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Australian Open is the major tennis tournament that held annually. The prestige is just after U.S. Open. This is the reason it has very high attendance during the event.
Like other tennis tournaments, it is featuring men’s and women’s single, double as well as mixed double.Australian Open                                    The first Australian Open formerly known as Australasian Championship then in 1927 became Australian Championship. Because Australia geographically remoteness, very few players outside Australia join the tournaments. This happened in the early of 20th century.
It is not easy for them to have trip to Australia. They came by sea that took almost 2 months journey in 1920s. Even for the local players, it is hardly to travel as the transportation was not well supported that time.Australian Open
Although this is prestigious tournament, contrary, the tournament is the least broadcasted by television because a time zone difference between Australia and United States.
The last Australian Open was held in Melbourne on January 2014. The weather was on fire, it really Hot! The Melbourne was 40C – 43C at least for four days. The play was suspended for four hours. There was a player suffering heatstroke and need about 2 hours recovery. Some players vomited.

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However, the show must go on. The players played professionally as world class tennis players. As summary, here are the names of the champion:

1. Stanislas Wawrinka (Swiss) – Men’s Single
2. Li Na (China) – Women’s Single
3. Lukaz Kubot (Poland) & Robert Lindstedt (Sweden) – Men’s Double
4. Sarra Errani & Roberta Vinci (both Italy) – Women’s Double.
5. Kristina Mladenovic (France) / Daniel Nestor (Canada) – Mixed Double

The tournament held was the 102nd edition and was run by International Tennis Federation (ITF).

The next (A O) will be in 2015. You can secure your ticket from now and become a member of Australian Open to benefit and enjoy their exclusive offers.Australian Open (1)

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