2008 Australian Open
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| 2008 Australian Open | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date: | January 14 – January 27 | |
| Edition: | 96th | |
| Defending champions | ||
| Men's singles | ||
| Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Roger Federer | ||
| Women's singles | ||
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams | ||
| Men's doubles | ||
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan / Image:Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan | ||
| Women's doubles | ||
| Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Image:Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber | ||
| Mixed doubles | ||
| Image:Flag of Canada.svg Daniel Nestor / Image:Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva | ||
The 2008 Australian Open is a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 14 January through 27 January, 2008.
After 20 years of playing on Rebound Ace, the tournament will change to Plexicushion, a marginally faster surface. The new surface will be thinner, and will therefore have lower heat retention. This has been done in a bid to reduce the "stick" of the court and the frequency of the extreme heat policy being invoked. However, the new surface has been criticised for being too similar to DecoTurf, the surface used at the U.S. Open.
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[edit] Notable stories
[edit] Implementation of Anti-corruption policing
On December 21 2007, organisers of the event announced that the tournament would be watched under the scrutiny of anti-corruption officials.[1] A partnership has been formed with the Victoria policing department. This announcement has come in the wake of a series of scandals to hit the sport, including World No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko coming under suspicion of match fixing; with at least a dozen other players coming forward about having been approached to influence matches in an unethical manner.[2] Tennis Australia chief executive Steve Wood commented that, "Match-fixing and illegal gambling are a threat to the integrity of sport. We're putting our policies, procedures and programme in place to protect it."
[edit] Seniors
[edit] Men's singles
[edit] Women's singles
[edit] Men's doubles
[edit] Women's doubles
[edit] Mixed doubles
[edit] Juniors
[edit] Boys' Singles
[edit] Girls' Singles
[edit] Boys' Doubles
[edit] Girls' Doubles
[edit] Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. As the tournament is yet to commence, these seedings are subject to change. This will occur in case of a withdrawal prior to the tournament; the seedings will not be affected by activity in the rankings.
[edit] See also
| Preceded by 2007 Australian Open | Australian Open | Succeeded by 2009 Australian Open |
| Preceded by 2007 U.S. Open | Grand Slams | Succeeded by 2008 French Open |
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