Record breaking Australian Open, smashes 2023 figures with 1,110,657m people attending

Australian Open 2024 came to a grand finish after a memorable five-set thrilling finale in the men’s singles category.

The first Grand Slam of the year ended up creating history in terms of crowd attendance. The main draw of the mega-event was attended by more than one million people which is a record in the competition’s history. The previous record was 839,192 in the competition last year.

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In terms of the three weeks which included the qualification round as well, 1,110,657 people attended the event which was also the best in the tournament’s history. The previous best was 902,312 in 2023.

In the men’s singles category, Italy’s young tennis and the current world number four star Jannik Sinner lifted the title, which was also his first Grand Slam title, after beating the current world number three Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in a five-set thriller with a score of 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday.

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Never, stop, fighting! My first Grand Slam title, lost for words, forza!!!!!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆

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The victory was even more special considering that Sinner lost the first two sets and lost a service game earlier in the third set as well.

On the other hand, in the women’s singles category, Belarus’ tennis star and the current world number two Aryna Sabalenka lifted the title for the second year running after beating China’s Qinwen Zheng in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday.