Australian Open

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Introduction 

The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam tennis event of every calendar year. It is followed by the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. The Australian Open starts in the middle of January and coincides with the Australia Day holiday.

It is held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The events featured in this tournament include: men’s and women’s singles; men's, women's, and mixed doubles; junior's championships; and wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events.

The Australian Open is a big contributor to the state economy with an average of $300 million being spent each year.

Over the past decade, the Australian Open has generated 1775 jobs in Victoria. Most of these jobs are in the accommodation, hotels, restaurants, logistics and trade service sectors.

Table Of Contents

• Details 

• History

• Records

• Player Spotlight

• Controversies

• Schedule

• Conclusion

Details 

History

The tournament was initiated under the name of Australasian Championships. In 1927, the name was changed to Australian Championships. It came to be known as the Australian Open only in 1969.

The Australian Open was not a major championship during its earlier years. When the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) designated it as a major tennis event in 1923, it allowed the ILTF to include player seeding in the tournament.

The Australian Open has been held 110 times in five Australian cities and two New Zealand cities over the years. This was before Melbourne became its permanent home.

Records

Here are is an exhaustive list of all records made in the Australian Open tournaments:

 Men's Records

Women's Records

Wheelchair Records

Miscellaneous Records

Player Spotlight

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic is one of the biggest names in tennis. He is a part of the celebrated Big Three (along with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal).

He is the current champion of the men’s single event at the Australian Open. He has won this event, a record, 10 times. This is the second highest number of wins at the Australian Open, after Margaret Court.

Novak Djokovic has won 93 ATP singles titles and 22 Grand Slam singles titles. He is also the only male player to hold all four Grand Slam on three different surfaces (grass, clay and hard) at the same time (2015-2016).

Margaret Court

Margaret Court is an Australian tennis legend who dominated the game from 1959 to 1977.

She is the only player to have completed a Multiple Grand Slam (winning all four majors) set twice, in all three disciplines.

She is also one of three players to have won the Grand Slam Boxed set (winning all four majors and the Olympics in one calendar year).

In 1967, she was made Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), for her services to sports.

She has won the Australian Open 11 times. Despite being a part of many controversies, she is considered one of the greatest players to ever grace the sport.

Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka is a 24 year old Belarusian tennis player. She is currently seeded as world no. 2 in the singles category and world no. 1 in the doubles category.

She won her first major singles title at the 2023 Australian Open. She defeated Elena Rybakina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to clinch her maiden singles title.

Previously, she won the US Open and Australian Open doubles events with Elise Mertens in 2019 and 2021, respectively.

Controversies

Like any sport, there are numerous controversies surrounding the Australian Open. There have been many complaints about scheduling mishaps, unruly players and match-fixing scandals.

The recent edition of this majors tournament came under fire for scheduling. Some matches, including those of Andy Murray and Victoria Azarenka, ended in the early hours of 2am to 4am.

SchedulePlay

The Australian Open takes place in mid January and continues for 2 weeks. The matches are played in the six courts arenas of Melbourne.

The schedule for the tournament is released a few weeks before its opening. One can book tickets from the official Australian Open website. There are, usually, four different types of tickets.

These vary in prices depending on the access they give to different courts and areas.

Conclusion

The Australian Open is a highly anticipated event in the world of tennis. It is one of the most coveted tournaments for hard court tennis fans and players.

The advantage of Melbourne’s hard courts is that the surface is a boon for big-servers and power-hitters.

Even though the top three tennis players in the world are all defensive baseliners, they shine in Melbourne nonetheless. This proves that the Australian Open has something for all types of players and fans.

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