Serena, 36, won this year’s Australian Open while pregnant and gave birth to a baby girl in September. She has not played a competition since, raising questions over whether the 23-time Grand Slam winner would attempt to defend her title next month. Tiley described the Australian Open, which will be held from January 15-28, as a “family-friendly event”. Australian Open: Tournament boss confirm Serena’s participationBasketball to make debut at Australian Open tennisBasketball is heading to the Australian Open tennis for the first time, with a top-level game to be played at one of the stadiums during the opening Grand Slam of the year. The Australian Open runs from January 15-28 with the Melbourne-Cairns showdown on the 24th.

Source: The Express Tribune December 06, 2017 10:18 UTC