Tennis: Australian Open (16-29 /01/2017) is selling VIP seats located on the centre court

The Australian Open is selling VIP seats located on the centre court, Rod Laver Arena (14,820 seats), in Melbourne, during the 2017 edition of the tournament from 16 to 29/01/2017. This is the first time a tennis Grand Slam event has installed seats directly on centre court.

12 seats will be available for each session (day or evening). The lowest rates are in $2500 Australian dollars, or about €1740 as of 09/01/2017. As the competition progresses, the prices will rise to $10,000 Australian dollars, or about €6965.

Tennis: in Florida (USA), spectators watched a match from a car parked on the court

• At the ATP 250 tournament in Delray Beach (Florida, USA), spectators were selected to watch the action from a Porsche automobile (partner of the event), located directly on the court.