CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Rafael Nadal defeated Maxime Cressy in the final, 7–6, 6–3 to win the men’s singles title at the 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 . It was his 89th career ATP title.

Detailed explanation-2: -Carlos Alcaraz defeated Casper Ruud in the final, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6, 6–3 to win the men’s singles tennis title at the 2022 US Open. It was his first major title, and he claimed the world No. 1 singles ranking with the win.

Detailed explanation-3: -Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open for the 10th time to equal Rafael Nadal’s record of 22 men’s Grand Slams singles titles. The Serb beat Greek third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) on Sunday (January 29) in Melbourne Park, returning to the world number one ranking for the first time since last June.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final, 2–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men’s singles tennis title at the 2022 Australian Open. It was his second Australian Open title and 21st major singles title overall, surpassing the all-time record he had jointly held with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Melbourne summer Set winner will receive $87,370 in prize money, with the runner up bagging just over half that amount with $48,365. On the women’s side, the total prize money for both Melbourne 1 and Melbourne 2 is identical.