My my my, I can’t believe that it’s that time already! The Tennisthis.com 2013 Australian Open racquet giveaway is here! Starting 12/4/12, you can enter to win some pretty sweet tennis gear!
2013 Australian Open racquet giveaway!
For the 2012 Australian Open, one lucky winner received a brand new Wilson BLX ProStaff Six.One 90 (Roger Federer’s choice of racquets), 2013 is going to be an even bigger giveaway! I’ve partnered up with Tennis-Warehouse.com for this giveaway, TW has been kind enough to throw in some pretty sweet tennis merchandise as part of my 2013 Australian Open racquet giveaway!
This is what you can win if a male is selected as the winner:
2013 Babolat AeroPro tennis racquet (your choice of model – Drive GT, Lite, GT Plus, or Team GT) – Click here for more information
L-Tec tennis strings + JET Method Installation (optional)
TW Men’s Digital Hooded Sweatshirt – Click here for full size image
TW Men’s Eat-Sleep-Tennis T-Shirt – Click here for full size image
TW Stainless Water Bottle – Click here for full size image
TW Trucker Hat – Click here for full size image
and this if a woman is selected as the winner:
2013 Babolat AeroPro tennis racquet (your choice of model – Drive GT, Lite, GT Plus, or Team GT) – Click here for more information
L-Tec tennis strings + JET Method Installation (optional)
TW Split Sets Hooded Sweatshirt – Click here for full size image
TW Women’s Tennis Petals Tee – Click here for full size image
TW Stainless Water Bottle – Click here for full size image
TW Trucker Hat – Click here for full size image
2013 Australian Open racquet giveaway contest rules and important information:
To enter,
Step 1, please leave a detailed comment of your favorite Australian Open memory*. It can be any match, anything on the ground, commentators, whatever you think was the best moment that you can remember.
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Step 4, watch the 2013 Australian Open!
Entries close 1/26/2013 @ 11:59 pacific standard time. Only 1 winner will be selected. Winner will be selected by random computer program after the men’s final match** on January 27,2013. Winner will be contacted privately by Tennisthis.com (please make sure you are using a VALID email address that you check regularly) to discuss apparel size and racquet model and grip size. Winner will have 24 hours to respond after being selected, if winner does not respond to email another winner will be selected…no exceptions. Winner will have to provide a picture of their winning to be posted on Tennisthis.com. If you are an international entrant, you agree to pay for international shipping and any other taxes or fees if you are selected as the winner. By entering, you agree to the above.
Good luck to you all and I look forward to selecting a 2013 Australian Open racquet giveaway winner! I would also like to thank Tennis-Warehouse.com for their contribution for this sweet giveaway!
*Limit one entry per person
**Winner may be selected after said date due to any tournament schedule changes
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My favorite Australian Open memory is actually from this ongoing one. My mom, little brother and I stayed up all night to watch Federer play Tomic. To pass the time, we played Trivial Pursuit and drank pots of coffee. When match time finally arrived, we were so slap happy from being tired and filled with caffeine that we got a call from the neighbors from cheering during the points. We ended up crashing in the living room with all the lights still on and are teeth stained with coffee and popcorn. It was a night I’ll never forget.
The match between steffi graf and chris evert. she was only 18 and did awesome
The 2006 men’s semi’s was my favorite. Safin and Federer were so awesome. Federer was clearly feeling the pressure and was just so tired from that grueling match but he put on such a great show. Love him
My greatest memory is in 2013. It was Roger Federer vs Jo Wilfred Tsonga. Everyone I knew thought Federer was too old but I still bet $20 and what you know I won over $100 in the bet. This is really true.
my favorite australian open memory is when the courts were still green. I don’t recall exactly which match I was watching, but it created a fondness for me of the unusual selections of surfaces that are always used at the AO. For example, rebound ace, which was the name of the green court, actually got so hot that it started melting some of the players’ shoes. Then they went to this plexicushion courts, which is the blue one they use now. I haven’t really had too much time to research it, but apparently, this year’s courts are faster. In my opinion the faster courts are to avoid a marathon final like last year (much to the fans’ dismay – we looooove those long matches). This is my entry into the contest…
My fave was Roddick vs El Aynaoui in 2003 because it was such a long match.
So many great tennis moments at the Australian Open. I’ve been following the 2013 Australian Open like a crazy person. I cannot believe (although I’m super proud of Murray) that Murray beat Federer. The match was just so back and forth that I just couldn’t leave the screen. He got the first set 6-4 then was down in the second 6-7 then popped back up 6-3 then was down… I can’t wait to see the match between him and Djokovic!
