After a pandemic, late finishes and fluffy balls, next year’s event is counting on Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka and Nick Kyrgios to bring in the fans
Almost two decades after falling narrowly shy of ending an enduring curse, former world No 1 Lleyton Hewitt looked every inch a bronzed Aussie at Melbourne Park on Wednesday.
The Davis Cup captain still looks fit enough to command the baseline on Rod Laver Arena but will instead join a ring of Australian greats in immortality next January. The revelation Hewitt will be inducted into the Tennis Australia Hall of Fame was an ace amid a series of announcements and prognostications at the 2024 Australian Open launch.