2022 Australian Open

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The 2022 Australian Open was the 110th edition of the tournament, held at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The tournament returned to its traditional January slot after the 2021 tournament was held in February after a precaution over concerns with the strict COVID-19 protocols.

The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2022 ATP Tour and the 2022 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as the mixed doubles events. There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which are part of the Grade A category of tournaments. The junior competitions returned after a year of absence.{{cite web |url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2021/11/20/united-by-play-australian-open-2022-to-bring-back-big-crowds |title=UNITED BY PLAY: AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2022 TO BRING BACK BIG CROWDS |date=20 November 2021 |publisher=Tennis Australia |access-date=25 November 2021 }} There are also singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.

The tournament was played on hard courts and took place across a series of 25 courts, including the four main show courts of Rod Laver Arena, John Cain Arena, Margaret Court Arena and 1573 Arena. It was also the debut of Kia Arena, which made for five main tennis arenas.

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• Men's singles

• Women's singles

{{see also|2022 Australian Open – Day-by-day summaries}}

{{main|2022 Australian Open – Men's singles}}

• {{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Nadal def. {{flagicon|RUS}} Daniil Medvedev, 2–6, 6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5

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• {{flagicon|AUS}} Ashleigh Barty def. {{flagicon|USA}} Danielle Collins, 6–3, 7–6^(7–2)

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• {{flagicon|AUS}} Thanasi Kokkinakis / {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Kyrgios def. {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Ebden / {{flagicon|AUS}} Max Purcell, 7–5, 6–4

{{main|2022 Australian Open – Women's doubles}}

• {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Krejčíková / {{flagicon|CZE}} Kateřina Siniaková def. {{flagicon|KAZ}} Anna Danilina / {{flagicon|BRA}} Beatriz Haddad Maia, 6–7^(3–7), 6–4, 6–4

{{main|2022 Australian Open – Mixed doubles}}

• {{flagicon|FRA}} Kristina Mladenovic / {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Dodig def. {{flagicon|AUS}} Jaimee Fourlis / {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Kubler, 6–3, 6–4

{{main|2022 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles}}

• {{flagicon|JPN}} Shingo Kunieda def. {{flagicon|GBR}} Alfie Hewett, 7–5, 3–6, 6–2

{{main|2022 Australian Open – Wheelchair women's singles}}

• {{flagicon|NED}} Diede de Groot def. {{flagicon|NED}} Aniek van Koot, 6–1, 6–1

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• {{flagicon|NED}} Sam Schröder def. {{flagicon|AUS}} Dylan Alcott, 7–5, 6–0

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• {{flagicon|GBR}} Alfie Hewett / {{flagicon|GBR}} Gordon Reid def. {{flagicon|ARG}} Gustavo Fernández / {{flagicon|JPN}} Shingo Kunieda, 6–2, 4–6, [10–7]

{{main|2022 Australian Open – Wheelchair women's doubles}}

• {{flagicon|NED}} Diede de Groot / {{flagicon|NED}} Aniek van Koot def. {{flagicon|JPN}} Yui Kamiji / {{flagicon|GBR}} Lucy Shuker, 7–5, 3–6, [10–2]

{{main|2022 Australian Open – Wheelchair quad doubles}}

• {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Lapthorne / {{flagicon|USA}} David Wagner def. {{flagicon|NED}} Sam Schröder / {{flagicon|NED}} Niels Vink, 2–6, 6–4, [10–7]

{{main|2022 Australian Open – Boys' singles}}

• {{flagicon|USA}} Bruno Kuzuhara def. {{flagicon|CZE}} Jakub Menšík, 7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(6–8), 7–5

{{main|2022 Australian Open – Girls' singles}}

• {{flagicon|CRO}} Petra Marčinko def. {{flagicon|BEL}} Sofia Costoulas, 7–5, 6–1

{{main|2022 Australian Open – Boys' doubles}}

• {{flagicon|USA}} Bruno Kuzuhara / {{flagicon|HKG}} Coleman Wong def. {{flagicon|USA}} Alex Michelsen / {{flagicon|PAR}} Adolfo Daniel Vallejo, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)

{{main|2022 Australian Open – Girls' doubles}}

• {{flagicon|USA}} Clervie Ngounoue / {{flagicon|RUS}} Diana Shnaider def. {{flagicon|CAN}} Kayla Cross / {{flagicon|CAN}} Victoria Mboko, 6–4, 6–3

Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points offered for each event.

