Australia will again be in the global spotlight as the Australian Open tennis tournament gets underway in Melbourne on Monday.

Australian Open Tournament Director and CEO of Tennis Australia Craig Tiley joins Steve Price ahead of the year’s first Grand Slam.

Several Aussies are looking to impress with Nick Kyrgios leading the charge as an outside chance to claim his first major title.

Craig is hoping young guns Ash Barty and Alex Di Minaur can cause a few upsets as well.

“We are very excited about the performance of some of the young Australians coming in.

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