Australian Open

Svitolina Halts Kostyuk’s Comic-Strip Week

MELBOURNE, January 19, 2018 Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine ended the prodigious run for 15-year-old compatriot Marta Kostyuk in the third round of the Australian Open, winning 6-2, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena on Friday. The No. 4 seed struck 11 […]

Melbourne Park Weather Today

AO Press Release, January 19, 2018 The cool change has arrived at Melbourne Park with the current temperature (at 5:38pm) at Melbourne Park sitting at 28.2 degrees with a Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) reading of 26.7. The expected top temperature in Melbourne today was 42 […]

Sandgren Upsets Wawrinka In Melbourne

MELBOURNE, January 18, 2018 For the first time in a decade, Stan Wawrinka will not feature in the third round at the Australian Open after his comeback from knee surgery ends with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 loss to US-American Tennys […]

Djokovic Advances To Australian Open Third Round

MELBOURNE, January 18, 2018 Novak Djokovic defeated Frenchman Gael Monfils for the 15th time in as many meeting between the two in Thursday’s second round of the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena with temperatures rising into the high 30s Celsius. […]

Dimitrov Battles Past Qualifier

MELBOURNE, January 17, 2018 Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov headlined Wednesday’s night session on Rod Laver Arena. He took on US-American qualifier Mackenzie McDonald, who recorded his first Tour-level match-win in the first round here. Dimitrov survived a huge test to earn […]

Tsonga Survives Battle Against Shapovalov

MELBOURNE, January 17, 2018 Rafael Nadal continues his quest for a 17th Grand Slam title after a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 second round round victory against Leonardo Mayer of Argentina on Wednesday. The World No. 1 from Spain capitalized on three […]

New Plans For South Australia’s First All-Weather Arena Unveiled

TA Press Release, January 16, 2018 Tennis Australia and Tennis SA unveiled plans for South Australia’s first all-weather arena at Memorial Drive. The redeveloped centre court is the jewel in the masterplan to transform Adelaide’s sporting precinct. Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley is excited by […]

Federer Opens Australian Open Title Defence

MELBOURNE, January 16, 2018 2017 champion Roger Federer opened his title defence on Tuesday evening against Aljaz Bedene from Slovenia in the first night match on Rod Laver Arena. The 36-year-old Swiss is bidding for his sixth Australian Open title and […]