The 2010 Australian Tennis Open

The Australian Tennis Open is hosted every January at the Melbourne Tennis Stadium in Flinders Park. The stadium includes the Rod Laver Arena, Hisense Arena (formerly Vodafone Arena) and a number of satellite courts within the complex. There are four major international grand slam tournaments held each year including the Australian Tennis Open, the French Tennis Open in Paris, Wimbledon in London and the US Tennis Open in New York. With the often extreme summer temperatures of Australia the Australian Tennis Open is regarded as one of the most physically demanding for players who often succumbing to the heat. The Australian Open is important in many ways, not least of which is because it is the first Grand Slam Tennis Tournament of the year. Temperatures during the two week tournament can often reach 40o and above with the court temperature often well above that. In an effort to minimise the impact of the heat the Australian Tennis Open organisers have installed retractable roofing systems over the main court that can be closed during time of extreme heat or rain. The main arena was named after Rod Laver, the only Australian and international player to have won all four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments in one year, twice.

The Australian Tennis Open is broadcast internationally and keenly watched by tennis and sporting fans across the world. The Australian Open attracts the best rising stars on the international tennis tour and each year hosts the highest ranked male and female players. The Australian Tennis Open is held over a two week period during which competition is fierce and many a long match is battled out by players. The tournament reaches its climax on the final weekend with the women's final played out on the final Saturday and the Men's final played on the final Sunday. Juniors, Doubles and other category finals are also played around this time.

The Australian open tennis tournament brings in not only domestic Australian citizens but tennis lovers from all over the world to visit Melbourne and help make it a major tourist attraction during the month. The Australian open tennis tournament is also accompanied by live entertainment in the Melbourne Park every day to keep the local and international visitors, tennis lovers and the tennis players amused and enthused.

For the Australian open tennis, the tickets are sold much in advance. The ticket prices for the 2009 Australian Open varied between $19 and $174. However, along with the tickets for the Australian Open, you can also buy tickets for the concerts and premium park shows as add-ons and enjoy the entertainment diversions along with the great tennis being played in the arenas by world famous players like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, the Williams sisters, and other great names in current world tennis circuit.

For the 2010 Australian Tennis Open the main matches will be played at Rod Laver Arena and ticket prices range from $55 up to $290 for the finals. Ticket prices for matches on Hisense arena start at $50. Tickets prices go up as the tournament progresses with quarter finals, semi-finals and the men's and women's finals all at premium prices. The Australian Tennis Open 2010 will be planned from January 18 to January 31 at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne Australia. The total seating capacity of Melbourne Park is around 15,000.

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