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Welcome to the first leg of the “Grand Slam". It’s summer in Australia, and the heat generated courtside by the world’s top players is likely to rival that of the searing Aussie sun!. The Australian Open attracts the world's best tennis players and more than 550, 000 spectators during the fortnight, making it the highest attended annual sporting event in Australia.
The Australian Open is Australia's main tennis tournament and forms part of the Grand Slam competition which also includes the Wimbledon Championships, the United States Open and the French Open. The first tennis tournament to be held in Australia was at Melbourne's Warehouseman's Cricket Ground in 1905. The venue shifted around Australia over the years before it was decided in 1972 that the event should always be held in Melbourne. The popularity of the event has grown over the years and now attracts over 60,000 spectators on popular match days.
previous tournament's winners; Roger Federer won the men's Australian Open and Serena Williams won the women's Australian Open in 2007. It was the third time each player had won the title.
2008 Australian Open
January 14 - 27 / Melbourne Park
| Week 1 |
Date |
Time |
Round |
Channel |
January 14 |
3:30 am |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 14 |
3:00 pm |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 14 |
9:00 pm |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 15 |
3:30 am |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 15 |
3:00 pm |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 15 |
11:00 pm |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 16 |
3:30 am |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 16 |
3:00 pm |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 16 |
11:30 pm |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 17 |
3:30 am |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 17 |
3:00 pm |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 17 |
9:00 pm |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 18 |
3:30 am |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 18 |
3:00 pm |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 18 |
10:00 pm |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 19 |
3:30 am |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 19 |
12:00 pm |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 19 |
10:00 pm |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 20 |
3:30 am |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 20 |
11:00 am |
Early Round |
ESPN2 |
January 20 |
7:00 PM |
Round of 16 |
ESPN2 |
Week 2 |
Date |
Time |
Round |
Channel |
January 21 |
3:30 am |
Round of 16 |
ESPN2 |
January 21 |
3:00 pm |
Round of 16 |
ESPN2 |
January 21 |
9:00 pm |
Quarterfinals |
ESPN2 |
January 22 |
3:30 am |
Quarterfinals |
ESPN2 |
January 22 |
3:00 pm |
Quarterfinals |
ESPN2 |
January 22 |
10:00 pm |
Quarterfinals |
ESPN2 |
January 23 |
3:30 am |
Quarterfinals |
ESPN2 |
January 23 |
3:00 pm |
Quarterfinals |
ESPN2 |
January 23 |
9:30 pm |
Women's Semifinals |
ESPN2 |
January 24 |
3:30 am |
Men's Semifinals |
ESPN2 |
January 25 |
3:30 am |
Men's Semifinals |
ESPN2 |
January 25 |
9:30 pm |
Women's Final |
ESPN2 |
January 27 |
3:30 AM |
Men's Final |
ESPN2 |
More 2008 Tennis Schedules
Australian Open 2008 Results
| Men's Results |
| Single Finals |
| 3:30 AM ET January 27 |
| + Novak Djokovic, (3) |
4 |
6 |
6 |
7(7) |
| Sania Mirza, and Mahesh Bhupathi, |
6 |
4 |
6 |
6(5) |
| Mixed Doubles, Finals |
| 12 :00 AM ET January 27 |
| + Tian Tian Sun, and Nenad Zimonjic, (5) |
7(7) |
6 |
| Sania Mirza, and Mahesh Bhupathi, |
6(4) |
4 |
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| Women's Results |
| Victoria Azarenka, and Shahar Peer, (12) |
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| + Alona Bondarenko, and Kateryna Bondarenko, |
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| Mixed Doubles, Semifinals |
| Zi Yan, and Mark Knowles, (3) |
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| + Tian Tian Sun, and Nenad Zimonjic, (5) |
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| Nathalie Dechy, and Andy Ram, (8) |
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| + Sania Mirza, and Mahesh Bhupathi, |
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