MELBOURNE, January 4, 2019 (AO Press Release) Australia’s presence in the women’s draw at Australian Open 2019 has been boosted by three thanks to the awarding of wildcards to a trio of the nation’s brightest talents. Destanee Aiava, Ellen Perez and Zoe Hives will play in […]
STARNBERG, January 3, 2019 Alexander Zverev ended 2018 on a high and his ATP Finals victory suggested that the new generation might just be able to vanquish the old guard in 2019. The 21-year-old went into the final of the […]
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 24, 2018 (Press Release) The Australian Open will launch yet another Grand Slam first for 2019 with the inaugural AO Sports Film Festival. Throughout the entire two weeks of the tournament, tennis fans can mix up their tennis action […]
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 21, 2018 (Australian Open Press Release) A one-off performance by the Voice For Change initiative will take place at the AO Live Stage on Sunday 13 January at Australian Open 2019. Voice For Change is an significant initiative that has been developed by The […]
AO Press Release, December 18, 2018 Chef Jacques Reymond has joined the Australian Open for the prestigious AO Chef Series taking place at the event next month. The renowned chef, who now works primarily as a consultant to the restaurant and food industry, will […]
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 15, 2018 The next two Australian Open wildcards will be decided tomorrow with the men’s and women’s Play-off finals taking place on Court 8 at Melbourne Park from 11.00 am. The AO Play-off started on Monday 10 December with 32 Australian men and women […]
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