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Australian Open grows attendances and revenues by 50 per cent after embracing “choice and entertainment” mantra

Richard Heaselgrave, Tennis Australia's chief revenue officer, tells Adam Nelson how pivoting the first grand slam of the tennis season away from tennis has helped the event to grow dramatically over the past five years.

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