If the sixth-seeded Nadal can pull off the victory, he will set the all-time men's singles record with 21 Grand Slam titles. The move came after Russian and Belarusian players were banned from playing under their nation's flags.History will be made one way or the other Sunday when Rafael Nadal faces Daniil Medvedev in the 2022 Australian Open men's singles final in Melbourne. They stated that they were merely supporting Rakhimova. During the game, Russian supporters were accused of taunting Baindl, but the group denied that they were being provocative. Nations' flags were initially allowed, but this was reversed after an incident between Russia's Kamilla Rakhimova and Ukraine's Kateryna Baindl. In the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, organizers from the tournament banned Russian and Belarusian flags from being displayed courtside. This represented a 155% increase in prize money over the last ten years, from the A$30 million on offer in 2013. The Australian Open total prize money for 2023 increased by 3.38% year on year to a tournament record A$76,500,000. 1 Iga Świątek in the fourth round by Elena Rybakina, this became the first edition of the Australian Open in the Open Era to feature neither of the top two singles seeds of either gender in the quarterfinals. Spectators returned to full capacity for the first time since 2020, targeting to exceed 900,000 fans, after capacity restrictions in the last two events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ashleigh Barty was the reigning champion in the women's singles, but she retired from the sport in March 2022. Aryna Sabalenka won the women's title, her first major singles title. Nadal was the defending champion, but lost to Mackenzie McDonald in the second round. The ban was initially handed to him after he was deported in 2022, as Australia's laws required foreigners to be vaccinated for entering the country when the tournament was played in 2022, but the ban was lifted as the vaccination requirement has been lifted. Djokovic was allowed to play this year despite remaining unvaccinated from COVID-19 after his three-year ban was lifted. Novak Djokovic claimed the men's singles title, his tenth Australian Open title and 22nd major title overall, tying Rafael Nadal's all-time record. During previous years, the tournament's main sponsor was Kia. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. It was the 111th edition of the Australian Open, the 55th in the Open Era, and the first major of the year. The 2023 Australian Open was a Grand Slam level tennis tournament held at Melbourne Park, from 16–29 January 2023.
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