Australian Open

The Australian Open is a Grand Slam held every year to date at the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park in Australia. The tournament is the first Grand slam held every year. The competition starts in the middle of January and continues for two weeks.

The tournament consists of the competitions such as men's and women's singles; men's, women’s, and mixed doubles; junior's championships; and wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events.

Until the late 1980s, the tournament was played on grass courts. This Grand Slam has also grown to be known as one of the biggest tournaments in the Northen Hemisphere. It was also the first Grand Slam to feature indoor play because of wet weather or extremely hot weather. It is nicknamed "the happy slam" because so many people attend the event, in 2024 1,100,000 came to the tournament and that is even including qualifying.

The Australian Open is well known for its fast-paced and aggressive style of play. The Grand Slam has been held at Melbourne Park since 1988. The tournament was first known as the Australasian Championships and was soon then called Australian Championships and is now called the Australian Open. Although the tournament started in 1905 it was not considered a major tournament until 1924.