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16. AUSTRALIAN OPEN (tennis)

 

• 1st – 1905 as Australian Championships

• Last – 2021 Feb 8 to 21 as it was postponed from January 18 to 31st 2021.

• The matches happen every year and in Melbourne, Australia. Since 1988 the location has been Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
• It was the 109th edition of it this year, 2021.
• It is one of the 4 grand slams.
• All 4 in chronological order, since 1987 – Australian Open, French open, Wimbledon/ The Championship, US open.
• It is nicknamed as “the happy slam” and also as “Grand Slam of Asia/ Pacific”.
• It is one of the biggest sports events in the Southern Hemisphere.
• It is played on – iconic blue cushioned acrylic hard court.

 

Winners category wise :-

• Men’s Singles – Novak Djokovic by defeating Daniil Medvedev

• Women’s Singles – Naomi Osaka by defeating Jennifer Brady

• Men’s Doubles – Ivan Dodig and Filip Polášek by defeating Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury

• Women’s Doubles – Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka by defeating Barbora Krejčíková and  Kateřina Siniaková

• Mixed Doubles – Barbora Krejčíková and Rajeev Ram by defeating Samantha Stosur and  Matthew Ebden

• Wheelchair Men’s Singles – Joachim Gérard by defeating Alfie Hewett

• Wheelchair Women’s Singles – Diede de Groot by defeating Yui Kamiji

• Wheelchair Quad Singles – Dylan Alcott by defeating Sam Schröder

• Wheelchair Men’s Doubles – Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid by defeating Stéphane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer

• Wheelchair Women’s Doubles – Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot by defeating Kgothatso Montjane and Lucy Shuker

• Wheelchair Quad Doubles – Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson by defeating Andy Lapthorne and David Wagner

 

17. US OPEN (tennis)

 

• 1st held – 1881

• Last held – 2020

• Played on hard courts since 1978 in USTA Billie Jean King National tennis centre in New York City, New York, USA. Earlier it was played on grass and clay too.
• 2020 was the 140th edition and is played every year.
• Organized by USTA ( United States Tennis Association) every year.

Winners category wise :-

• Men’s Singles – Dominic Thiem by defeating Alexander Zverev

• Women’s Singles – Naomi Osaka by defeating Victoria Azarenka

• Men’s Doubles – Mate Pavić and Bruno Soares by defeating Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektić

• Women’s Doubles –  Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva by defeating Nicole Melichar and Xu Yifan

• Wheelchair Men’s Singles – Shingo Kunieda by defeating Alfie Hewett

• Wheelchair Women’s Singles – Diede de Groot by defeating Yui Kamiji

• Wheelchair Quad Singles – Sam Schröder by defeating Dylan Alcott

• Wheelchair Men’s Doubles – Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid by defeating Stéphane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer

• Wheelchair Women’s Doubles – Yui Kamiji and Jordanne Whiley by defeating Marjolein Buis and Diede de Groot

• Wheelchair Quad Doubles – Dylan Alcott and Andy Lapthorne by defeating Sam Schröder and David Wagner

 

18. FRENCH OPEN (tennis)

 

• 1st held – 1891

• Last held – 2020

• This was the 124th edition and is played every year.
• It is played on Clay Court earlier played on sand court too.
• It is also known as Roland-Garros as it is played on Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France.

 

Winners category wise :–

• Men’s Singles – Rafael Nadal by defeating Novak Djokovic

• Women’s Singles – Iga Świątek by defeating Sofia Kenin

• Men’s Doubles –  Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies by defeating Mate Pavić and Bruno Soares

• Women’s Doubles – Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic by defeating Alexa Guarachi and Desirae Krawczyk

• Wheelchair Men’s Singles – Alfie Hewett by defeating Joachim Gérard

• Wheelchair Women’s Singles – Yui Kamiji by defeating Momoko Ohtani

• Wheelchair Quad Singles – Dylan Alcott by defeating Andy Lapthorne

• Wheelchair Men’s Doubles – Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid by defeating Gustavo Fernández and Shingo Kunieda