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The Australian Open total prize money for 2022 increased by 3.5% to a tournament record A$74,000,000.[https://www.sportingnews.com/au/tennis/news/australian-open-prize-money-2022-how-much-money-do-australian-open-players-earn-total-purse/1vtvv5g794ox11w6rgofyjvp9e Australian Open prize money 2022: How much money will the players earn?], Sporting News, 22 January 2022

On 4 January 2022, defending champion Novak Djokovic announced that he could compete in the Australian Open after he had been granted medical exemption from mandatory COVID-19 vaccination by Tennis Australia and the health department of the state of Victoria, after a blind review of his application.{{cite news |title=Australia: Questions surround Djokovic COVID exemption |author1=AFP |author1-link=Agence France-Presse |agency=Reuters |date=2022-01-05 |work=Deutsche Welle |url=https://m.dw.com/en/australia-questions-surround-djokovic-covid-exemption/a-60334341 |access-date=2022-01-08 }}{{cite news |title=How did Novak Djokovic get a COVID-19 vaccination exemption to play at the Australian Open? |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-05/how-did-novak-djokovic-get-covid-vaccination-exemption/100738684 |access-date=4 January 2022 |work=ABC News |agency=Reuters |date=5 January 2022|first=Tim|last=Callanan}} However, the Australian Minister for Home Affairs, Karen Andrews, stated that regardless of Tennis Australia and Victoria's decision, Australia's border requirements would be still enforced by the federal government, namely that unvaccinated individuals entering Australia "must provide acceptable proof that they cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons".

On 5 January, Djokovic was detained by the Australian Border Force upon arriving in Australia and being determined to not meet the entry requirements for unvaccinated travellers.{{cite news |title=ABF investigates two more Tennis Australia medical exemptions after Novak Djokovic's visa cancellation |first=Andrew |last=Greene |date=2022-01-06 |work=ABC News |publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-06/border-force-investigate-more-medical-exemptions-novak-djokovic/100742868 |access-date=2022-01-06 }} His lawyers requested an injunction against deportation in order to appeal the visa refusal; this allowed Djokovic to remain confined in a detention hotel pending the outcome of the appeal.{{Cite news|date=5 January 2022|title=Australia cancels visa of tennis No.1 Djokovic|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-59889522|website=BBC News|access-date=5 January 2022}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-06/novak-djokovic-visa-rejected-in-melbourne-australian-open/100740812 |title=Novak Djokovic's lawyers launch court action after visa cancelled, putting Australian Open campaign in doubt|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=2022-01-06 |access-date=2022-01-06}} On 10 January, the Federal Circuit and Family Court ruled against the government on procedural grounds, ordered his release from detention and directed the federal government to pay his legal expenses.{{Cite web |first1=Adam |last1=Cooper |first2=Anthony |last2=Galloway |first3=Paul |last3=Sakkal |first4=Tammy |last4=Mills |date=2022-01-10|title=Court overturns decision to cancel Novak Djokovic's visa|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/judge-asks-what-more-djokovic-could-have-done-as-technology-fails-court-hearing-20220110-p59n39.html|access-date=2022-01-10|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}} The reason for the ruling was that when Djokovic was in immigration holding before his visa was cancelled, Australian officials reneged on an agreement to give Djokovic sufficient time to contact his lawyers and tennis authorities before his official interview; this led the Australian government to concede they treated Djokovic unreasonably.{{cite news |last1=Mao |first1=Frances |title=Novak Djokovic: How tennis player won visa row court case |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-59939507 |access-date=11 January 2022 |publisher=BBC News}}

Djokovic's travel declaration on entry to Australia erroneously stated that he had not travelled anywhere else in the previous 14 days. There was additional controversy due to his meetings with a photographer and children after he claimed to have tested positive, and discrepancies discovered in his COVID test documents, which he had hoped to use to obtain an exemption.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/59999541|title=Novak Djokovic: Doubts over timing of Covid test |date=15 February 2022|publisher=BBC News|website=bbc.com}}{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/11/tennis/novak-djokovic-covid-statement-intl-hnk/index.html|title=Djokovic admits he didn't immediately isolate after positive Covid test, as Australia probes possible discrepancies in tests |date=12 January 2022|publisher=CNN|website=cnn.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/59939122|title=Djokovic Covid timeline: Did he break rules after testing positive? |date=12 January 2022|publisher=BBC News|website=bbc.com}}

Twenty-five other players and staff had applied for a medical exemption and a handful of applications had been granted. Among those, two people with the same type of visa and exemption as Djokovic had reportedly been allowed into the country.{{Cite web|last=Sakkal|first=Paul|date=2022-01-09|title=Tiley says Tennis Australia was caught in a conflict of advice between state and Commonwealth|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/tiley-says-tennis-australia-was-caught-in-a-conflict-of-advice-between-state-and-commonwealth-20220109-p59mxq.html|access-date=2022-01-10|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}} Player Renata Voráčová was one of those granted an exemption and allowed into the country. She had participated in a warm-up tournament but was subsequently detained in the same hotel as Djokovic and deported on 8 January 2022.{{cite news |title=Czech tennis player Renata Voráčová deported from Australia after visa cancellation |first=Andrew |last=Greene |date=2022-01-08 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-08/czech-tennis-player-renata-voráčová-deported-from-australia/100746080 |access-date=2022-01-09 }} Filip Serdarusic, a tennis coach with the same exemption, was also allowed entry but left the country voluntarily.{{Cite web|last=Sakkal|first=Paul|date=2022-01-07|title=Czech tennis player Renata Voracova detained by Australian Border Force|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/czech-tennis-player-renata-vor-ov-detained-by-australian-border-force-20220107-p59mq2.html|access-date=2022-01-08|website=The Age}}{{Cite web|last1=Brook|first1=Benedict|last2=Matthey|first2=James|date=16 January 2022|title=Judge's retort is a big blow to Novak Djokovic|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open/live-novak-djokovic-court-hearing-updates-result-of-visa-cancellation/news-story/5f941dd26abe1171e4a7f2e63644b05b|url-status=live|access-date=16 January 2022|website=news.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115194930/https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open/live-novak-djokovic-court-hearing-updates-result-of-visa-cancellation/news-story/5f941dd26abe1171e4a7f2e63644b05b |archive-date=15 January 2022 }}

