The Australian Open starts on January 17th! The tennis event also caused a stir thanks to the Corona discussion about world star Novak Djokovic. From the schedule, the German participants and the favorites to the TV broadcast: BILD provides you with all the important information about the 110th Australian Open in Melbourne!
The 110th edition of the Australian Open starts on Monday 17th January and ends on 30th January with the men’s final. The game will be played on the Melbourne Park courts.
Australian Open 2022 schedule
The Germans really get going on Monday: co-favorite Alex Zverev starts against Daniel Altmeier.
Men’s preliminary round:
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Women’s preliminary round:
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The other dates:
January 23: Round of 16 women’s and men’s
January 24: Round of 16 women and men
January 25: Women’s and men’s quarterfinals
January 26: Women’s and men’s quarterfinals
January 27: Women’s and men’s semi-finals
January 28: Men’s semi-finals
January 28: Mixed doubles semi-finals
January 29: Women’s and men’s doubles final
January 30: Mixed doubles and men’s final
This is how you can watch the Australian Open live on TV
The channel Eurosport has the exclusive rights to broadcast the Australian Open and will show some of the games on Eurosport 1 on free TV. All games will be broadcast live on the Eurosport 2 channel via the Eurosport player, which is subject to a fee, and via the DAZN streaming service.
In order to be able to watch the games live on DAZN, you need a DAZN subscription, which costs 14.99 euros per month or 149.99 euros per year. In addition to the Australian Open, the streaming provider also broadcasts the Bundesliga, the UEFA Champions League and Ligue 1. You can find the complete range of DAZN here. (Display)
These are the German participants
Nine German men and three German women will compete at the Australian Open 2021: In the men’s world ranking third Alexander Zverev, Jan-Lennard Struff (world ranking 52), Dominik Koepfer (53), Peter Gojowczyk (82), Daniel Altmaier ( 87), Oscar Otte (96th place), Yannick Hanfmann (126th place), Phillip Kohlschreiber (135th place) and Maximilian Marterer (229th place). The women’s winner of 2016, Angelique Kerber (16th place in the world), Andrea Petkovic (76th place) and Tatjana Maria (100th place) compete. In addition, Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz will start in the men’s doubles.
These are the favourites
For men, the three big favorites are Serbian defending champion Novak Djokovic – should he be allowed to play – US Open winner Daniil Medvedev and German Olympic champion Alexander Zverev. The three also form the top 3 in the world tennis rankings. The Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the Italian Matteo Berrettini and the Spanish veteran Rafael Nadal can also calculate outsider chances of victory. Djokovic and Nadal each have 20 Grand Slam tournament wins. Should either win, a new record would be set.
For women, Ashleigh Barty, number one in the world, is the hottest contender for the title. Barty won Wimbledon in 2021, and as an Australian it’s also a home game for you. The British Emma Raducanu, who surprisingly triumphed at the US Open in 2021, also has good chances. Other contenders for the title are Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus), Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) and Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic). The defending champion is Naomi Osaka from Japan.
The prize money
Because of the corona pandemic, the winners of the 2021 tournament received lower prize money than in previous years. It was raised again for 2022: the winner expects the equivalent of around 2.78 million euros. Overall, the tournament is worth a little more than last year, at around 47.4 million euros.
Corona-Chaos um Novak Djokovic
Only vaccinated players are allowed to compete at this year’s Australian Open, unless there is a special medical permit. The unvaccinated Djokovic tried such a permit, which was later withdrawn. As a result, he lost his visa and would have had to leave the country, but his appeal against this decision was upheld – he was allowed to stay in Australia with a visa for the time being. However, the Australian Immigration Minister then withdrew Djokovic’s visa by vetoing it. Another court hearing is planned, whether the Serb will be allowed to play at the Australian Open is still open.
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