Australian Open
Annual tennis tournament held in Melbourne
Australian Open ▸ Facts ▸ Comments ▸ News ▸ Videos
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. The Australian Open starts in the middle of January and continues for two weeks coinciding with the Australia Day holiday. It features men's and women's singles; men's, women's and mixed doubles; junior's championships; and wheelchair, legends and exhibition events. Until 1987, it was played on grass courts, but since then three types of hardcourt surfaces have been used: green-coloured Rebound Ace up to 2007 and blue Plexicushion from 2008 to 2019. Since 2020, it has been played on blue GreenSet.
| 0 shares | ShareTweetSavePostSend |
You Might Like
Third seed Sabalenka withdraws from Wimbledon with injuryAustralian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka, seeded third, withdraws from Wimbledon with a shoulder injury.BBC Sport - Published | |
Sinner makes light work of Eubanks in Paris openerAustralian Open champion Jannik Sinner makes light work of Christopher Eubanks to get his French Open campaign off to a bright start.BBC Sport - Published | |
'Generational talent' Littler wins Austrian OpenLuke Littler is hailed as a "generational talent" after the teenager wins the Austrian Open in Graz.BBC Sport - Published | |
Sinner continues fine form to reach Miami semisAustralian Open champion Jannik Sinner moves into the Miami semi-finals by ending Czech opponent Tomas Machac's stunning run.BBC Sport - Published | |
Sinner and Medvedev reach Miami Open last eightAustralian Open champion Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev are through to the Miami Open quarter-finals following straight-set wins.BBC Sport - Published | |
Sabalenka's 'heart broken' after 'unthinkable tragedy'Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka asks for privacy after the 'unthinkable tragedy' of the death of her former boyfriend.BBC Sport - Published | |
Sinner into semis as winning streak extends to 19Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner extends winning run to 19 matches with comfortable win over Jiri Lehecka to reach the semi-finals at Indian Wells.BBC Sport - Published | |
Sabalenka 'so bad' on return in Dubai loss to VekicAryna Sabalenka's first appearance since winning the Australian Open ends in defeat by Croatia's Donna Vekic at the Dubai Tennis Championships.BBC Sport - Published | |
Sinner wins first major with epic fightbackJannik Sinner lands the Grand Slam title he has long promised with an extraordinary fightback to beat Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final.BBC Sport - Published | |
Bopanna, 43, wins first men's doubles Slam at 61st attemptIndia's Rohan Bopanna, 43, becomes the oldest men's doubles Grand Slam champion with victory at the Australian Open.BBC Sport - Published | |
'Keeping it fun' was key to Sabalenka's title defenceAryna Sabalenka says a fun approach off the court helped her to win back-to-back Australian Open titles.BBC Sport - Published | |
Medvedev to draw on Slam final experience against SinnerDaniil Medvedev hopes his Grand Slam experience will prove decisive when he plays first-time finalist Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open final.BBC Sport - Published | |
Australian Open men's final: Medvedev v SinnerDaniil Medvedev faces Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open men's singles final in Melbourne - follow radio and text commentary.BBC Sport - Published | Dominant Sabalenka retains Australian Open titleAryna Sabalenka underlines why she has been considered the Australian Open favourite by overpowering Zheng Qinwen to retain the women's title.BBC Sport - Published |
Hewett's title defence ends with loss to Oda in finalJapan's 17-year-old Tokito Oda prevents Britain's Alfie Hewett from retaining his Australian Open title with a 6-2 6-4 victory in the final.BBC Sport - Published | Why Zverev abuse allegations are 'messy cloud' for tennisIf Alexander Zverev had reached the Australian Open final, a difficult situation would have got even more uncomfortable.BBC Sport - Published |
China's new tennis hope faces pressure beyond finalThe 21-year-old aims to repeat Li Na's 2014 victory going into the Australian Open final.BBC Sport - Published | Australian Open women's final: Sabalenka v Zheng - build-upDefending champion Aryna Sabalenka faces Zheng Qinwen in the Australian Open women's singles final - follow live.BBC Sport - Published |
Sabalenka & Zheng bid for history in Australian finalAryna Sabalenka and Zheng Qinwen are bidding for their own slice of Australian Open history in the women's final on Saturday.BBC Sport - Published | 'One of my worst Slam displays' - Djokovic on defeatNovak Djokovic is "shocked" with his level in a rare Australian Open defeat, but remains confident it is "not the beginning of the end".BBC Sport - Published |
Djokovic's dominance ends as Sinner reaches finalNovak Djokovic loses at the Australian Open for the first time since 2018 as Jannik Sinner moves into his first Grand Slam final.BBC Sport - Published | Skupski and Krawczyk beaten in mixed doubles finalNeal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk narrowly miss out on the Australian Open mixed doubles title as they lose to Hsieh Su-wei and Jan Zielinski.BBC Sport - Published |
Djokovic faces sternest test in Sinner semi-finalHistory-chasing Novak Djokovic faces the sternest test of his Australian Open title defence against Italian fourth seed Jannik Sinner in Friday's semi-final.BBC Sport - Published | Sabalenka beats Gauff to reach Melbourne finalAryna Sabalenka is one win away from defending her Australian Open crown after beating Coco Gauff in this year's semi-finals.BBC Sport - Published |
Hewett reaches wheelchair singles final but Reid losesBritain's Alfie Hewett reaches the final of the men's wheelchair singles at the Australian Open but Gordon Reid is beaten by Japan's Tokito Oda.BBC Sport - Published | Sabalenka seeks semi-final 'revenge' against GauffDefending champion Aryna Sabalenka is out for "revenge" when she takes on American teenager Coco Gauff for a place in the Australian Open final.BBC Sport - Published |
Hewett and Reid win in wheelchair singles and doublesBritons Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid progress with wins in the men's wheelchair singles and doubles at the Australian Open.BBC Sport - Published | Ukrainian tennis player investigated for shaking hands with Russian opponentA 16-year-old Ukrainian tennis player is being investigated by her home country for shaking hands with her Russian opponent at the end of their match at the Australian Open.Sky News - Published |
Bopanna, 43, becomes oldest world number oneRohan Bopanna becomes the oldest tennis world number one aged 43 after he and Matthew Ebden reach the Australian Open doubles semi-finals.BBC Sport - Published | Medvedev reaches Australian Open semi-finalsDaniil Medvedev uses his greater experience deep in a Grand Slam to beat Hubert Hurkacz and reach the Australian Open semi-finals.BBC Sport - Published |
Qualifier Yastremska reaches Melbourne semi-finalsUkraine's Dayana Yastremska beats Linda Noskova to become the first qualifier since 1978 to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.BBC Sport - Published | Australian Open: Medvedev leads Hurkacz by two sets to one - textTwo-time finalist Daniil Medvedev faces Hubert Hurkacz for a place in the Australian Open semi-finals - follow live.BBC Sport - Published |
Who will become a shock Australian Open finalist?One of Zheng Qinwen, Dayana Yastremska, Linda Noskova or Anna Kalinskaya will be a Grand Slam finalist this weekend - BBC Sport looks at the contenders.BBC Sport - Published | Nadal set to play in Qatar Open after hip injuryRafael Nadal enters the Qatar Open in February after missing the Australian Open with a hip injury.BBC Sport - Published |
Djokovic overcomes Fritz and heat to reach semisNovak Djokovic continues his bid for a record-extending 11th Australian Open title by beating Taylor Fritz to reach the semi-finals.BBC Sport - Published | |
