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Paul Murphy

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It's billed in Australia as the "Summer of Tennis" and this gives a brief rundown of who's playing when and where.
The women's field in Sydney is particularly strong in contrast to the men's:


Hyundai Hopman Cup XXIII, Burswood Dome, Perth, January 1-8
Format: mixed teams (men's singles, women's singles, mixed doubles)
Prize money: $1 million
Drawcards: Justine Henin, Ana Ivanovic, Francesca Schiavone, Alicia Molik, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Lleyton Hewitt
2010 champions: Spain (Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and Tommy Robredo)

Brisbane International, Queensland Tennis Centre, January 2-9
Format: women's and men's singles and doubles
Prize money: $US592,500 ($A600,000)
Drawcards: Samantha Stosur, Jelena Dokic, Jarmila Groth, Andy Roddick, Robin Soderling, Fernando Verdasco
2010 champions: Kim Clijsters and Andy Roddick

Moorilla Hobart International, Domain Tennis Centre, January
7-15
Format: women's singles and doubles
Prize money: $US220,000 ($A222,000)
Drawcards: Dinara Safina, Marion Bartoli, Alicia Molik, Anna Chakvetadze, Kimiko Date-Krumm, Alona Bondarenko
2010 champion: Alona Bondarenko

Medibank Sydney International, Olympic Park, January 9-15
Format: women's and men's singles and doubles
Prize money: $US990,500 ($A998,500)
Drawcards: Caroline Wozniacki, Kim Clijsters, Samantha Stosur, Vera Zvonareva, Victoria Azarenka, Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, Juan Martin Del Potro, Marcos Baghdatis
2010 champions: Elena Dementieva and Marcos Baghdatis

AAMI Kooyong Classic, Melbourne, January 12-15
Format: men's exhibition singles
Prize money: N/A
Drawcards: Lleyton Hewitt, Tomas Berdych, Robin Soderling, Fernando Verdasco, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gael Monfils, Nikolay Davydenko
2010 champion: Fernando Verdasco

Australian Open, Melbourne Park, January 17-30
Format: women's and men's singles and doubles, mixed doubles
Prize money: $25 million
Drawcards: Caroline Wozniacki, Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin, Venus Williams, Samantha Stosur, Maria Sharapova, Vera Zvonareva, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Robin Soderling, Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt
2010 champions: Serena Williams and Roger Federer

Source: AAP
 
It's bs how neither Nadal or Federer play in the Australian lead up tournaments. Do the arabs pay them to play over there instead?
 
They should have ATP 1000 series before the AO, just like what they do before US Open and French Open. There should be one ATP 1000 series preceding each grand slam. One before AO, before FO, before Wimby, before USO.

I enjoy watching Brisbane International, but will enjoy it more if it is an ATP 1000 tournament :) ... will need more stadium courts though... C'mon, Rod Laver is from Queensland... why don't we have ATP 1000 in Queensland... We need an Aussie version of Ion Tiriac here.
 
By the way, for any Australians reading this, you should keep in mind that the Hopman Cup has shifted to the Ten Network (unfortunately) and it's going to be shown on both the main and HD channels.
 
Paul Murphy said:
I'd even be happy with a 500 and Brisbane would be a great venue - that stadium is superb for watching tennis.
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I agree, there should at least be one 500 event before every GS. That's not too much to ask and as you said, Brisbane has got a very nice venue indeed.
 
Paul Murphy said:
By the way, for any Australians reading this, you should keep in mind that the Hopman Cup has shifted to the Ten Network (unfortunately) and it's going to be shown on both the main and HD channels.
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Is it still going to be on Tennis Channel for us in the States? :P
 
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It's unfair that Australia has summer in January! How can you even use the word "Winter" when the temperature doesn't drop that much?
*Runs away in jealousy*
 
Rock Strongo said:
It's unfair that Australia has summer in January! How can you even use the word "Winter" when the temperature doesn't drop that much?
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Wha? Melbourne gets freezing in winter. Hell, it gets freezing in summer sometimes even. As they say: if you don't like the weather in Melbourne, wait 15 minutes.

OK.. maybe not as cold as Sweden, but it's nothing like Brisbane with basically summer year-round.
 
Bobby Jr said:
Wha? Melbourne gets freezing in winter. Hell, it gets freezing in summer sometimes even. As they say: if you don't like the weather in Melbourne, wait 15 minutes.

OK.. maybe not as cold as Sweden, but it's nothing like Brisbane with basically summer year-round.
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Melbourne gets the coolest in winter out of australias bigger cities.
 
Rock Strongo said:
It's unfair that Australia has summer in January! How can you even use the word "Winter" when the temperature doesn't drop that much?
*Runs away in jealousy*
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It is friggin cold in Melbourne during winter, this is coming from someone who originally comes from the snowy parts of NZ.
 
IvanAndreevich said:
The guys in the middle east could say how it's BS that Australia gets their own GS, and they don't ;)
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Maybe it's got to do with something such as tradition and the fact that Australia has a long and proud tennis history and has produced players such as Laver, Emerson, Rosewall, Newcome, Roche, Rafter, Hewitt etc etc

Could have something to do with that or that petro dollars can't buy everything - yet.
If they're unhappy maybe the "guys in the Middle East" could look at taking over another Major - how about the USO for instance.
 
Regarding the Brisbane ATP/WTA tournament, this is Sam Stosur's take on the physical demands faced by players coming from cold climates.

From AAP: Unseasonal cooler weather may work against the European contingent at the Brisbane International Tennis Open, Australia's No.1 Samantha Stosur says.
Queensland's big wet has driven the average temperature down by up to seven degrees for this time of year making it much more palatable for overseas players preparing for the tournament.
However, Stosur, the No.1 women's seed, said that could work in her favour, as well as the other Australians in the draw, when Brisbane's pressure cooker temperatures and humidity finally return next week.
``I got back here Christmas eve and it pretty much hasn't stopped raining since I landed,'' Stosur told reporters.
``Everyone has to deal with it and it's not good. Apart from the rain it would be different for everyone.
``Obviously the Europeans are coming from a very cold winter, no doubt they have been hitting inside and they have to get used to this humidity.
``I'm not sure it's going to heat up a bit more so hopefully I'll be a step ahead for the first week.''
A Bureau of Meteorology spokesman said daily temperatures and the humidity would return to their seasonal average late in the tournament.
``Next week the temperatures will get around the 30 mark and they (the players) will feel worse because the temperature will be high and there will be more moisture in the air - especially with the all water in ground evaporating,'' the spokesman told AAP.
 
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