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The Australian Tennis Open is conducted in every January at the Melbourne Tennis Stadium, which contains the Rod Laver Arena and Vodafone Arena now known as Hisense Arena. The Australian open tennis tournament is one of the four major grand slam tennis tournaments, the other three being the French Open in Paris, the Wimbledon in London and the US Open in New York. However, the Australian open tennis is considered one of the toughest due to the hot weather existing in Melbourne in January. Further, it is considered the first Grand Slam Tennis Tournament of the year, since it is conducted in January. The temperatures will often reach 40o and potentially the heat will be a few degrees higher than that. To help reduce the often crippling impact of the heat on players the Australian open tennis tournament organisers installed retractable roof systems over the playing areas that could be shut if the heat is extreme or if rain occurs. An Australian, Rod Laver, is the only person that had won all the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments in one year, twice so far in the world.

As would be expected during a tournament at this level, competition during the Australian Tennis Open is extreme and the atmosphere on court and within the stadium is electric. The tournament runs for two weeks. The women’s finals are played on the final Saturday in the second week and the men’s final is played on the Sunday of the second week. Men’s doubles, women’s doubles, mixed doubles and juniors are played with as much competition as the head line matches. Matches are broadcast around the world by various networks and watched by many millions of viewers all looking for a glimpse of their favourite male and female tennis players competing in the Australian Tennis Open.

The Australian Open is a complete entertainment destination with live daily entertainment and attractions in Melbourne Park to keep the many local and international tennis lovers and visitors happily occupied. The Australian Open brings together Australian tennis fans with supporters and visitors from around the globe in what is surely the biggest and most popular Melbourne events and attractions each January.

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.

The Australian Tennis Open 2010 will be held in Melbourne Australia at the Melbourne Park tennis complex starting on January 18th and finishing with the finals on January 31st 2010. The tennis complex has a total seating capacity of 15,000 people which can also increase depending on the foot traffic. Ticket prices vary considerably with day 1 tickets to matches on Rod Laver Arena starting at $55 and reaching $290 for the finals. Australian Open ticket prices for Hisense Arena start at $50. There are various packages available and corporate tickets all which vary accordingly. Ground passes can be cheaper and start from just $19.

Looking to find the best deal on accommodation for the Australian Tennis Open and the best advice on Australian Tennis Open 2010 then visit the Melbourne Accommodation website.