Australian Open 2010, Tennis, Live Scores, Live Streaming

The  Australian Open tennis tournament 2010, the first of the world’s top four Grand Slam has begun at the Melbourne Park from January 18, 2010.

This is the 98th edition of the Australian Open and will take place  from January 18 to January 31, 2010 in Australia.

The four Grand Slam tournaments are the Australian Open, French Open at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open.

Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams are the defending champions for mens and womens respectively.

The Australian Open and Wimbledon are the only tennis Tournaments  which are played  indoor.

The Australian Open usually  has very high attendance, the 2009 tournament achieved the highest ever single day attendance record for any Grand Slam  of 66,018.

The event is said to be worth around £38 million to the Australian economy.

The winner will get more than A$2,000,000