Sharapova against Li Na! Li Na is such a fighter and I’m glad that she’s made it so far in tennis!
This is a new memory. I really liked the match between Sloane and everyone she has played in this tournament. She’s really great to watch and her personality only makes me like her more.
My favorite memory of the Australian Open was the match between Agassi and Sampras because they are my favorites!
My favorite moment was the 1995 Sampras/Courier quarterfinal. Sampras’ coach Tim Gullickson was stricken by a brain tumor and the normally stoic Sampras was visibly upset. Courier graciously allowed Sampras the option to continue the match the next day however Sampras focused and won the match. Though Sampras lost in the final to Andre Agassi, the match’s backstory elevated a sporting event into what it means to be truly human.
There are so many great Australian Open Moments. I’m super disappointed that Nadal couldn’t play this year. He’s one of my favorite players and it’s always so much fun to see him play. The 2009 Aussie Open was my favorite just because Federer and Nadal are such great players and seeing two amazing players duke it out for such a great honor in tennis was really fun to watch.
I always have a new favorite memory and this year’s Australian Open was simply amazing. The match between Ferrer and Almagro was the one that held my attention. It was such a battle between the two and such a close match. The deuces went on forever and seeing these players fight so hard is why I love tennis. There are so many chances to keep fighting.
My favorite memory of the Aussie Open was from last year when Baghdatis was playing with Stan Wawrinka and on the changeover Baghdatis took out four of his racquets and broke all of them in under a minute.
my favorite australian open memory was the 2012 final because it was the longest grand slam singles match of history.
My favourite Australian Open was the 2008 series. I likes this series because out of nowhere, Tsonga (unseeded at the time) beats many seeded players, including Nadal, even in straight sets, and then makes it to the final. Unfortunately he lost the final, but that was a great appearance by Tsonga.
He came in with no expectations by any spectator or commentator and proved them all wrong. Thats why he is one of my favourite players.
As Federer is my favourite player, all of his games come second, and I love watching all games of his. He tries to hit faults to the ball boys, and he is generally a nice guy, and great player. Hopefully he wins this tournament in 2013!
I only wish Nadal was playing as I am also a big fan of him and it would have been great to see him in the mix.
So far in 2013, my favourite moment was Stephens Vs. Williams. It was very unexpected as Williams had no problems up until Stephens in the Open winning all matches easily. Williams has a bright future, and she will be great to see when she gets even better
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A friend and myself decided to make a road trip from NSW to the Australian Open the year after we finished high school, it was my first big trip away from home. A life long tennis fan, I loved it all, got to see my hero at the time Mats Wilander, and it was so hot, I found my own racquet had melted in the car one day while there…
No doubt it is 2012 men’s final!
A six hour game without any dull moment !
Although Rafa didn’t win the match,I still love him so much
I think it is their excellent sportsmanship that make the game a legend.
The most unforgetable moment is when they were waiting for the prize giving,as they seemed almost collapsed 😀
Novak is a great player,still I admire Rafa more 🙂
First of all,I’m a Nadal fans.However,rafa just can’t attend this time:(
I just watched male round four Djokovic vs Wawrinka
Wow a five-hour game,really impressive
Before this,I always think of Federer as the only one who
can use single backhand as a strong weapon,but Wawrinka’s
just impress me so much
Both Djoko and Wawr do great job,despite the tough long game,they
can behave as aggressive as the beginning
Their backhand are all awesome,even at the last few minutes,
you can see their eager to win the game pretty useful lesson for me
Though Djoko win this match,I think both of them worth the winner
I totally appreciate Djoko’s great sportsmanship
They all do wonderful.
No doubt about my favorite moment – Nadal vs Djokovic mens final 2012!
Almost 6 hours of great tennis and sportsmanship! That’s what tennis and sports in general is all about!
Favorite moment was in ’08 when djoker was called out in post match interview to do some impressions where he did a classic over exaggerated wedgie pull for rafa= funny stuff. It took some marbles to do that but he lived up to the great nickname of djoker. And Oh yea he played some great tennis that tourney too- 1st slam!
