Novak Djokovic Wins the 2020 Australian Open

The victory over Dominic Thiem gave him his 17th Grand Slam singles an eighth Australian Open title, and allowed him to reclaim the No. 1


Beating Dominic Thiem 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a minute under four hours in the Rod Laver Arena on a mild Sunday night returned him to No 1 in the world, as well as putting him two majors behind Rafael Nadal and three behind Roger Federer, whose record 20 slams once looked a mountain too high for his peers.

Chasing Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for most of his career, Djokovic became the first man in the Open Era to win a grand slam title in three decades by downing Austrian Dominic Thiem in an unforgettable three-hour, 59-minute final.
He has never lost a finale in Melbourne and has now tallied a 17th major overall to pull closer to the elder pair of Federer and Nadal.

Sonya Kenin is the 2020 Australian Open Singles Champion

Sofia Kenin became the youngest Australian Open champion in 12 years on Saturday, beating Garbiñe Muguruza 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 to claim her first Grand Slam title.



The young American served a commendable 74% of first serves in, winning 64% of those points. Muguruza did not help herself with 45 unforced errors and just 32 winners. Kenin, on the other hand, kept her game tidy with 28 winners and 23 unforced errors.

21-year-old Sonya Kenin secured her first Grand Slam title in emphatic fashion, rallying from a set down to defeat former World No.1 Garbiñe Muguruza and become the youngest American woman to win a major since Serena Williams.

Kenin’s victory, in her first major final, represents a growing youth takeover in women’s tennis. At 21 years and 80 days of age, Kenin is 22 days younger than Naomi Osaka was when she won the title last year. In the previous Grand Slam tournament, the United States Open in September, the champion was the 19-year-old Canadian Bianca Andreescu. Kenin’s victory also follows the 2008 victory of Maria Sharapova, who was 20 when she won.



Kenin told the adoring Rod Laver Arena crowd the last two weeks in Australia had been “the best” of her life.

“I just want to say, you know, my dream has officially come true,” Kenin said.
“I cannot even describe this feeling. It is so emotional and I have worked so hard.
“I am just so grateful to be standing here.
“Dreams come true, so if you have a dream oh for it and it will come true.”

Spain Won the 2019 Davis Cup final

After a week of relentless tension and late-night heroics it was time for the first final in the Davis Cup’s new guise to deliver a classic and so it proved as Spain became the last nation standing of the 18 who assembled in Madrid.

The top-ranked 33-year-old Nadal fought off Canadian youngster Denis Shapovalov 6-3 7-6(7) to give Spain their first title since 2011.



Nadal won all his matches, leading Spain to its sixth Davis Cup title after a 2-0 win over first-time finalist Canada on Sunday in La Caja Magica stadium.

The Tennis world number 1 Spanish star even admitted he risked getting injured by playing eight matches — five singles, three doubles — in six days at the Davis Cup Finals, the new World Cup of men’s team tennis.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) agreed in 2018 to a radical makeover of the historic Davis Cup, opinion among players, pundits and fans has been divided.
The demise of the World Group, introduced in 1981 with home and away ties played on three separate weekends and culminating in a November final, in favor of a week-long, 18-nation event, was regarded as sacrilege by many.

Madrid was chosen as the first host for the soccer World Cup-style showpiece and this week, in La Caja Magica stadium, the 119-year-old Davis Cup has been under scrutiny like never before.

Ashleigh Barty wins the 2019 WTA Finals

World No.1 Ashleigh Barty continued her memorable 2019 by claiming the biggest prize in tennis history with a fourth trophy of the year, delivering a dazzling performance to dethrone defending champion and No.8 seed Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-3 in the final of the Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen over one hour and 27 minutes.


The 23-year-old Australian wrapped up the straight sets victory, her first in six attempts against her Ukrainian opponent, to claim a $4.42 million prize purse.

 "It feels like it's been a year that just hasn't stopped. It's been a year of incredible ups and downs - I think more ups than downs. To cap it off with a very, very special night tonight in Shenzhen is really cool." said Ashleigh Barty after the match.

Rafael Nadal Wins the 2019 Tennis US Open

Rafael Nadal Beats Daniil Medvedev in Five Sets to Win US Open for 19th Major Title, a 118-mph service winner that Daniil Medvedev returned long, Nadal fell to the Arthur Ashe Stadium court and lay on his back. It was finally over.



Nadal, the No. 2 seed, prevailed in an instant classic for his fourth U.S. Open and 19th major title with a 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 victory over the No. 5 seeded Medvedev of Russia, who displayed huge guts in his first major final. The match went 4 hours, 51 minutes to win his fourth Tennis US Open title for his 19th major trophy on Sunday in Arthur Ashe Stadium. It’s Nadal’s overall career 84th singles title.



Nadal dropped only one set en route to the final.
This was Nadal’s second meeting against Medvedev, he dominated him the Montreal final 6-3, 6-0.

In the last tennis major of the decade, Nadal closed to within one of Roger Federer's men's mark of 20 Slams. It's entirely possible Nadal could tie and surpass Federer sometime in 2020.

"Have been an amazing final, no? Since I had more or less the match under control," Nadal said on court. "First word I have to say to Daniil is his summer is one of the best summers I have ever saw in our sport since I started playing.

"Everybody saw why he is the No. 4 player in the world at 23 years old. So many congratulations for everything. The way that he was able to fight, to change the rhythm of the match was just incredible. I’m sure that you will have many more chances to win here so all the best."

Bianca Andreescu wins the 2019 tennis us open

Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu stuns Serena Williams to win the 2019 tennis US Open final.


The 19-year-old Andreescu became the youngest Grand Slam winner since Maria Sharapova at the 2006 US Open, handing Williams a fourth consecutive defeat in the final of a major to again deny her a record-equaling 24th Slam title.


Andreescu took charge early in the U.S. Open final, going up by a set and two breaks, then held off a late charge by Williams to win 6-3, 7-5 for the championship Saturday night in the Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Bianca Andreescu displayed the same brand of big-serving, big-hitting, in-your-face tennis that Serena Williams usually does.


And now the 19-year-old from Canada is a Grand Slam champion, earning her first such title.

“Being able to play on this stage against Serena, a true legend in this sport, is amazing,” said Andreescu, who was appearing in her first major final, while Williams was in her 33rd. “Oh, man, it wasn’t easy at all.”