Tennis Australia Press Release, December 1, 2017 Australia’s best emerging tennis players will compete at the 10th annual December Showdown taking place at Melbourne Park from Saturday 2 to Sunday 17 December 2017. The nation’s biggest tennis competition will determine Australia’s top […]
AO Open Press Release, December 1, 2017 While record rainfall is expected in Melbourne this weekend, Australian Open tennis fans can expect sunny and fine conditions for Australian Open 2018. Australian Open Tournament Director Craig Tiley and Chief Operations Officer Tom Larner were today joined […]
AO Press Release, November 30, 2017 Tennis Australia and Mushroom Events are delighted to announce the tournament’s biggest ever music-line up with more than two weeks of music at Australian Open 2018. Australian and International music superstars will headline on the AO Live Stage, located […]
AO Press Release, November 29, 2017 The tennis just got a little more magical with The Walt Disney Company Australia becoming the Official Family Entertainment Partner of Australian Open 2018. Tiny fans dressed as their favourite Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar characters took over Melbourne Park today […]
AO Press Release, November 28, 2017 A line up of the best Asian tennis players will compete in Zhuhai, China, for a huge prize – the chance to play at the Australian Open. The Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-Off field is taking shape, with 16 men […]
MELBOURNE, November 24, 2017 (TA Press Release) Tennis Australia, in association with Mushroom Events, is delighted to announce Australian rock icon Jimmy Barnes as the headline act for the first ever FightMND charity concert at the AO Live Stage. Taking place the night before the Australian […]
GRAND SLAM Press Release, November 21, 2017 The Grand Slam Board (“GSB”) completed two days of Meetings in London on November 15-16. A significant portion of the GSB Agenda concerned possible Grand Slam Rule amendments and trials in 2018: § It […]
MELBOURNE, November 19, 2017 (AO Press Release) South Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis has been awarded a wildcard into Australian Open 2018. The 21-year-old from Adelaide is looking to start 2018 fresh and ready for a big year on the ATP Tour, after working hard […]
USTA Press Release, November 16, 2017 Tim Smyczek is headed back to the main draw of the Australian Open, where three years ago he earned international acclaim for his sportsmanship in a match with Rafael Nadal, after clinching the men’s […]
AO Press Release, November 11, 2017 World No.186 Olivia Rogowska (Melbourne, Vic) and rising star Kimberly Birrell (Hope Island, Qld) have secured main draw and qualifying Australian Open 2018 wildcards respectively after dominating the Australian Pro Tour. Rogowska, Australia’s sixth-ranked woman, earned her main draw wildcard to […]
