Of course, the main sporting event of the outgoing year is the football world championship. However, in January, the tennis season begins, and it begins with the prestigious Grand Slam tournament: Australian Open 2023. The most interesting are fights in singles: women's and men's. In this article, we will recall the history of the tournament and talk about the most likely contenders for victory in the women's singles.

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From 1922 to 2022

The first matches of the tennis tournament in Australia took place in 1904. But women entered the courts of the Australian Open 18 years later, only in 1922. During the Second World War, the tournament was canceled, and in 1976, due to a change in the calendar, two Australian Opens took place at once. In the early years of the tournament, tennis matches were held on grass courts, today all matches are played on hard courts. In total, 6 courts are available in Melbourne: three main and three demonstration. The main courts have retractable roofs that cover not only the courts, but also the stands with fans.

Today the Australian Open is one of the most prestigious tournaments. Winning it guarantees not only fame and rating points, but also considerable prize money. The winner of the last championship received over $3,000,000.

Play or not: that is the question

Serena Williams has won the most titles at the Australian Open, she is a seven-time Australian champion. And if Serena did not decide to end her professional career, she would be considered as the main contender for the cup. However, in recent weeks there have been reports that Serena is about to return to the big sport. If she makes such a decision and comes to Australia, she will be one of the main contenders for the title. Bookmakers are not yet accepting bets on Williams to win.

Iga Sventek: two trophies in 2022

In the WTA world rankings, the Polish tennis player is in first place. The young (born in 2001) and ambitious athlete won the US and French Opens this year and now dreams of conquering Melbourne. Last year, on the courts of the Australian Open, she reached the semi-finals and was disappointed with this result. Today, bookmakers estimate the Pole's chances for the Australian Open title as very high and offer to bet on Iga's victory with a coefficient of 1 to 4.5.

Naomi Osaka: heading for a third title

The Japanese tennis player won the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021 and now intends to win her third title and climb to the top of the WTA rankings. In the absence of Serena Williams and the inexperience of Iga Sventek, this seems very real. Although Naomi is slightly older than the Polish woman (born in 1997), she has much more experience playing in tournaments of this magnitude. Today, bookmakers offer to bet on the victory of Naomi Osaka in the Australian Open tournament with a coefficient of 1 to 7. As you can see, according to the bookmakers, the chances of the Polish athlete are still higher.