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Get ready for the start of another Grand Slam season as the Australian Open kicks off in Melbourne on January 14 continuing through to the men's final on January 27, 2008.

On the Web, watch all the hot action in news reports & pictures, video clips, history, player profiles and assorted Australian Open history and trivia... with ESPN TV coverage in the U.S., on the BBC in the UK, and in Australia on FOX.

Australian Open 2007 Recap

It was Serena Williams who beat back Maria Sharapova to the take women's final — and Roger Federer who went on to defeat Chilean Fernando Gonzalez and won his 10th Grand Slam title.

As always, Margaret Court Arena at Melbourne Park became the scene of a heated battle during a wiltering Australian summer in January.

Add to that injuries still being nursed at the end of last season (case in point: Rafael Nadal who was hobbled by a strained thigh muscle) and the Open Down Under became a true test of speed, strength and professional cool.

Australia Open Tennis Championships - The official site, jam-packed with news, photos and video clips of the premier tennis event including daily summary of scores, complete schedule, player profiles and interviews, history & trivia.

Tennis Australia - The latest headlines plus an inside look at Australian tennis with player profiles, blogs, results and standings, wallpapers, screensavers and more.

BBC Sport | Tennis - Great coverage including the latest news, feature stories, video and audo clips, TV and radio schedule, player profiles and rankings.

FOX SPORTS - Tennis - Australian television coverage schedules along with scoreboard & fixtures, the latest news & feature stories, picture galleries, archived reports.

Yahoo! News - Tennis - Breaking headlines, photos, slideshows and news features from AP, Reuters and other top sources around the Web reporting in on the Australian Open.

Slam! Sports Tennis - Australian Open - All the news that fits. Keep up to date with the latest headlines and daily feature stories on who's in and who's out.

Australian Open - Wikipedia - The online encyclopedia with historical color commentary and info on the men's and women's singles championship, Margaret Court Arena photo and info, plus more on the French Open, U.S. Open and Wimbledon.

also see -> Monte Carlo Masters | Davis Cup

French Open | U.S. Open | Wimbledon

also see-> Andre Agassi | Roger Federer | Lleyton Hewitt

Anna Kournikova | Rafael Nadal | Andy Roddick | Marat Safin

Maria Sharapova | Serena Williams | Venus Williams