Starting at Federation Square, in the heart of the city, and flowing through Birrarung Marr and Melbourne Park onto Richmond Station, the initiative is the result of nearly a decade of planning. Rewind two years and Hyeon Chung earned a legion of new fans in Melbourne by surging into the Australian Open semifinals. 1 singles ranking from Rafael Nadal.Thiem became the first Austrian player, male or female, to reach an Australian Open singles final. This article displays the qualifying draw for men's singles at the 2020 Australian Open. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Australian Open 2020 will stretch right into the city of Melbourne as the tournament premieres the biggest Grand Slam footprint in world tennis. The big news was Sydney-sider Max Purcell, who qualified for his first Grand Slam main draw with a 6-4, 6-2 victory against Jozef Kovalik.
Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments. McNally and Osorio Serrano will hope to copy the captivating 2018 run of Marta Kostyuk, the then 15-year-old who broke a host of records by breezing through qualifying and making the main draw third round. This article displays the qualifying draw for women's singles at the 2020 Australian Open Seeds. Tennis Australia acknowledges that the AO is held on Aboriginal Land and we extend our respects to the Traditional Owners, their ancestors and Elders past, present and emerging and to all First Nations People. Back in 2014, the Canadian reached the final four and will be targeting a return to form via a positive qualifying campaign.Currently ranked No.262, she has shown encouraging signs this week with a run to the WTA Auckland quarterfinals. Here are key names vying for a place into Australian Open 2020, when the qualifying event starts Tuesday 14 January.
Kenin became the first American woman, other than Serena Williams, to win the Australian Open women's singles title since Jennifer Capriati in 2002.
The 18-year-old reached a maiden WTA semifinal in Washington last August, prior to pushing Serena Williams to three sets in the US Open second round. The South Korean was set to be a leader for the ‘Next Gen’ pack before a succession of injuries halted his progress in 2019.
Tennis Australia acknowledges that the AO is held on Aboriginal Land and we extend our respects to the Traditional Owners, their ancestors and Elders past, present and emerging and to all First Nations People. Purcell entered the tournament with one win from seven previous Grand Slam qualifying encounters
Novak Djokovic was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Dominic Thiem in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4. Expect diving volleys and spontaneous shot-making again this time around – but what else can the gregarious German conjure up in 2020? Tennis Australia acknowledges that the AO is held on Aboriginal Land and we extend our respects to the Traditional Owners, their ancestors and Elders past, present and emerging and to all First Nations People. With a ticket into the main draw as the ultimate prize, Australian Open qualifying always provides a plethora of intriguing storylines and enticing encounters to launch the action at Melbourne Park.Some players are on the comeback trail, youngsters search for their major breakthrough, and others are desperate to feature in their home Slam. As in previous years, the tournament's main sponsor was Kia. DRAW: men's qualifying singles. The 2020 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park, from 20 January to 2 February 2020. Another former Australian Open semifinalist, Eugenie Bouchard, will arrive at Melbourne Park boosted by fond memories. The Latvian is a former top 10 player with a 2014 Roland Garros semifinal to his name, yet has since fallen to No.258 in the rankings.Tennis Australia acknowledges that the AO is held on Aboriginal Land and we extend our respects to the Traditional Owners, their ancestors and Elders past, present and emerging and to all First Nations People. Back in 2014, the Canadian reached the final four and will be targeting a return to form via a positive qualifying campaign. He’s rapid, robust and relishes a battle.Very few possess the creativity and audacity wielded from the racket of Dustin Brown, a player who guarantees a packed crowd to catch a glimpse of his nonchalant-yet-effective style.Brown fell at the final hurdle in qualifying last year at Melbourne Park. Sofia Kenin won her first Grand Slam title, defeating Garbiñe Muguruza in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2. Kenin was the youngest Australian Open finalist since Ana Ivanovic and the youngest champion since Maria Sharapova, both in 2008.
It was the 108th edition of the Australian Open, the 52nd in the Open Era, and the first Grand Slam of the year. In winning his eighth Australian Open and 17th Grand Slam singles title, Djokovic also regained the ATP no. The 18-year-old capped her junior career in style by lifting the US Open trophy last year and has already made inroads at tour level. Gauff and McNally, self-titled #McCoco, also picked up two doubles titles in 2019, so expect some versatile play coming forward.Another teenager to keep an eye on at Melbourne Park is Colombia’s Maria Camila Osorio Serrano.