The Australian Open marks the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Watches beginning of the tennis season worldwide and includes men’s and women’s singles competitions, men’s, women’s and mixed doubles competitions along with junior’s and master’s competitions.The year 1905 marked the beginning of the Australian Open which was initially contested on grass courts.The succes used currently for the court is a ‘plexicushion prestige’ and the shift from grass courts to hard courts was made in 1988.The only male player to have ever won the tournament on both the grass and hard courts was Mats Wilander.The tournament is held on two courts primarily, the Rod Laver Arena and the Hisense Arena.One of the most remarkable features of these courts is that they have retractable roofs that can be shut in case of rain or extreme heat.The 2010 Australian Open Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Watches season is scheduled to get a kick start on 18th of January with the first singles round to begin at 11 a.m.on both the courts.The gates will be flung open to fans an hour prior to the event at 10 a.m.The first singles round would be continued on Tuesday as well, which would be the second day of the tournament.The tournament is scheduled to be carried on till the 31st of January and the last two days would bear witness to the finals in the girl’s singles, boy’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, mixed doubles and men’s singles categories.The highlight of the tournament, which is the men’s singles final, is scheduled to be held on the Margaret Court Arena and would begin at 7 in the evening.
The most prestigious watch-maker in the world, Rolex, has joined hands with the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific, The Australian Open, for a smashing 2010 season.The excitement and buzz on the tennis courts has begun for the 2010 season as the first Grand Slam tournament of the year is being held at Melbourne Park, Australia.The Australian Open is the first in a series of four Grand Slam tennis tournaments which are held each year.Rolex is now not Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Watches only the official timekeeper for the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, but is also an associate sponsor for the annual event.The time-keeping skills of Rolex have been appreciated and recognized worldwide.The luxury timepiece producer is known for giving the world some of its most prized watches and innovations.Rolex is known for many “firsts” in the world of watch.Rolex gave the world its first waterproof timepiece and also its first magnetic field resistant watch.Rolex is one of the most respected brands in the world and has enjoyed an esteemed association with Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Watches tennis for the past thirty years beginning with The Wimbledon Championships.Rolex has also lent its support to various other major tournaments including the Davis Cup, Sony Ericsson Open held in Miami, Monte Carlo Rolex Masters, Rogers Cup, Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid, Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 and BNP Paribus Masters held in Paris.Rolex has also associated with various other sports like golf, eventing, sailing amongst others.
