had struggled for form the previous year and was unseeded for this tournament.

7. Dominic Thiem reached his first Australian Open final by beating a fellow top 10 player in the semi-finals who was also having his deepest run so far in this tournament. Who was this player?

Answer: Alexander Zverev

Zverev reached his first Grand Slam semi-final with a strong showing in which he didn't drop a set before the quarter-final stage. Thiem defeated him in four sets, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6.

8. Who was the last Australian standing in the tournament (including both the men's and women's tournaments)?

Answer: Ashleigh Barty

Women's number 1 seed Ashleigh Barty reached the semi-finals where she was defeated in straight sets by Sofia Kenin. Kyrgios was the last Australian man left in the tournament when he was beaten in the fourth round by Rafael Nadal.

9. The women's final was between Sofia Kenin and Garbine Muguruza. What was the result (in sets)?

Answer: Kenin 2-1

21 year old Russian born American Sofia Kenin won what was her first Grand Slam final 4-6 6-2 6-2.

10. The men's final was between Dominic Thiem and Novak Djokovic. What was the result (in sets)?

Answer: Djokovic 3-2

Defending champion Djokovic came back from 2 sets to 1 down, winning 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to give him his 8th Australian Open title and 17th Grand Slam title.

Source: Author yaybig

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