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16th - 29th January 2012

Melbourne Park, Australia

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16th January - 29th January 2012

The Australian Open was held at Melbourne Park and saw the top international tennis players come together for the first Grand Slam of the tennis season.

Andy Murray reached the semi-finals before going down to world No.1 and eventual Champion Novak Djokovic, who beat world No.2 Rafael Nadal in the longest Grand Slam final of all time.

The women's tournament was won by Victoria Azarenka, beating Maria Sharapova in straight sets in the final and claiming the world No.1 ranking in the process.

Brits at the Australian Open

MenAndy Murray, James Ward (MD)
WomenElena Baltacha, Anne Keothavong, Heather Watson, Laura Robson (MD)
Men's doublesJamie Murray, Ken Skupski, Colin Fleming, Ross Hutchins, Jamie Delgado, Jonny Marray
Women's doublesAnne Keothavong, Laura Robson
JuniorsLiam Broady, Kyle Edmund, Luke Bambirdge, Joshua Ward-Hibbert (MD), Sam Hutt, Jonathan Cornish, Katy Dunne (QD)
WheelchairPeter Norfolk, Andy Lapthorne (Quad singles & doubles)

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    27/01/2012

    Djokovic beats Murray in five in Australian Open semi

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