Australian Open 2024: The singles champions are Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jannik Sinner’s first Grand Slam title with a comeback from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev completed the first 15-day Australian Open on the third Sunday of the tournament. Here's a guide that tells you everything you need to know:

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jannik Sinner’s first Grand Slam title with a comeback from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev completed the first 15-day Australian Open on the third Sunday of the tournament. Here’s a guide that tells you everything you need to know:

KEY RESULTS SUNDAY?

Men’s singles championship: No. 4 Jannik Sinner beat No. 3 Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus celebrates after defeating Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine in their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus celebrates after defeating Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine in their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

Women’s doubles championship: No. 2 Hsieh Su-wei and Elise Mertens beat No. 11 Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jelena Ostapenko 6-1, 7-5.

GET CAUGHT UP

What to read about the Australian Open:

— Jannik Sinner comes back from two sets down to take the Australian Open final from Daniil Medvedev

— Aryna Sabalenka wins back-to-back titles in Australia

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain waves after defeating Shang Juncheng of China in their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain waves after defeating Shang Juncheng of China in their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

— Jannik Sinner making his mark with a run to the Australian Open final

— Hall of Famers Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova call on the women’s tour to stay out of Saudi Arabia.

— Zverev’s Australian Open run draws attention on and off the courts

— No handshakes. Ukraine players have a message

— Basic facts and figures about the tournament

Coco Gauff of the U.S. celebrates after defeating Magdalena Frech of Poland in their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Coco Gauff of the U.S. celebrates after defeating Magdalena Frech of Poland in their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

—Some new faces among the women’s quarterfinalists

— Li Na makes a surprise visit to see Zheng

— Can too many tennis ball changes cause injury?

— A courtside bar is dividing opinion

— Players complain about a rule change for spectators

Zheng Qinwen of China reacts after defeating Oceane Dodin of France in their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Zheng Qinwen of China reacts after defeating Oceane Dodin of France in their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

— 2022 Australian Open runner-up Danielle Collins announces a 2024 retirement

— The late show with Daniil Medvedev

A TENNIS QUIZ

Try your hand at the AP’s Australian Open quiz.

STATS TO KNOW

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus reacts after defeating Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic in their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus reacts after defeating Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic in their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

1 — Sinner wins his first Grand Slam title in his first major final.

4 — Medvedev is the first finalist to play four five-set matches in a Grand Slam tournament.

24:17 — Medvedev’s court time through seven rounds is a Grand Slam Open era record.

1,020,763 — a record total crowd for the Australian Open main draw. The extra day helped. The previous record for a 14-day tournament was 839,192 last year.

WORDS TO KNOW

Alexander Zverev of Germany plays a backhand return to Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Alexander Zverev of Germany plays a backhand return to Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

“Yes, I like to dance in the pressure storm. I like it, because that’s where most of the time I bring out my best tennis.” — Sinner.

“It’s very, very tough when you have a mentality, I don’t want to say champion, but a good mentality, a sport mentality, it’s very tough to lose in the final. It kind of hurts more. But you have to try to find positives — and the positive is, well, the final is better than the semifinal and quarters.” — Medvedev.

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Zheng Qinwen of China celebrates after defeating Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine in semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Zheng Qinwen of China celebrates after defeating Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine in semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Daniil Medvedev of Russia celebrates after defeating Alexander Zverev of Germany in their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, early Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Daniil Medvedev of Russia celebrates after defeating Alexander Zverev of Germany in their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, early Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
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