Novak Djokovic enters 2012 looking to continue the success he had last year, when he won three Grand Slam singles titles, including the 2011 Australian Open.
His No. 1 ranking will be challenged by top players such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.
The annual Australian Open is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments held in the middle of the Australian summer, and in 2012 starting on Monday 16 January.
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The two main courts used in the tournament are Rod Laver Arena and Hisense Arena and feature retractable roofs, which are shut during rain or extreme heat. The Australian Open and Wimbledon are the only Grand Slam tournaments with indoor play. In 2008, the Rebound Ace surface, which had been in place for the past 20 years at Melbourne Park, was replaced by a cushioned, medium-paced, acrylic surface known as Plexicushion Prestige. Roger Federer and Serena Williams are the only players to win the Australian Open on both Rebound Ace and Plexicushion Prestige. The main benefits of the new surface are better consistency and less retention of heat because of a thinner top layer. This change was accompanied by changes in the surfaces of all lead-up tournaments to the Australian Open. The change was controversial because of the new surface’s similarity to DecoTurf, the surface used by the US Open.
Like all other Grand Slam tournaments, there are men’s and women’s singles competitions; men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles; and junior’s, wheelchair, exhibition, and legends’ competitions. The singles winners in 2010 were Roger Federer and Serena Williams. In men’s doubles, the winners were Bob and Mike Bryan, and in women’s doubles, the winners were Serena and Venus Williams – the second time in history and the second consecutive year that both Australian Open doubles titles were won by siblings. In mixed doubles, the winners were Cara Black and Leander Paes.
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