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 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 13, 2018 Women’s quarterfinal action was halted by rain today and Australian Open 2019 Play-off matches were called off with plans to resume tomorrow. Play will commence at 10.00 am tomorrow, with women’s quarterfinal matches taking place first followed by […]
TA Press Release, November 15, 2018 Tennis Australia and Mushroom Events today announced some of the big names set to perform at the AO Live Stage over 15 days of music at Australian Open 2019. Two huge international acts plus two Australian acts are confirmed for […]
AO Press Release, October 9, 2018 Australian Open 2019 was officially launched at Melbourne Park today. The Hon. John Eren MP, Victorian Minister for Sport, Tourism and MajorEvents, joined Australian Open Tournament Director Craig Tiley and 22-time Grand Slam champion Todd Woodbridge on a specially designed art […]
WASHINGTON, January 29, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) The 2018 Australian Open fortnight down under wrapped up Sunday with an extraordinary display of vintage Roger Federer for the Rod Laver Arena crowd – and a world-wide audience watching on TV – to enjoy and […]
AO Press Release, January 28, 2018 For the past two weeks the world’s top tennis players have excited and delighted fans at Melbourne Park. Now that the last ball has been hit for Australian Open 2018, the numbers are rolling […]
AO Press Release, January 28, 2018 Fifteen-year-olds Emma Wong (Doncaster East, Vic) and Aidan Chu (Mont Albert North, Vic) have been named the two top ballkids of Australian Open 2018. As part of their award, Emma and Aidan have earned a place in the men’s […]
WASHINGTON, January 27, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) On Friday night inside a packed Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open, tennis fans in a good mood celebrating Australia Day settled in for the second men’s singles semifinal between defending champion Roger Federer and the young, 21-year-old […]
MELBOURNE, January 27, 2018 Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic captured their first Grand Slam title as a team on their fourth appearance together at a major. The Austrian-Croatian combination defeated the Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah of Colombia 6-4, […]
