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The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open , and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne , Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.
Novak Djokovic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6 (7–2) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open. [1] It was his first major title, the first of a record ten Australian Open titles, and the first of an all-time record 24 major men's singles titles overall.
Prize money: A $96,500,000 (2025) ... The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia ... doubles since 2004, quads since 2008 ...
Prize money leader: Rafael Nadal ... (Australian Open, ... He retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships.
Djokovic was the only player to reach the semifinals at all majors, defeating Nadal in 2012 Australian Open final of the 2012 Australian Open (in what is considered to be one of the greatest tennis matches of all time), and was the runner up at both 2012 Roland Garros and the 2012 US Open. He and Federer each won three Masters titles.
The Australian Open prize is worth a lil bit less $$$, with the singles winners taking home $4.1 million Australian dollars (or about $2.8 million USD) in 2019 and $2.13 million Australian dollars ...
The Australian Open [a] [b] is an annual tennis tournament created in 1905 and played on outdoor hard courts [c] [d] at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. [6]The women's singles was first contested in 1922 along with the women's and mixed doubles competition as the last three events to be added.
The Australian Open singles champions will each take home £1.75m (AU$3.5m) in 2025 with the total prize money for the grand slam increasing by 12 per cent from last year.