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Nick Kyrgios has revealed he would have retired immediately after the Wimbledon 2022 final - if he had beaten Novak Djokovic. The Australian star - who is currently recovering from knee surgery - made the statement on the Impaulsive podcast hosted by Logan Paul.

Ash Barty completed a fairytale triumph at the 2022 Australian Open as she won the women’s singles title on home soil. The then world No.1 was in unstoppable form and looked poised to dominate for years to come before dropping a huge bombshell just weeks later.

Top seed Rafael Nadal showed his fighting qualities as he battled through his Australian Open first-round match against Jack Draper. World No.1 Iga Swiatek also had her struggles in the women’s draw, but she too got the job done versus Wimbledon quarter-finalist Jule Niemeier to take her place in the second round.

Former world No.1 Naomi Osaka has announced that she is pregnant and will not play tennis again until 2024. After opting out of next week’s Australian Open, many fans and experts were left confused as to why the 25-year-old would not be taking part in the grand slam.