Which Grand Slam is your favourite?

With four major tournaments, across four destinations, choose one or travel to all for a memorable experience.  Sit in the stands, in the company of fellow tennis enthusiasts as you watch the world’s top players in action.  You can also take a guided tour of the facilities, whose walls tell the story of the great players to grace its courts.  Begin your tennis experience during the Australian summer in January at the Australian open.  First held in 1905, this tournament was first contested on grass but is now played on hard courts.  Following the Australian Open on the tennis calendar is the French Open.  Held in the revered city of Paris, you are certain to enjoy the action contested on clay.  This is the only major tournament played on clay and is deemed to be the most challenging of all Grand Slam tournaments.  The third Major of the year is perhaps the most well-known, the Wimbledon Championships.  Contested on grass since its inception in 1877, this tournament held in London will amaze you especially with its tradition.  The final Grand Slam tournament of the annual tennis calendar is the U.S Open.  Held during the weeks leading up to and after Labour Day celebrations, this competition contested on hard courts is the highlight of tennis in the United States.  To learn more about this exciting game a trip to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Rhode Island, United States is a must. 

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