Ahh, January.
It’s synonymous with long, hot summer nights, sizzling barbeques, swims in the ocean and of course, the Australian Open blaring in the background as the official summer soundtrack.
Every year, the prestigious tennis tournament is held over the last fortnight of January at Melbourne Park.
The Melbourne-based competition officially signals the start of the four tennis grand slams made up of the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.
And it’s not just the intense games that make headlines, although we were gutted to see Aussie superstar Ash Barty knocked out in the women’s quarter-finals this week.
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If you can peel your eyes away from the court-side action for just a moment, you’ll see a slew of famous faces from our sunny shores and abroad in the crowd.
This year, names like Anna Wintour, Andre Agassi, Alexis Ohanian, Ian Thorpe, Sylvia Jeffreys and the Hewitts have all been spotted cheering on from the stands and soaking up the electric atmosphere.
From actors to reality stars and all the celebs in between, Keep scrolling to check out the best A-list sightings from the 2019 Australian Open!
It’s love all for Aussie royalty Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban. (Image: Getty)
On Thursday, January 24th the stars put on an amorous display as they watched the women’s semi-finals match between Petra Kvitova and Danielle Collins. (Image: Getty)
In good company! Nic and Keith were seated next to Vogue editrix Anna Wintour. (Image: Getty)
Moulin Rogue director Baz Luhrmann was also in attendance and looked thrilled to be rubbing shoulders with his old friend Nic. (Image: Getty)
What a line-up: Anna Wintour, Nicole Kidman, Julie Bishop, Keith Urban and Julie’s partner David Panton. (Image: Getty)
That’s a power trio if ever saw one! (Image: Getty)
Eye see you! Earlier in the week, Vogue powerhouse and tennis-mad fan Anna Wintour jetted to Melbourne to catch the final rounds of the tournament and we barely recognised her without her trademark oversized sunglasses. (Image: Getty)
Tennis royalty and commentator Lleyton Hewitt watches the second round game between Henri Laaksonen of Switzerland and Alex De Minaur on day three of the Australian Open. (Image: Getty)*
Lleyton Hewitt responds to Bernard Tomic
He rarely speaks about their 14-year relationship but it’s clear Rafael Nadal’s biggest fan is his longterm girlfriend, Maria Francisca Perello. The stunning Spanish beauty has been with the tennis champ since 2005 and has sat court-side for all of Nadal’s Oz Open games.
Former US tennis player Andre Agassi takes in the atmosphere. (Image: Getty)
Even our PM, Scott Morrison, is getting in on the action. (Image: Getty)
Here, he cheers on homegrown hero Ash Barty as she defeats Maria Sharapova in a nail-bitingly close game. (Image: Getty)
Thorpie looked engrossed as he watched Roger Federer take on Taylor Fritz. (Image: Getty)
“Tennis date with @rebeccavallance 🎾🎾 Awesome to see @alexdeminaur & @rafaelnadal in action 🔥🔥 @australianopen,” Nine stunner Sylvia Jeffreys penned alongside this snap with her good friend and designer Rebecca Vallance. (Image: @sylviajeffreys Instagram)
“Way to go, Melbourne 🎾🎾🎾 that was a blast 💥💥💥 #australianopen #blackmores.” (Image: @sylviajeffreys Instagram)
Comedian Joel Creasey gets up close and personal to the winner’s cup at an Australian Open cocktail party. (Image: Getty)
You never know who you might bump into around the hallowed traps of the Melbourne Park and it looks like MasterChef‘s George Calombaris can’t quite believe his luck that he’s rubbing shoulders with player Stefanos Tsitsipas. (Image: @gcalombaris Instagram)
“Amazing night yesterday with this one. Thanks to @blackmoresaustralia for making it happen! 🙌🙌.” Bachelor couple and soon-to-be parents Matty J and Laura Byrne take their loved-up glow court side. (Image: @matthewdavidjohnson Instagram)
Newlyweds Tim Robards and Anna Heinrich bring the glamour. (Image: Getty)
Serena Williams wins the cutest cheer squad thanks to her adorable daughter, one-year-old Alexis Olympia Ohanian, and adoring husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. (Image: Getty)
BIP couple Keira Maguire and Jarrod Woodgate are officially back together and catching up on lost time with a romantic outing to the tennis. (Image: @keiramaguire Instagram)
Today co-hosts Georgie Gardner and Den Knight snap a cheeky selfie. (Image: @thetodayshow Instagram)
The new cast and crew of the Today Show kicked their first week of broadcasting off from the Oz Open. Brooke Boney, Tom Steinfort, Deb Knight, Georgie Gardner and Tony Jones. (Image: @thetodayshow Instagram)
Aussie actress Sigrid Thornton cuts a glamorous figure at the Piper-Heidsieck Australian Open Cocktail Party. (Image: Getty)
Game, set, match: A spectacular fiery red sky burns bright over the Rod Laver Arena as Rafael Nadal beats Alex De Minaur. (Image: Getty)
