Agency :
Adelaide will host two tournaments, including the Adelaide International, in the lead-up to the Australian Open (AO) in January next year, South Australia state Premier Steven Marshall announced on Monday.
The Adelaide International was staged as a warm-up to the Grand Slam in 2020, but this year all the warm-ups for the Australian Open were held at Melbourne Park after players came out of quarantine.
The run-up to next year’s edition of the Grand Slam looks like being closer to normal.
The first event will be held from Jan 2-9 and will feature a WTA 500 and ATP 250 combined tournament, with a second event, a WTA 250 and ATP 250, scheduled for the following week at the newly redeveloped Memorial Drive Tennis Centre.
The playing fields for both the events will be announced next month.
“Our investment of A$44 million ($31.89 million) for Stage Two of the Memorial Drive redevelopment is creating a world-class venue capable of hosting not just tennis but a range of sporting and entertainment events into the future,” said Marshall.
