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Australian Open 2016 – Opening The Grand Slam Tennis Season

The first grand slam tennis event of the season, the Australian Open 2016 is set to commence next month at its traditional home in Melbourne. This hard court event is scheduled to begin on 18th January and run up to 31st January, concluding with the men’s singles final. The women’s singles final is set to take place the day before, on 30th January. This event which attracts all the biggest names in tennis will be held on a total of 16 different courts at Melbourne Park including the three main highlights; Margaret Court Arena, Hisense Arena and the Rod Laver Arena. Tennis fans planning to catch all the action and looking for nearby accommodation can consider hotels South Bank Melbourne has to offer such as WRAP on Southbank. Sponsored by Kia, this will be the 104th edition of the Australian Open and will see current world number one ranked players Novak Djokovic from Serbia and Serena Williams from the USA returning to defend their titles.

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