No, both semi finals are not played on the same day. One of the semi finals will be played on Thursday 29th Jan and the other will be played the following day on Friday 30th Jan. Both will be night matches.
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Yes, Chris Evert won the Australian Open Women's Singles title in both 1982 and 1984.
According to the Australian Open official website (refer to the link, below), the runners-up (i.e., both men and women) for the 2009 event earned AUS $1 million (approximately US $787,277 and EURO 566,761 as of June 8, 2009).
The four major tennis tournaments are the Australian Open (January), French Open (May/June), Wimbledon (June/July), and US Open (Aug./Sept.) Both Australian Open and US Open are played on hard court surfaces. The Australian Open currently uses Plexicushion and the US Open uses hard court DecoTurf surface. The French Open is played on clay courts and Wimbledon is played on grass courts.
At the moment in the Men's it is Roger Federer and in the women's it is Serena Williams, (they both won the 2010 Australian Open as well)
no they arent Australian they both live in America
None. They were only produced as proof or uncirculated for collectors. Both are still available on line.
Pete Sampras and Roger Federer both have 14 grand slams each.
Victoria Azarenka won the 2013 Australian Open in Women's singles. She beat Li Na of China in the finals with a score of 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. She is the first Belarusian player to win a Grand Slam singles title, winning the Australian Open in both 2012 and 2013. Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy won the 2013 Australian Open in women's doubles. They beat Australians Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.
As of August 2012, Serena Williams has won 14 major Singles titles. She has won the Australian Open 5 times (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010), Wimbledon 5 times (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012), the US Open 3 times (1999, 2002, 2008) and the French Open once (2002). She has also won 13 Ladies' Doubles major titles; with these coming 5 times at Wimbledon (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012), 4 times at the Australian Open (2001, 2003, 2009, 2010), 2 times at the French Open (1999, 2010) and also twice at the US Open (1999, 2009). All of these victories came alongside her sister, Venus. She has also won 2 Mixed Doubles major titles, with these both coming in 1998 at Wimbledon and the US Open.
The 2009 Logie Awards, which celebrate excellence in the Australian television industry, saw Packed to the Rafters winning the coveted Gold Logie for Most Popular Australian TV Program. The award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television went to Hamish Blake. The event highlighted various achievements in television, showcasing both popular and critical successes across multiple categories.
Cathy Freeman, an Australian sprinter, received the Australian of the Year award in 1998. She was also awarded Young Australian of the Year.