Until 1982, that is. Considered one of the greatest matches in Australian Open history, as well as in the Evert-Navratilova rivalry, their 1982 battle was a classic.

It also was the first time since 1990 that three teenagers beat top-10 men’s seeds at a Grand Slam tennis tournament. The loser of one of those matches, Daniil Medvedev, got fined $76,000 for ...

The Australian Open now has with the highest attendance of any major (743,667 in 2018), the most advanced infrastructure (three roofed stadiums, more than any of its sisters), player and fan ...

In the early 2000s, the Australian Open became known as "the Grand Slam of Asia-Pacific," a paradigm shift that allowed it to tap into a bustling market that had long been overlooked by world sport.