The Australian Open could be a major lawn tennis tournament command annually over the last period of January in Melbourne,
Australia. 1st command in 1905, the tournament is chronologically the primary of the four sweep lawn tennis events of the
year – the opposite 3 being the French Open, suburb and therefore the USA Open. It options convenience and women's singles;
convenience, women's, and mixed doubles and junior's championships; similarly as chair, legends and exhibition events.
before 1988 the tournament had been compete on grass. Since 1988 2 forms of exhausting court surfaces are used at Melbourne
Park - inexperienced Rebound Ace to 2007 and blue Plexicushion from 2008.
The Australian Open generally has terribly high attending, second solely to the USA Open. it absolutely was additionally
the primary sweep tournament to feature indoor play throughout wet weather or extreme heat with its 2 primary courts, the
Laver Arena and Hisense Arena, equipped with retractile roofs.
The 2014 Australian Open is a tennis tournament that is currently being played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 102nd edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. It is taking place at Melbourne Park from 13 to 26 January 2014.
Novak Djokovic was the three-time defending champion in the men's singles, but failed to defend his title, losing to Stanislas Wawrinka in the quarter-finals. Two-time defending champion Victoria Azarenka also failed to defend her title, losing to Agnieszka Radwanska also in the quarter-finals.
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