Victoria to Host Major Summer Tennis Events

Centre Court. The sun sets over Melbourne as French tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Serbian opponent Novak Djokovic play their Men's Singles Final at the 2008 Australian Open tennis tournament at the Rod Laver Arena. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Victoria will host all of the nation’s major tennis events this summer in an effort to ensure the strong-possible field for the Australian Open.

Tennis Australia will transfer the events usually held in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Hobart to Victoria, according to the Herald Sun.