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Australian Open 2012 Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the Australian Open 2012 and includes questions about the Men's and Women's Singles tournament.

A multiple-choice quiz by vabbity2. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
vabbity2

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
341,739

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

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Question 1 of 10

1. On the 1st day of the tournament, Australian hopeful Bernard Tomic overcame which Spaniard in a tough five set battle? Hint

Marcel Granollers

Feliciano Lopez

Fernando Verdasco

Albert Ramos

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Question 2 of 10

2. On Rod Laver Arena the next day, there was also another shock result. Which seeded womens player lost out to Sorana Cirstea in straight sets? Hint

Francesca Schiavone

Caroline Wozniacki

Samantha Stosur

Petra Kvitova

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Question 3 of 10

3. During the first two rounds of the tournament, how many combined games did Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic lose? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Out of the 16 wildcards selected for this event in the Men's and Women's draw, how many made it as far as the third round? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Day 6 was not a successful day for the Russian Women's seeds left in the draw. Which three of them lost in the third round on this day? Hint

Nadia Petrova, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonereva

Vera Zvonereva, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Maria Kirilenko

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Maria Kirilenko and Vera Zvonereva

Maria Kirilenko, Nadia Petrova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

6. On Day 7, during a fourth round match between Nicolas Almagro and Tomas Berdych on Hisense Arena, what happened that caused the crowd to loudly boo Berdych during an on court post match interview? Hint

Berdych made a rude gesture towards the crowd

Berdych had received several racket abuse and time warnings throughout the match

Berdych refused to shake hands with Almagro

Berdych criticised the Australian crowd

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the four Women's quarterfinal matches, which player hit the fastest serve during their match? Hint

Caroline Wozniacki

Maria Sharapova

Kim Clijsters

Petra Kvitova

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Question 8 of 10

8. During the Men's semi-finals played between Nadal and Federer, and Murray and Djokovic, many winners were hit. Put the four players in order of the amount of winners hit during their respective semi-final matches, starting with the highest. Hint

Murray, Djokovic, Nadal, Federer

Djokovic, Murray, Federer, Nadal

Federer, Djokovic, Nadal, Murray

Djokovic, Federer, Murray, Nadal

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Question 9 of 10

9. Out of the Men's matches played at the Australian Open, how many of them went beyond 6/6 in the fifth set? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Men's Singles final at the Australian Open between Djokovic and Nadal set the record for being the longest Men's Grand Slam Final in the Open Era. In contrast, the Women's final between Azarenka and Sharapova was a quick affair, but what was the difference in time between the two finals? Hint

4 Hours and 5 Minutes

3 Hours and 46 Minutes

4 Hours and 31 Minutes

3 Hours and 27 Minutes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On the 1st day of the tournament, Australian hopeful Bernard Tomic overcame which Spaniard in a tough five set battle?

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.

2. On Rod Laver Arena the next day, there was also another shock result. Which seeded womens player lost out to Sorana Cirstea in straight sets?

Answer: Samantha Stosur

The Romanian player Sorana Cirstea, beat the Australian and 2011 US Open winner Sam Stosur, 7-6 6-3. It continued the pattern of first time women's Grand Slam winners faiing to post good results at the next Slam. (Li Na at Wimbledon 2011, Kvitova at US Open 2011).

3. During the first two rounds of the tournament, how many combined games did Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic lose?

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).

4. Out of the 16 wildcards selected for this event in the Men's and Women's draw, how many made it as far as the third round?

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).

5. Day 6 was not a successful day for the Russian Women's seeds left in the draw. Which three of them lost in the third round on this day?

Answer: Vera Zvonereva, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Maria Kirilenko

7th seed Vera Zvonereva lost to her Russian counterpart Ekaterina Makarova 6-7 1-6, 18th Seed Svetlana Kuznetsova lost to German Sabini Lisicki 6-2 4-6 2-6 and 27th seed Maria Kirileno lost out to 2nd Seed Petra Kvitova 0-6 0-1 r.

Answer: Berdych refused to shake hands with Almagro

Berdych eventually won the match 4-6 7-6 7-6 7-6. However towards the end of the fourth set, a point was won by Almagro that rebounded off the body of Berdych. Berdych did not take too kindly to this and did not accept Almagro's apology and after the match declined his handshake.

7. In the four Women's quarterfinal matches, which player hit the fastest serve during their match?

Answer: Kim Clijsters

The four quarterfinal matches results: Victoria Azarenka beat Agnieska Radwanska (6-7 6-0 6-2), Kim Clijsters beat Caroline Wozniacki (6-3 7-6), Pettra Kvitova beat Sara Errani (6-4 6-4) and Maria Sharapova beat Ekaterina Makarova (6-2 6-3). Clijsters fastest serve was 176km/h and the slowest, fastest serve was 164km/h from Agnieska Radwanska.

Answer: Djokovic, Murray, Federer, Nadal

During their semi-final matches, Novak Djokovic put 49 winners past Andy Murray whilst Murray hit 47. Against Rafael Nadal, Federer hit 46 winners, whilst Rafa hit 36 winners. The four players hit a combined 178 winners but also hit a combined 252 unforced errors. Only Nadal has a positive winner to unforced error ratio of 36-34.

9. Out of the Men's matches played at the Australian Open, how many of them went beyond 6/6 in the fifth set?

Answer: 2

Only two matches went beyond 6-6 in the fifth set during the whole tournament. Both matches were played in the second round. 16th seed John Isner beat Argentinian David Nalbandian 4-6 6-3 2-6 7-6 10-8, and 13th seed Alexandr Dolgopolov outlasted Tobias Kamke of Germany 4-6 6-1 6-1 3-6 8-6.

Answer: 4 Hours and 31 Minutes

Victoria Azarenka beat Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-0 in the Women's final in 1 hour and 22 minutes and Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal in the Men's final 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 7-5 in 5 hours and 53 minutes. This was Azarenka's first Grand Slam title and this victory secured her the Number 1 Ranking. Novak Djokovic successfully defended his 2011 title with winning here in 2012.

Source: Author vabbity2

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