4 reasons why the Australian Open produces the most epic matches

#2 The scheduling

With the tournament being scheduled during just the third week of the year, the players come in fresh right after the off-season, resulting in a definite increase in the quality of tennis. Also, players want to do well here in Australia as it sets the tone for the rest of their seasons.

A good start in Australia provides players with the perfect momentum required to do well later on in the year. Thus, there is always that extra motivation from the players' side to do well here.

Another aspect involved here is that a lot of top players are rusty going into this tournament, as it's just the beginning of the year. This has caused them trouble in the early rounds against players that they would have otherwise dispatched relatively easily.