The Australian Open is looking on all native tennis gamers who’ve ever dreamed of dealing with off towards the world’s finest on the most important stage.
Melbourne, Australia, 3 January 2025 | tennis.com.au
The Australian Open is looking on all native tennis gamers who’ve ever dreamed of dealing with off towards the world’s finest on the most important stage.
Entries for the AO 1 Level Slam open immediately and supply membership and neighborhood gamers the possibility to battle it out towards their tennis idols within the hope of taking dwelling $60,000 in prize cash and the final word bragging rights.
Happening on Kia Area, the occasion will function 16 novice gamers – eight males and eight girls – chosen to play 16 professionals within the first spherical. Whoever wins the purpose, wins the match and progresses to the following spherical. The participant that loses the purpose is knocked out.
“We’re very excited to launch the AO 1 Level Slam throughout AO Opening Week,” Australian Open Match Director Craig Tiley mentioned.
“That is an unimaginable alternative to attach our grassroots tennis neighborhood to Grand Slam glory. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime expertise for membership gamers to step onto the large stage and compete towards their idols, and it’s the right illustration of how AO Opening Week brings followers nearer to the gamers than ever earlier than.
“This occasion is a celebration of the tens of millions of Australians who love tennis and compete on the grassroots degree. It’s for anybody who’s ever questioned what it’s wish to face a high participant or really feel the stress of serving for the match in a packed area.
“With each level a match level, the stress, pleasure and drama couldn’t be greater. We will’t wait to expertise the power and pleasure at Kia Area on Thursday and encourage everybody to come back alongside and cheer for his or her native heroes as they tackle the professionals.”
Opening Week floor passes are simply $15 for adults and $10 for teenagers. On a Floor Move, followers can watch the champions of tomorrow battle it out in qualifying, rise up near the titans of the sport as they follow on Rod Laver Area, take pleasure in dwell music, hear instantly from gamers, store and pattern scrumptious meals and drinks from an enormous vary of shops. 5 thousand Scorching Photographs Tennis racquets can even be given out to children throughout the week.
Go to tournaments.tennis.com.au to enter
AO 1 Level Slam quick details
- Takes place at 1pm on 9 January 2025 at Kia Area
- Accessible on a Thursday AO Opening Week floor move or charity match ticket
- 32-player draw that includes 16 native membership gamers – eight males and eight girls – to face 16 professionals within the first spherical
- Coin toss determines who serves and receives in the beginning of every match
- Amateurs get two serves and Professionals simply the one
- Whoever wins the purpose, wins the match, and progresses to the following spherical. The participant that loses the purpose is knocked out
- 5 rounds or 31 matches in complete
- Winner takes dwelling $60,000 in prize cash
- The AO Opening Week presenting companion, the Herald Solar, can be providing fan and participant prize packs.
The best way to enter
- Entries open at 12pm AEDT Friday 3 January 2025 and shut at 12pm AEDT on Tuesday 7 January – through tournaments.tennis.com.au
- In 25 phrases or much less, merely inform us Why it is best to have the possibility to tackle a Professional within the AO 1 Level Slam
- To enter*, you will need to:
- Maintain a Aggressive Participant Profile
- Be 14 years of age or older
- Have a present energetic Common Tennis Score of 4.0 or greater
- Be capable of attend the occasion.
*Phrases and Situations apply. See Occasion Rules right here.
The AO Opening Week presenting companion, the Herald Solar, is providing followers and gamers some nice prizes
Due to AO Opening Week presenting companion, the Herald Solar, the AO 1 Level Slam novice competitor who makes it the furthest within the occasion will obtain:
- 4 x Rod Laver Area tickets to the Australian Open 2025 girls’s remaining on Saturday 25 January + a 52-week Herald Solar digital subscription.
The Herald Solar can be giving the opposite 15 novice rivals:
- Double Floor Passes for Australian Open 2025 for + a 52-week Herald Solar digital subscription.
The prizes aren’t simply restricted to rivals both with the Herald Solar providing AO 1 Level Slam attendees:
- 4 x Double passes to attend the Rod Laver Area evening session at Australian Open 2025 on Friday 17 January + a 52-week Herald Solar digital subscription.
- 2 x Household Floor Passes (4 tickets) + a 52-week Herald Solar digital subscription.
And the Herald Solar can be freely giving prizes every day of AO Opening Week (Mon-Fri) on the Grand Slam Oval Fan Stage:
- 10 x Household Floor Passes (4 tickets) + a 52-week Herald Solar digital subscription (2 per day).
- 5 x Double passes to attend the Rod Laver Area evening session at Australian Open 2025 on Friday 17 January + a 52-week Herald Solar digital subscription (1 per day).
On your likelihood to win, get your AO Opening Week introduced by Herald Solar ticket now at: ticketmaster.com.au/ausopen.
Go to tournaments.tennis.com.au to enter.
