What Is the ‘Australian Open’ in Sports?

It’s one of the four most important tennis events all year, known as the “Grand Slams” (or “Majors”). The other three are:

• The French Open
• Wimbledon
• The US Open

The Australian Open is just the first one of the year, played every January in Melbourne, Australia.

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What “Australian Open” Means on a Sportsbook

When you see “Australian Open” on a betting app or website, it’s just the category for all the bets related to that two-week tournament.

The most popular ways to bet on it are:

1. Futures (Outright Winner): This is a simple bet on who you think will win the entire tournament (e.g., betting on Novak Djokovic to win the Men’s Final).
2. Moneyline (Match Winner): This is the most common bet, where you just pick who will win a single match.
3. Game/Set Spread (Handicap): You bet on a player to win by a certain number of games or sets.
   • Example: A “set spread” of -1.5 means your player must win the match in straight sets (e.g., 3 sets to 0).
4. Totals (Over/Under): You bet on whether the total number of games or sets in a match will be over or under a number set by the sportsbook.