15 Jan 2024

Australian Open gets underway in Melbourne

From Morning Report, 8:44 am on 15 January 2024

The Australian Open has begun in Melbourne with defending champions Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka beginning their tournaments last night.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic hits a return during a practice session in Melbourne on January 13, 2024 ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship starting on January 14.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic hits a return during a practice session in Melbourne on 13 January, 2024 ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship. Photo: AFP / David Gray

The tournament at Melbourne Park has been extended this year, and it is the first tournament in twenty-five years without either Federer or Nadal.

To give us an update from the opening day and to discuss who to keep an eye out, tennis commentator Dave Worsley spoke with Charlotte Cook.