2022 tennis ended with Novak Djokovic’s victory at the ATP Finals in Turin and Canada’s first historic success in the Davis Cup. The Serbian champion took all three Round Robin meetings in the Red Group by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev and Daniil Medvedev.
During the match against the former world number one, the Belgradean didn’t appear in the best physical condition but still fought until the end with great courage. Djokovic then showed all the mental strength of him in the semifinal against Taylor Fritz.
bringing the most important points to his side and making the difference in the decisive moments. In the last act of the Tournament of Masters, the Serbian defeated Casper Ruud in straight sets and equaled the six successes achieved by Roger Federer in the Finals.
Canada, thanks to a Felix Auger-Aliassime in great shape, instead eliminated Germany and Italy via the decisive doubles and then clearly defeated Australia in the final.
That’s when the Australian Open will start
Archived the last two events of 2022, the ATP, the WTA and the ITF wasted no time and published the calendar in view of the Australian season. The first challenges of the new United Cup will start on December 29, a team competition that will also see involved many stars.
The Group Stage will take place until 4 January; starting from January 6, however, it will be the turn of the Final Four. The Adelaide 1 ATP 250 tournament will take place from 1 to 8 January, which will be able to count on a dream entry list.
In fact, there will be Djokovic’s return to Australia. Jannik Sinner and Andy Murray will also take the court. At the same time, also in Adelaide, a WTA 500 event will be played. Adelaide will host four major tour tournaments within two weeks, because from 9 to 14 January both the ATP and WTA Tour will repeat the same path.
The Australian Open qualifiers will take place from January 9 to 12. The first Grand Slam of 2023 will open its doors on January 16th and end on the 29th of the same month.