2023 Australian Open Quiz | Tennis Tournaments

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

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.

2. Surprisingly, the top two seeds on the men's side of the 2023 Australian Open lost in the second round. What American player did Rafael Nadal lose to while he dealt with a hip injury?

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,

3. What unseeded player from the USA made it all the way to the semifinals of the 2023 Australian Open, where he was matched against Novak Djokovic?

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.

4. What 24-year old Greek player made it to the final of the 2023 Australian Open where he was matched up against Novak Djokovic?

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.

5. Novak Djokovic was once again a champion at the Australian Open in 2023. How many sets did Djokovic lose in the tournament?

Answer: 1

Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open for an incredible 10th time in 2023. Over the course of the tournament, he dropped only one set when Enzo Couacaud won a second set tiebreaker against him in the second round. Djokovic's performance at the Australian Open is legendary and he extended his win streak at the tournament to 28 straight matches.

6. Only two former Australian Open champions competed in the women's bracket of the 2023 Australian Open. What Belarusian player and former world #1 (back in 2012) made it to the semifinals?

Answer: Victoria Azarenka

Victoria Azarenka was born in Minsk in 1989 in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. Azarenka moved to the USA at the age of 15 and became a tennis pro in 2003. She won the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013 at which time she held the world #1 ranking. Azarenka was the #24 seed and her semifinal result catapulted her to a #15 world ranking after the tournament.

The only other former Australian Open champion that participated in the 2023 Australian Open on the women's side was Sofia Kenin who won the tournament in 2020. Two of the former champions (Angelique Kerber and Naomi Osaka) missed the tournament as they were pregnant at the time.

7. What Kazakhstani player, and 2022 Wimbledon champion, made it to the final of the 2023 Australian Open but lost in three sets?

Answer: Elena Rybakina

Elena Rybakina was born in Moscow in 1999 and became a tennis pro in 2016. She obtained Kazakh citizenship in 2018 and in 2021 she came in fourth at the Olympic Games. Her appearance at the 2023 Australian Open final catapulted her from #25 to #10 in the world rankings, a new personal best.

8. Of the top-10 seeds in the 2023 Australian Open on the women's draw, only one player lost in the first round. What unseeded player dominated the #8 seed Daria Kasatkina in the first round, winning 6-1, 6-1?

Answer: Varvara Gracheva

Varvara Gracheva was born in Moscow in 2000 and she was ranked outside the top 50 when she went up against the world #8 Daria Kasatkina. However, it was Gracheva who only dropped two games in the entire match. Gracheva also won her second round match handily beating Lucrezia Stefanini 6-3, 6-1.

In the third round, Gracheva would lose to Karolína Plísková who made it to the quarterfinals.

9. From what country was the 2023 Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka, who jumped from 5th in the world rankings to #2 with the title?

Answer: Belarus

Aryna Sabalenka was born in Minsk in 1998 and turned pro in 2015. She was a former world #1 doubles player partnering with Elise Mertens, with whom she won two Grand Slam tournaments (US Open 2019, Australian Open 2021). The 2023 Australian Open was her first grand slam singles title. She defeated Elena Rybakina 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the final and she dominated in aces and winners.

10. Named for a famed 11-time major champion during the 1960s, at what locale in Melbourne were the finals of the men's and women's 2023 Australian Open held?

Answer: Rod Laver Arena

The Rod Laver Arena was opened in 1988 under the name National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park and from 1996 to 2000 it was called Centre Court. It became known as the Rod Laver Arena in 2000 and the stadium also hosts music concerts, Esports tournaments and basketball matches.

The arena's namesake, Rod Laver, was the first tennis player to win a Grand Slam twice, which he did in 1962 and 1969.

Source: Author Triviaballer

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