Top tips for enjoying Melbourne like a local

Melbourne, the home of the Australian Open, is a fantastic city. In fact, it was named the “World’s Most Liveable City” by the Economist Intelligence Unit for seven straight years.Visiting Melbourne for the Australian Open is a very enjoyable experience, as much for the entertaining tennis as for the opportunity...
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Posted on January 9, 2017

Around the Office: Guillaume and the French Open

In our Around the Office series, we’ll be presenting interviews with the Grand Slam Tennis Tours staff to help share professional expertise and insight with readers. For those who have traveled with GSTT, these faces might be familiar. If you haven’t yet traveled with us, we’re pleased to introduce Guillaume....
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Posted on December 12, 2016

A guide to the Australian Open practice courts

As a Melbourne local and huge tennis fan, I love having the Australian Open as my home slam. I’ve attended this tournament pretty much every year since 1989 and have seen a myriad of changes as the tournament, grounds, and attendee numbers have expanded. A key part of what makes...
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Posted on October 31, 2016

Where do I eat at the US Open?

“Where do I eat at the US Open?” It’s a question we get asked a bunch over the two weeks of the final Grand Slam, and because our guests are such diligent planners, in the many months leading up to the Open. The answers are fairly straightforward, but only as...
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Posted on October 6, 2016

The context of the US Open

The Tennis Context Part of the fun of any tournament is the context in which it lives. Each match is bound and secured by specific conditions relative to a precise moment in time. There are always, in every match, unique factors involved, whether it’s the birth of a child and...
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Posted on August 9, 2016