Australian Open

Australian Open Wild Card Challenge Gets Underway

USTA Press Release, October 19, 2021 Eighteen-year-old Elvina Kalieva leads the USTA’s Australian Open Wild Card Challenge after Week 1, after qualifying and reaching the singles final of the USTA Pro Circuit ITF World Tennis Tour W60 in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. […]

Australian Open Wild Card Challenge Returns, Begins Next Week

USTA Press Release, October 9, 2021 The Australian Open Wild Card Challenge, which utilizes hard-court professional tournaments to award an American man and woman a main draw wild card into the Australian Open, is returning this fall and will begin […]

Australian Open Aces Landmark Broadcast Deal With Eurosport

Australian Open Press Release, September 7, 2021 Tennis Australia and Eurosport announced a major milestone in their longstanding relationship today, extending and expanding the Australian Open broadcast partnership through to 2031. “Eurosport has been an outstanding partner for the Australian Open since 1995 and I’m […]

An Australian Open Like No Other

MELBOURNE, February 22, 2020 (Australian Open Press Release) A tournament like no other, played in front of 130,374 fans, has seen Novak Djokovic (SRB) and Naomi Osaka (JPN) crowned the Australian Open singles champions for 2021. AO 2021 champions       [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) claimed a record ninth Australian Open men’s […]

Dodig, Polasek Win First Major Title Together

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, February 21, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Ivan Dodig and Filip Polasek won the Australian Open men’s doubles crown for their for Grand Slam title in their sixth major championship together Sunday afternoon at Melbourne Park. Dodig of Croatia and […]

Idemo! Djokovic Wins Ninth Australian Open Title

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, February 21, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Novak Djokovic entered the 2021 Australian Open final having won the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup eight times. They accounted for nearly half of his 17 Grand Slam singles titles. For the past decade, he’s […]

Krejcikova, Ram Win Mixed Doubles Title, Again

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, February 20, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) It’s a tough act for any mixed doubles team to follow, going on Rod Laver Arena, just after Naomi Osaka won her second Australian Open women’s title. However, Barbora Krejcikova and Rajeev Ram […]

AO On The Road Episode 2 Released

MELBOURNE, February 20, 2021 (AO Press Release) The second episode of AO on the Road featuring tournament trophies – the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup and Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup – on their journey across regional Victoria has been released. Episode two sees the trophies travel along the Great […]

Dominant Down Under, Osaka Wins Fourth Major Title

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, February 20, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Naomi Osaka has been perfect in Grand Slam finals. For that matter, she’s been perfect on court for the past year. Simply unbeatable, and arguably the best clutch player of her generation. On […]

World Set To Tune In For Australian Open Finals Weekend

MELBOURNE, February 20, 2021 (AO Press Release) The world will tune in this weekend for the Australian Open men’s and women’s finals, especially in the key broadcast markets of Japan, North America, China and Europe. The four finalists Naomi Osaka, Jennifer Brady, Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev will […]