2012 Australian Open Preview:
The Australian Open opens up the 2012 tennis calendar in a major way as the best in tennis make their way down under. The first serve of the 2012 Australian Open at Melbourne Park is on January 15th and the championship finals will be played two weeks later on January 29th. The field for the 2012 Aussie Open is packed with tennis’ elite players, including the defending champions: Novak Djokovic (2011 Men’s champion) and Kim Clijsters (2011 Women’s champion).
The top four seeds on the Men’s side are: Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray. The top names from the Women’s draw are Clijsters, Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams and Li Na. The Australian Open is the first leg of the four tournament Grand Slam, so everyone is going all out to get the season started with a bang. The Australian Open is a hard court event and the temperatures for the next two weeks in Melbourne are projected to be hot, so expect to the tennis ball travelling very fast off these players’ rackets. There will be big serves, big volleys and big crowds. The 2010 Australian Open saw over 650,000 fans attend the tournament; the turnout for the 2012 Aussie Open should be even larger.
2011 Australian Open Results:
Novak Djokovic of Serbia wins his second Australian Open, defeating Andy Murray. Favorite Rafael Nadal exited the tournament in the semifinals. On the women's side, Kim Clijsters won her first Australian Open title against Li Na of China.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS EXPERIENCE:
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Venue: Melbourne Park
Australian Open Notable Players: Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis
The Australian Open is a major tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tournaments. The other Grand Slams are the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open Tennis. Until 1968, the Australian Open was called the Australian Championships, and was an amateur event until the era of “open” tournaments began that year. The tournament was first played in 1905 as the Australian Championships, then as the Australian Championships in 1927, becoming the Australian Open in 1968. The tournament has moved a few times to different cities in Australia and has even been played in New Zealand 3 times.
The Australian Open is a unique tennis experience for fans to watch their tennis heroes brave the Australian summer and see how players play on the Rebound Ace court surface. Each of the majors highlights different skill sets of the players due to the fact that none share the same surface. There are plans in the works to replace the Rebound Ace surface at the Australian Open with a new surface less likely to cause injury or lead to unpredictable ball behavior from the intense heat often seen in Australia in January.
The Australian Open is held at Melbourne Park sports arena in Melbourne 1988. The most well known venue at the park is the center court or Rod Laver Arena, which holds 15,000 spectators and has a unique retractable roof. Hisense Arena is slightly smaller but also features a retractable roof. A visit to the land down under and some of the finest tennis played anywhere in the world make this an experience every tennis fan should have. Buy Australian Open tickets today and don't miss the action at the Australian Open!
See Also:
Grand Slam Tennis Tournament tickets
Australian Open Preview History
Australian Open Ticket Information:
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