Tennis - The Australian Open (AO) - Another Ball Game
Aside from that other game involving a hard red or white ball (sometimes pink) that misbehaves in the air especially when new, there are crowds of people take great delight in the summer Australian Open Tennis Tournament being held in Melbourne.
Like the recent article about the Test Series Cricket in Australia, this article is not really about the art of playing first class tennis but that the venues where the games are played usually involve a significant roof structure which involves careful architectural and engineering design.
Several of the LSAA Members have been involved in these projects.
Some of the venues have been redeveloped specifically for the modern standards for tennis such as the Memorial Drive venue in Adelaide. Other projects include the Brisbane State Tennis Centre and the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney which functions as a multipurpose venue.
For the Australian Open in Melbourne the main matches are held in either the Margaret Court Arena, the Rod Laver Arena, the John Cain Arena and Kia Arenas with their retractable or innovative roofs. These arenas are all part of the Melbourne and Olympic Parks which have evolved following the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games
