MELBOURNE, January 1, 2019 (AO Press Release) The Australian Open has increased prize money to an historic high of $62.5 million, up 14 percent on 2018. Australian Open Tournament Director CEO Craig Tiley said the increase was just one way the organisers continued […]
MELBOURNE, December 29, 2018 (Press Release) A more extensive Extreme Heat Policy (EHP) is set to be introduced at Australian Open 2019 as a result of cutting-edge research and testing into the specific effects of heat stress on tennis players. The research, conducted by Tennis Australia medical […]
MELBOURNE, December 21, 2018 (Australian Open Press Release) The Australian Open will no longer play advantage final sets. As from AO 2019 the final set will be decided after six-games-all with the longer of the tiebreak formats – first to 10-points. The […]
MELBOURNE, December 16, 2018 (Press Release) Twenty-year-old Kimberly Birrell (Gold Coast, Qld) and James Duckworth (NSW) have been awarded Australian Open 2019 wildcards after winning the AO Play-off finals in Melbourne today. Birrell defeated Western Australia’s Astra Sharma 6-4 6-2 while James Duckworth(NSW) overcame wildcard Luke Saville (SA) 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-5(2). “I’m feeling […]
MELBOURNE, December 14, 2018 (Press Release) Australian electro-pop quartet Confidence Man and Total Giovanni are the latest additions to the stellar line-up for the AO Live Stage at Australian Open 2019. Both acts will feature on the popular Coopers Saturday, always a highlight of the 15 days […]
MELBOURNE, December 13, 2018 (Press Release) The Australian Open is proud to announce that Country Road will continue as the Official Lifestyle Fashion partner in 2019. Building on a successful partnership, the two iconic Australian brands have collaborated on an exclusive co-branded collection. Inspired by […]
MELBOURNE, December 12, 2018 (Press Release) The Australian Open and Vegemite revealed the final 2019 Australian Open ballkid squad at Melbourne Park. For the second year in a row Vegemite is on board as official Australian Open ballkids’ partner and will fuel the ballkids throughout their […]
STARNBERG, December 11, 2018 (Sponsored) Taking place in the last fortnight of January, next year’s Australian Open will be 107th edition of the tournament, and the 51st in the ‘Open Era’. It will also be the first Grand Slam tournament […]
MELBOURNE, December 10, 2018 (Press Release) The Australian Open will host a free concert featuring the cream of Australian music in support of Beyond Blue, the official charity partner of Tennis Australia. The concert will feature Jon Stevens, The Black Sorrows, Mental As Anything and Reece Mastin on the AO […]
MELBOURNE, December 9, 2018 (Press Release) Australia’s top emerging players will compete for a coveted Australian Open 2019 wildcard at the Australian Open Play-off, commencing tomorrow, Monday 10 December and running to Sunday 16 December. A fixture on the tennis calendar, the AO […]
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