Once the poor relation of tennis' Grand Slam events before moving from grass to state-of-the-art hard courts at Melbourne Park. The searing January heat tests players' stamina, but that didn't stop Andy Murray reaching the final in 2015 and 2016. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have been the tournament's most successful players in recent years.
UPDATED 10:00, 18 Jan 2026