The Herculean SF and Final of the 2009 Australian Open, Rafael Nadal. It doesn’t matter whom you love, although admittedly biased, The three men involved are all adored by many, and two, by millions.. the Verdasco/Nadal match SHOULD have been an easy routing, and wasn’t… I think the person MOST surprised by this was Rafa himself. He had a H2H with FeVer that was totally one sided, and no one expected that SF to be any different. BOY, was Rafa taught a lesson in “expectations” *if he needed one*- following that match, WE WERE ALL Taught a lesson in expectations.. No one- I mean not a commentator or a blog, or a friend, thought that Rafael Nadal could back up that 5h plus match with a less than 48 hour turnaround time, meanwhile Federer is chilling at the hotel, with another protracted final under the lights of RLA at night, on a surface he had never won a slam on, much less against Federer, with that pounding on his body. This is the year following the Wimbledon Final that was considered EPIC. Well, in my book, this squashed that match. Rafa’s knees were tightly taped, Fed was going for his record… the drama surrounding this matchup, the entire setup of match in the days before, the history on the line, the first hardcourt slam for Rafa on the line, and then that SF the day and a half before… Roger hit a serve in the 5th that flew well out of the service box and into the doubles alley and I recall Martina saying *gasp* ‘Did you see that?’ Now this wasn’t the moment that turned the match, that would come at MATCH POINT *really*, but I felt Roger was tightening. In the end, Rafael won his first hardcourt slam, and thus, for a “El Rey Del Clay” (purposefully not properly translated) this was a paramount win… and also could be the beginning of the REAL undoing of his knees. We all know that Rafa later went on that year to have miserable French, and lose it for the first time in like, forever, but… it changed the course of Rafa’s tennis career in many ways. Roger would get another bite at the apple, we all knew he would make and surpass the Sampras record- so devastating as it may have been for him, just look at the photos at the trophy presentation, he would bounce back and prove he is most people’s GOAT again, but it may be the only Australian Open Rafael will ever win… so for this, and the reasons above, I choose the SF/Final combination as the best moment I have seen, (parentetically adding that Baghdatis/Hewitt til 4am was also an amazing match/thrillride… but the magnitude of its result/possible outcomes so wholly different) Thanks for the opportunity to share 🙂
My favorite thing about the Australian Open is watching what years of practice can do for a person. And I also love how aggressive two players are on the court but when the time comes to shake hands and accept victory and defeate you see nothing but love and respect.
My favorite moment was when Nadal and Djokovic played in the mens final and the game went for 5 hours and 53 minutes! That proves how much stamina the players have! They both had a reason to be tired after that!
Federer and Nadal have always been my two favorite players. They have completely different playing styles but make the game so fun to watch. The 2009 match would definitely be my favorite and most memorable match. Federer was so close to reaching his goal of record number of grand slams. Both players played phenomenally.
My favorite Australian Open Moment was the 1987 match between Edberg and Cash – the last time the tourney was played on grass courts. It’s more memorable to me ow than it was before because of the different court. When I’m watching the Aussie Open now, it’s just amazing to see how much the game has changed
Well I have so many favorites of the Austrailan Open. 1. Agassi vs. Sampras 1995(awesome) 2. Agassi in 2000 and 2001. I’m a fan. Love Tsonga and Novak this year.
My favorite Australia Open HAS to be the final grand slam between Djokovic and Nadal last year! It was just nerve-wrecking to watch their rallies. I actually started to sweat just watching.
Oh man! My favorite Australia Open HAS to be the final grand slam between Djokovic and Nadal last year! Me sitting there with my tennis team mates watching Nadal and Djokovic rally back and forth some intense rallies was crazy! We sat there for HOURS arguing who would win! That was probably the greatest and nerve wrecking match I’ve ever seen too! It was a great team bonding moment and definitely a grand slam I’ll always remember! 🙂
My favourite aussie open was when marcos baghdatis smashes FOUR racquets!!
Was a great moment during the match between Federer and Nadal when a ball boy with sharp reflexes catched the ball that Federer stroke to him because of his first serve was fault. Was his “moment of glory”.
Video referring to ball boy making a great catch: http://youtu.be/KLkT_CaSpi4
2009 woah what a year! The semis with Rafa and verdasco were amazing. The rallies, the effort, and the skill just blew me away. True tennis.
I’m still new to tennis and haven’t watched enough tournaments. For now, my favorite memories of watched tennis matches ( Australian Open ) is when Andy Murray vs Michael Llodra in 2012. Though, they are not my favorite players;however, there were amazing points during the game and I had fun to watch it! ^~^
My favorite Aussie Open Moment was the 2012 men’s final. There was so much going on on court. The rally’s were so amazing. The Speeches were so funny. Rafa and Novak were so tired that they were sitting on the net during the ceremony.
