AO Press Release, January 13, 2018 Tennis legend and tireless human rights campaigner Billie Jean King was named Australian Open Woman of the Year. The accolade was announced by Australian Open Tournament Director Craig Tiley at the announcement of #Open4All, a wide-ranging equality, diversity and inclusion […]
WASHINGTON, January 11, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Last year’s Australian Open singles finals pitting sisters Serena Williams versus Venus Williams followed the next night by Roger Federer beating Rafael Nadal in five grueling sets is about as good as it gets in a grand slam. Right? Well, […]
MONTREAL, January 11, 2018 (Press Release) The draw ceremony was held on Wednesday night for the 2018 Australian Open with three Canadians, Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC), Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON), and Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON) earning direct entry into […]
AO Press Release, January 11, 2018 The 2018 Grand Slam Coaches Conference kicks off on Thursday and is set to welcome more than 250 coaches from Australia and around the world. Now in its eleventh year the annual Grand Slam Coaches Conference […]
MELBOURNE, January 9, 2018 Former Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka from Switzerland officially welcomed the Australian Open ballkids, fuelled by Vegemite, to Melbourne Park on Tuesday. The three-time Grand Slam winner and Australian Open 2014 champion will join the 350 ballkids for the traditional team […]
AO Press Release, January 9, 2018 A new state-of-the-art umpires chair will be unveiled at Australian Open 2018. The hi-tech chair, to be featured on Rod Laver Arena, MCA and Hisense Arena, has been fully automated, with officials rising up to the occasion […]
AO Press Release, January 8, 2018 THE scene has been set for the very first Tie Break Tens ‘tournament in a night’ in Melbourne, with Novak Djokovic and Lleyton Hewitt to kick off the exciting first round tie break match ups. This […]
AO Press Release, January 8, 2018 Tennis fans can join in the countdown to Australian Open 2018 and attend theofficial Australian Open Live Draw at Margaret Court Arena (MCA) on Thursday 11 January. The event will feature a special appearance from defending champion Roger Federer, twelve months […]
MELBOURNE, January 6, 2018 Alexei Popyrin (NSW) and Jason Kubler (Qld) have been awarded the final two main draw wildcards into the Australian Open. Popyrin, 18, is one of Australia’s brightest tennis prospects, coming to the world’s attention after winning the junior title at […]
MELBOURNE, January 5, 2018 (Press Release) Dominic Thiem (AUT), Lucas Pouille (FRA) and Tomas Berdych (CZE) will join Rafael Nadal (ESP), Novak Djokovic (SRB), Stan Wawrinka (SUI), Nick Kyrgios (AUS) and Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) at Tie Break Tens in Melbourne […]