Public opinion in Australia of an unvaccinated athlete being permitted to participate in an event that spectators could not attend unless fully vaccinated was overwhelmingly negative.{{cite news |title=Novak Djokovic caught in visa bungle on arrival into Melbourne amid Australian Open controversy |first1=Aleks |last1=Klosok |first2=Hannah |last2=Ritchie |first3=Helen |last3=Regan |date=2022-01-05 |work=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/05/tennis/australia-djokovic-exemption-backlash-spt-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2022-01-09 }}{{cite news |title=Outrage at Novak Djokovic being allowed to play in Australian Open |date=2022-01-06 |work=9News |url=https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/other/outrage-at-novak-djokovic-being-allowed-to-play-in-australian-open/vi-AASrvVZ |access-date=2022-01-09 }} Another concern was that Djokovic should not be given entry while many Australians remained stranded overseas due to the pandemic.{{cite news |title=This spat is about more than Novak Djokovic, COVID and tennis: It's about borders and sovereignty |first=Stan |last=Grant |author-link=Stan Grant (journalist) |date=2022-01-09 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-09/novak-djokovic-covid-tennis-and-borders/100743476 |access-date=2022-01-09 }} A poll jointly published by newspapers The Herald Sun and The Age showed that 71% of respondents did not want Djokovic to be allowed to stay.{{cite web |last1=Crowe |first1=David |title='Send him home': Poll reveals overwhelming support for decision to deport Novak Djokovic |url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/send-him-home-poll-reveals-overwhelming-support-for-decision-to-deport-novak-djokovic-20220115-p59oh9.html |date=15 January 2022 |work=The Age |access-date=19 January 2022}} The furore that unfolded in the media over the issue achieved worldwide attention.[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/australian-open/novak-djokovic-free-in-australia-but-deportation-threat-still-looms/articleshow/88824451.cms Novak Djokovic free in Australia but deportation threat still looms], The Times of India, 11 January 2022

On 14 January 2022, Alex Hawke, the Australian Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, exercised his ministerial powers under sections 133C(3) and 116(1)(e)(i) of the Migration Act 1958 to cancel Djokovic's visa,{{cite web |last1=Neaverson |first1=Georgia |title=Federal Court wins match point in Djokovic visa showdown |url=https://www.thelawyermag.com/au/news/general/federal-court-wins-match-point-in-djokovic-visa-showdown/322483 |publisher=Australasian Lawyer |access-date=21 January 2023}} citing "health and good order grounds, on the basis that it was in the public interest to do so".{{cite news |title=Immigration Minister Alex Hawke cancels Novak Djokovic's visa |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-14/novak-djokovic-visa-cancellation-decision-immigration-minister/100748386 |website=ABC News |date=14 January 2022 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=14 January 2022}} An application for review of the decision was made in the Federal Court, but was dismissed on 16 January, ruling out Djokovic's participation.{{cite news |title=Novak Djokovic live updates: Tennis star loses his bid to stay in Australia |first=Jordan |last=Hayne |date=2022-01-16 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |url= https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/novak-djokovic-live-updates-visa-cancellation-court-hearing/100758964 |access-date=2022-01-15 }}{{cite news |title=Djokovic loses deportation appeal in Australia |url=https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-novak-djokovic-sports-health-australia-2ca1c31f867c05a49e66a8b8f8849477 |access-date=16 January 2022 |work=Associated Press |date=16 January 2022}} Djokovic said he was "extremely disappointed" with the decision but accepted the ruling, and flew out of Australia that night.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-60014059|title=Novak Djokovic: Tennis star deported after losing Australia visa battle|date=16 January 2022|access-date=16 January 2022|publisher=BBC News}}{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open/live-novak-djokovic-court-hearing-updates-result-of-visa-cancellation/news-story/5f941dd26abe1171e4a7f2e63644b05b|title='Extremely disappointed' Novak Djokovic flees Australia tonight|publisher=news.com.au|date=16 January 2022|access-date=16 January 2022|first1=Benedict|last1=Brook|first2=James|last2=Matthey|first3=Nic|last3=Savage}} Salvatore Caruso, ranked 150 in the world, took his place in the draw as the "lucky loser".{{cite news|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/tennis/caruso-earns-open-call-up-as-lucky-loser-c-5332878|title=Caruso earns Open call-up as lucky loser|first=Justin|last=Chadwick|newspaper=Perthnow |publisher=Perth Now|date=16 January 2022|access-date=16 January 2022}}

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