On prime of the thrills of world-class tennis, plans unveiled for subsequent yr’s a hundred and twentieth anniversary occasion embrace an epic fusion of music, innovation and leisure.
10 October 2024 | tennis.com.auTICKETS: Australian Open 2025
“On court docket we have already got some unimaginable new rivalries – Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are setting themselves aside. There’s a sure 10-time AO Champion in Novak Djokovic who once more confirmed his dominance on the Paris Olympics and who will come to Melbourne decided to raise the trophy once more. After which there are the likes of Daniil Medvedev, and Stefanos Tsitsipas who’ve each been finalists right here, and the People Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton.
“Aryna Sabalenka and world primary Iga Swiatek took the lion’s share of the tennis spoils this yr and their rivalry is a must-watch. Coco Gauff is again in good type and gained in Beijing final week, Qinwen Zheng, Elena Rybakina, Barbora Krejcikova, Ons Jabeur and Jess Pegula are additionally main contenders. Others, like Emma Navarro and Jasmine Paolini and naturally a celebrity like Naomi Osaka, wouldn’t shock anybody in the event that they went on a run right here in Melbourne. The ladies’s discipline is simply wealthy with risk and expertise.
“And naturally, on the house entrance we’ve the emergence of a rising and formidable Aussie posse of males, led by Alex de Minaur, Alexei Popyrin – who may overlook that unimaginable win over Novak on the US Open – and Jordan Thompson, all within the prime 30. Ajla Tomljanovic is again within the prime 100 and it was nice to see her win the Hong Kong match final week, and Olivia Gadecki, after reaching the finals in Mexico just lately, has additionally hit the highest 100 milestone.”
Tiley defined {that a} focus of Australian Open 2025 was designing extra methods for followers to get nearer to the motion.
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“The Village – between Kia and John Cain Area, with new-look shaded viewing platforms and enjoyable bars and snacks shut by, is the place you’ll be able to catch the very prime gamers in follow; we sit up for saying a stellar legends discipline, in one other Grand Slam first we’re introducing a wheelchair qualifying occasion, there shall be a brand new junior wheelchair match, and far more,” he mentioned.
“Off-court sights embrace the creation of TOPCOURT, a world-first immersive expertise the place tennis, tradition, digital media and gaming collide, essentially the most various culinary choices but, a variety of beautiful premium experiences, an expanded music line up and a ramped-up Opening Week.
“We’re lucky to have fantastic partnerships with an ever-growing checklist of unimaginable world manufacturers. They honestly assist us to deliver the occasion to life yr after yr.
“The AO’s broadcast and on-line presence has additionally reached unprecedented ranges. Broadcast viewership for AO 2024 surged by 57% in comparison with 2023, with an unimaginable 558 million distinctive viewers worldwide. On social media, we’ve seen outstanding progress, with 3.8 billion impressions throughout AO 2024—a rise of 228% from the earlier yr. Our year-round content material technique is clearly resonating with followers, as social media impressions have grown by 18%, and YouTube views have skyrocketed by 186%, reflecting an enormous urge for food for Australian Open content material.
“Annually, we push the boundaries of what the AO can provide—whether or not it’s enhancing the positioning, elevating the food and drinks experiences, providing much more tennis to get pleasure from, or, in 2025, introducing extra methods to play. We’ve added extra stay music and almost doubled our shaded areas to make sure fan consolation. The demand retains rising, and we’re increasing to fulfill it. We’re delighted that our followers, each native and worldwide, maintain exhibiting up, and we will’t wait to welcome everybody to the perfect AO but.”
Australian Open 2025 three-week tennis and leisure extravaganza contains:
- TOPCOURT, a vibrant new precinct in Center Terrace at Birrarung Marr, is one other Grand Slam first. Bringing the vibe for the following era of tennis and leisure followers, it’s going to characteristic stay music and DJs, a public Padel Court docket, retail pop-ups and a bunch of the newest gaming setups. The final word hangout spot to sit back with buddies, TOPCOURT would be the place to assemble, store and showcase your match at AO 2025.
- EXPANDED OPENING WEEK, together with AO Qualifying; each day Open Observe classes in Rod Laver Area; 4 exhibition and charity matches that includes prime gamers; Children Tennis Day on Saturday 11 January, with household enjoyable together with competitions and prizes, extra methods to play tennis, an enormous number of food and drinks choices throughout the positioning and the fan favorite Rod Laver Area Spectacular.
- COURTSIDE BAR, after being some of the widespread spots to soak up the tennis and seize a drink at AO 2024, the two-storey Courtside Bar will return. With elevated capability, enhanced tennis viewing, an intimate rooftop bar and scrumptious bar menu, it’s set to be one of many hottest spots on web site.
- INCREASED SHADE, there shall be nearly twice as a lot shade throughout Melbourne Park than at AO 2024, and thrice as a lot shade than simply 5 years in the past. This features a new shade construction over the seating bowl of 1573 Area and 300 sq. metres of shade in meals and beverage areas.
- AO LIVE will deliver big-name headline acts – together with Benson Boone, Kaytranada, Kesha and Armand Van Helden – to the finals together with extra music throughout the precinct for the complete three weeks of the occasion.
- The Village, nestled between John Cain Area and Kia Area, presents followers an up-close view of the world’s prime gamers as they follow and equipment up for Grand Slam glory. With new shaded viewing platforms and an expanded number of meals and bar choices, it’s the right spot to chill out and catch all of the motion.
- Wheelchair Qualifying, in one other Grand Slam first, every wheelchair tennis division, males’s, girls’s and Quads, could have a four-player qualifying draw with two gamers progressing to the primary draw.
- Australian Open Junior Wheelchair Championships debuts, with eight junior athletes to compete within the inaugural occasion.
Australian Open 2025 may also host the primary Evonne Goolagong Cawley Day, which in 2024 was renamed from First Nations Day to honour the tennis legend. Fan favourites All Talents Day, Sizzling Pictures Tennis Day, Girls & Ladies Day and Delight Day will all return.
Each Evonne Goolagong Cawley and John Newcombe will rejoice 50 years since their respective second AO titles in 1975. Newcombe will characteristic on the coin tossed earlier than matches on the AO and all Summer season of Tennis occasions (as Goolagong Cawley did in 2024).
