Australian Open-2011- Tennis, Australian Open

The Australian Open is a very important event in the world of tennis. The tournament is normally held in January, on hard courts. The time of year that the open is held is during the Australian summer. The Australian Open is normally held on hard courts at a location called Melbourne Park.

The womens competition will be very good. Serena Williams may be able to win the open, but due to her repeated absences the other contenders may still have a chance to win. Serena Williams won 5 of the last 9 Grand Slam titles. Serena currently has a foot injury. A tennis player by the name of Caroline Wozniacki has a very good chance of winning this year. Henin could win the tournament against Kim Clijsters. Clijsters won the 2010 season, WTA Championships. Henin is picked to win the Melbourne title, according to a some people. World Number 2 Vera Zvonareva will be competing and is anticipated to be in great shape. Sam Stoser, Petra Kvitova and Victoria Azarenka will also be hopefuls and competing in the tournament.

The two courts that are used in the tournament are the Hisense Arena and the Rod Laver Arena. The Grand slam tournament has men's and women's singles competition: wheel chair, junior's, exhibition, legends, and men's and women's mixed doubles competition. The singles winners for Australian Open for 2010 were Roger Federer, and Serena Williams.

The Australian Open is managed by a company called the Tennis Australia. Because of the location of the tournament, and its remoteness very few foreign players could enter into the tournament, when it first began. The Australian open is the least televised of the Grand Slam due to the difference in time between Australia, North America and Europe. Eurosport covers a large portion of the tournament.

There is information that refers to the Australian Open and the tennis world, people should be aware of. Australian Open of 2010, was the tournament in Melbourne Park in, Melbourne Australia. Australian Open tickets, tickets for the Australian Open that can be as much as $650.00 per ticket. Australian Open Results, results of the tournament, refers to the winners of the tournament in certain divisions, for example mens and womens singles and mixed doubles etc. Australian Open T.V. schedule, refers to the t.v. schedule of the Australian Open. Australian Open 2009 mens single winners, was Rafael Nadal. Australian Open Mens Final, winner was Roger Federer. Australian Open Bracket, is the round by round tournament listings. Australian Open draw, is who will play whom in an open bracketed elimination tournament. Australian Open Website, refers to the official website of the Australian Open.

The Australian Open is a very exciting tennis tournament, and is very much worth seeing. The competitors of the tournament are very good. This years 2011 competition should be a thrill.