My Favorite Aussie Open Moment was the finals in 2009. I liked the crazy skills and amazing rallies throughout the game, but what I really liked was during the award ceremony, while Roger was sobbing during his speech, Rafa reminded Roger that he is a great champion and one of the best in history. I liked that sportsmanship. 🙂
Because it’s the last final and because it was up to 6 hours is a easy issue to answer. But any great tournament is full of great moments and great rivalries.
It’s hard to say which of the all the Aussie Open tournaments, though I would have to say when Marco Baghatis made a very impressive run in 2006 where he reached the finals. He brought so much electricity to his matches, pumping up the crowd. It was intense! It’s too bad that his talent kind of fizzled in the years after that, never reaching his full potential. Nonetheless, that was one of the most memorable times for me.
It’s great to see tennis-warehouse throwing in some stuff for your giveaway! This is by far one of your biggest.
I really love the Australian Open because it is one of those tournaments that truly tests mind and body. The intense heat and just everything combined shows the greatness of the sport. Although I love Nadal and Djokovic my favorite australian open memory was when I saw Joachim Johansson play Feliciano Lopez. There were just so many aces during that match and it just felt wonderful watching two players have such an on game. With all the pressure and external factors it was just just refreshing to see that.
my best memory of the australian open was the 5 set long match of novak djokovik and el unico rafa himself but it was the better man who won it this amazing encounter i would hav liked rafa to win as he is my role model but sadly novaks game was on the pinicle of his carrier thus it was an amazing match and i will never forget it
2012 Nadal Djokovic Australian open final was my favourite because of the twist and turns in the match. At any moment it was difficult to guess the winner and in the end it was matter of last man standing. by the way the camera work and slow motions were outstanding as well.
Apart from the very high level of play, what stole my attention which has been my highest moment of the Australian Open, is the very high standard and professional running of the whole tournament. I just “fat-off” to the organizers of the AO for such a high standard and professionalism in running this tournament. This is my “best” “#1” Tennis Tournament in the world…
My moment was Federer vs Nadal final 2009. It was the professionalism of both players especially Federer (even though he lost), that amazed me. It was just “WOW”, it didn’t really matter to me who won it was the professionalism of the players which gave the “game” of tennis a tremendous boost…
2008, Federer VS Tipsarevic, went for about 6 hours. Tipsarevic: this unknown player nearly knocked off the legend
My favorite moment in the Australian Open was the 2012 final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. I have a bias for Djokovic, as he is my favorite player at the moment, but the 6 and 1/2 hour match was simply a remarkable feat by both players.
finals for 2012 nadal vs djokovic was crazy. awesome match to watch.
Oh nice, love these giveaways! I think my favorite part of AO was when they had the Hit for Haiti and Rally for Relief charity matches in 2010 and 2011. They are enjoyable to watch cause it was just all of them having a good time and showing off with some crazy skills. The one on one match between Federer and Nadal is always a good show, followed by the top men and women players goofing around by doing things like grunting in an exaggerated manner or getting into a volleying match. My favorite part was when Nadal hit a slice near the net that was unretrievable because the wicked spin he put on the ball caused it to jump back to his side. I love the fact that they just love to play whether it’s a real match or not. It’s so good that I watch videos of these charity matches online from time to time.
Federer vs Tomic this year, when tomic tried to flick the ball past federer at net, and he just snapped his wrist and flicked it back. Tomic stood there shocked, and the commentators went crazy…. And Fed walked away like a boss 🙂
No doubt last years was the match guys couldnt even stand however pete vs andre 2000 was great when andre came from 2 sets down, peak of thier rivalry also cant want for the open
Thanks Javier for always offering these great give aways
My favorite australian open moment was djokovic vs nadal i watched the entire thing yay!!!
The 2012 Australian Final was my favorite because it was very exciting and fun to watch. My favorite player is also Djokovic so it was a win win.
The Australian Open in 2009 was definitely the most memorable for me. Federer had lost to Nadal (it was an amazing match). Federer was trying to get a record number of Grand Slam totals but just barely missed that with that loss. Both opponents fought so hard to win that match and I was heartbroken for Federer but really proud of Nadal as well
My favorite moment was when Djokovic and Nadal had their nearly 6 hour match. You could see how mentally and physically exhausted they were but they just showed how much passion and dedication they had towards the sport. In an ideal world they would have both gotten first place but it was just an overall amazing match to watch.
The 5 set matches this year between Djokovic and Murray, and then Djokovic and Nadal were great – both were so close, and really exciting… despite wanting Murray to win in the semi, and Nadal to win in the final!