Australian Open

Australian Open Wild Card Challenge – Standings Update

ORLANDO, October 31, 2023 (USTA Press Release) This week’s women’s and men’s leaders in the Australian Open Wild Card Challenge are below. The women’s challenge ends this week, while the men’s challenge enters the second week of its four-week window. […]

Australian Open Wild Card Challenge – Standings Update

USTA Press Release, October 24, 2023 The leaders in the Australian Open Wild Card Challenge women’s standings after the third of five weeks are below (player’s current ranking in parenthesis). The men’s side of the Challenge begins with this week’s events. […]

Australian Open Set For Historic Sunday Start

Australian Open Press Release, October 3, 2023 In an historic first, Australian Open 2024 will start on Sunday – becoming a 15-day event for the first time, organisers announced today. With data showing matches are now longer, the move to […]

Australian Open Wild Card Challenge To Begin Week Of October 2

ORLANDO, September 21, 2023 (USTA Press Release) The Australian Open Wild Card Challenge, which will utilize indoor and outdoor hard-court and carpet professional tournaments to award an American man and woman a main draw wild card into the 2024 Australian […]

AO Finals Festival Set To Change The Game

Australian Open Press Release, December 8, 2022 This summer for the first time Kia Arena will be transformed into a world class music venue for the inaugural AO Finals Festival, set to take place on the last three days of Australian Open 2023. The […]

AO ArtBalls Delivers Record-Breaking Serve Of AO23 Tickets And Rewards

Tennis Australia Press Release, November 24, 2022 The Australian Open (AO) has announced an extensive rewards program for holders of its hugely popular AO ArtBall NFTs. Designed by Tennis Australia and Web3 studio Run It Wild, the rewards program is one of the most generous on the blockchain […]

Tennis Australia Signs Historic Nine Network Rights Extension

Tennis Australia Press Release, November 11, 2022 Tennis Australia has announced a momentous five-year extension of its broadcast partnership with the 9Network, ensuring Nine is the home of tennis until 2029. The new five-year deal (from 2025 to 2029) includes a $425 […]

Australian Open 2023 Targets Record 900,000 Fans

Australian Open Press Release, October 12, 2022 Australian Open organisers today announced the ambitious attendance target of 900,000 fans over a three-week tennis and entertainment extravaganza in January. As part of ongoing expansion plans, the AO will continue to ramp […]