• Wheelchair Women’s Doubles – Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot by defeating  Yui Kamiji and Jordanne Whiley

• Wheelchair Quad Doubles – Sam Schröder and David Wagner by defeating Dylan Alcott and Andy Lapthorne

• Boy’s Single – Dominic Stricker by defeating Leandro Riedi

• Girl’s Single – Elsa Jacquemot by defeating Alina Charaeva

• Boy’s Double – Flavio Cobolli and Dominic Stricker by defeating Bruno Oliveira and Natan Rodrigues

• Girl’s Double – Eleonora Alvisi and Lisa Pigato by defeating Maria Bondarenko and Diana Shnaider

 

19. WIMBLEDON / THE CHAMPIONSHIPS (tennis)

 

• 1st held – 1877

• Last held – 2019 as for covid-19 2020 matches were cancelled ( 1st cancellation since WW II)

 

• This was the 133th edition and is played every year. It is the Oldest Tournament in the World and is regarded as the most prestigious one.
• It is played on Grass court.
• Played on Grass Court i.e. on All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London.

Traditions – 

1. All white dress code

2. Strawberries and cream are traditionally eaten

 

• SENIORS

  • Gentlemen’s Singles – Novak Djokovic by defeating Roger Federer

  • Gentlemen’s Doubles – Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah by defeating Nicolas Mahut and Édouard Roger-Vasselin

  • Ladies’ Singles – Simona Halep by defeating Serena Williams

  • Ladies’ Doubles –  Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová by defeating Gabriela Dabrowski and Xu Yifan

  • Mixed Doubles – Ivan Dodig and Latisha Chan by defeating Robert Lindstedt and Jeļena Ostapenko

 

• JUNIORS

  • Boy’s Singles – Shintaro Mochizuki by defeating Carlos Gimeno Valero

  • Boy’s Doubles – Jonáš Forejtek and Jiří Lehečka by defeating Liam Draxl and Govind Nanda 

  • Girl’s Singles – Daria Snigur by defeating Alexa Noel 

  • Girl’s Doubles –  Savannah Broadus and Abigail Forbes by defeating Kamilla Bartone and Oksana Selekhmeteva

 

• INVITATIONS

  • Gentlemen’s Invitation Doubles –  Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra by defeating Xavier Malisse and Max Mirnyi

  • Ladies’ Invitation Doubles – Cara Black and Martina Navratilova by defeating Marion Bartoli and Daniela Hantuchová

  • Senior Gentlemen’s Invitation Doubles – Jonas Björkman and Todd Woodbridge by defeating Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis

 

• WHEELCHAIR EVENTS

  • Wheelchair Gentlemen’s Singles – Gustavo Fernández by defeating Shingo Kunieda

  • Wheelchair Ladies’ Singles – Aniek van Koot by defeating Diede de Groot

  • Wheelchair Quad Singles – Dylan Alcott by defeating Andrew Lapthorne

  • Wheelchair Gentlemen’s Doubles – Joachim Gérard and Stefan Olsson by defeating Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid

  • Wheelchair Ladies’ Doubles – Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot by defeating Marjolein Buis and Giulia Capocci

  • Wheelchair Quad Doubles –  Dylan Alcott and Andrew Lapthorne by defeating Koji Sugeno and David Wagner

 

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• North Korea has decided not to take part in Olympics 2020 to be held in Tokyo, Japan

• Withdrawal of the majority of teams leads to the crumbling of European Super League.

• NBA Player Kobe Bryant to be posthumously enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Frame on May 15,2021 by Micheal Jordan.

• Lewis Hamilton still holds the record of most Formula One race wins in History with 96 wins.

 

Sources :-
1. www.leadthecompetition.in
2.www.topendsports.com
3. wikipedia
4. britanica.com
5. images from differnt sources

-Nabanita B