Australian Open

Emma Wong And Aidan Chu Named Top Australian Open 2018 Ballkids

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 […]

Marach And Pavic Clinch Australian Open Doubles Crowns

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, […]

Wozniacki Wins Maiden Grand Slam Title In Melbourne

MELBOURNE, January 27, 2018 Caroline Wozniacki is the champion of the 2018 Australian Open. The 27-year-old from Denmark fought past top seed Simona Halep of Romania 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-4 in Saturday’s singles final on Rod Laver Arena. Both women showed high-quality […]

Kia Motors Signs Historic Deal With Tennis Australia

AO Press Release, January 27, 2018 One of the biggest partnerships in Australian sporting history was cemented on Saturday as Tennis Australia signed a landmark five-year extension with Major Sponsor Kia Motors. The new five-year deal will see Kia Motors continue as the […]

Sebastian Korda Wins Australian Open Boys’ Championship

MELBOURNE, January 27, 2018 17-year old Sebastian Korda, of Bradenton in Florida, won the 2018 Australian Open boys’ singles title over Korean Chun Hsin Tseng, 7-6(6), 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena on Saturday. Korda hit 34 winners and broke serve […]

Federer Reaches His 30th Grand Slam Final

MELBOURNE, January 26, 2018 Roger Federer will face Marin Cilic in Sunday’s men’s singles final of the 2018 Australian Open. The No. 2 seed from Switzerland benefited from the retirement of #NextGenATP champion Hyeon Chung in Friday’s semi-final, leading 6-1, […]

Babos, Mladenovic Clinch Australian Open Doubles Title

MELBOURNE, January 26, 2018 Timea Babos of Hungary and Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic clinched the women’s doubles title of the 2018 Australian Open. The No. 5 seeds defeated the all-Russian-combination of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 6-4, 6-3 on Friday afternoon […]

And Then There Were Two: Halep And Wozniacki Have Their Eye On The Prize

WASHINGTON, January 25, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) The Australian Open women’s singles final between No. 1 seed Simona Halep of Romania and No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, the current and former No. 1 players in the world, will be hard pressed to match Thursday’s […]

Cilic Reaches Australian Open Final

MELBOURNE, January 25, 2018 Marin Cilic is the first finalist in the men’s draw of the 2018 Australian Open. The No. 6 seed from Croatia edged past Briton Kyle Edmund 6-2, 7-6, 6-2 in Thursday’s night session on Rod Laver Arena. […]