It's Grand Slam time again down under as the Australian Open returns to Melbourne Park in 2023.
The world's best tennis players will be duking it out to win the first major of the calendar year.
After missing last year's tournament because of deportation, can Novak Djokovic win a 10th Australian Open?
Or will the likes of Casper Ruud and Jannik Sinner spoil the party?
As for the women's draw, the absence of 2022 winner Ash Barty sees the likes of Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur assume favouritism.
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When is the Australian Open 2023?
The Australian Open 2023 main draw began on Monday, January 16 with the start of the men's and women's singles.
It will conclude on Sunday, January 29 with the men's singles final, with the women's singles final played the night before.
Qualifying for the Australian Open main draw started on Monday, January 9 and wound up on Thursday, January 12.
Full Australia/New Zealand 2023 summer of tennis schedule
| Date | Event | Location |
| Dec 29 - Jan 4 | United Cup group stage | Brisbane, Perth and Sydney |
| Jan 1 - Jan 8 | Adelaide International 1 | Adelaide |
| Jan 1 - Jan 8 | Canberra International | Canberra |
| Jan 6 - Jan 8 | United Cup final four | Sydney |
| Jan 9 - Jan 14 | Adelaide International 2 | Adelaide |
| Jan 9 - Jan 12 | Australian Open qualifying | Melbourne |
| Jan 9 - Jan 14 | Hobart International | Hobart |
| Jan 9 - Jan 15 | ASB Classic | Auckland |
| Jan 10 - Jan 12 | Kooyong Classic | Kooyong |
| Jan 10 - Jan 14 | Victorian Wheelchair Tennis Open | Melbourne |
| Jan 13 - Jan 18 | Traralgon Juniors | Traralgon |
| Jan 16 - Jan 20 | Melbourne Wheelchair Open | Melbourne |
| Jan 16 - Jan 29 | Australian Open | Melbourne |
How to buy Australian Open 2023 tickets
Tickets for the 2023 edition of the Australian Open are available exclusively via Ticketek.
Fans are able to filter by price, dates, session times, arenas, and experience types.
There will be no paper tickets at next year's Australian Open, with tickets only able to be accessed on the Ticketmaster App or Ticketmaster.com.au on a mobile browser.
