Cheap seats: Best matches to watch at the 2019 Australian Open on a budget
If you are planning to get along to the Australian Open it pays to get in early with the first week - and in particular the first two days - providing Melburnians with some of the best value sporting entertainment available anywhere in the world.
For the price of a ground pass ($54 for adults and $5 for kids aged 3 to 14), you can wander down to Melbourne Park on Monday or Tuesday and watch seeded and big-name players like Kevin Anderson, Tomas Berdych, Andy Murray, Stanislas Wawrinka, John Isner, Sam Stosur, Nick Kyrgios, Victoria Azarenka, Eugenie Bouchard, Gabrine Muguruza or Petra Kvitova begin their grand slam seasons.
The quality of the names listed above goes a long way to explaining why you'll see thousands of people sitting out in the sun in what's set to be a searing start for the players.
Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena are off limits with a ground pass, but with plenty of matches to get through in the early rounds there are always players worth watching up close on the smaller outside courts. These are some of the best matches to watch with a ground pass on days one and two of the Australian Open.
Monday
Melbourne Arena
Kevin Anderson (no.5 seed) vs Adrian Mannarino
Kyle Edmund (13) vs Tomas Berdych
Roberto Bautista Agut (22) vs Andy Murray
Petra Kvitova (8) vs Magdalena Rybarikova
1573 Arena
Grigor Dimitrov (20) vs Janko Tipsarevic
Alison Riske vs Kiki Bertens (9)
Court 3
Feliciano Lopez vs Jordan Thompson (AUS)
Court 7
Peter Gojowczyk vs Karen Khachanov
Federico Delbonis vs John Millman (AUS)
Court 8
Reilly Opelka vs John Isner (9)
Gael Monfls (30) vs Damir Dzumhur
Court 20
Rudol Molleker vs Diego Schwartzman (18)
Tuesday
Melbourne Arena
Laura Siegmund vs Victoria Azarenka
Sam Stosur (AUS) vs Dayana Yastremska
Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs Milos Raonic (16)
1573 Arena
Fabio Fognini (12) vs Jaume Munar
Eugenie Bouchard vs Shuai Peng
Court 3
Taro Daniel vs Thanasi Kokkinakis
Saisai Zheng vs Garbine Muguruza (18)
Stan Wawrinka vs Ernests Gulbis
Court 7
Elise Mertens (12) vs Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
Camila Giorgi (27) vs Dalila Jakupovic
Jo Wilfred Tsonga vs Martin Klizan
Court 8
Hyeon Chung vs Bradley Klahn
Court 13
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) vs Mischa Zverev
Court 14
Carla Suarez Navarro (23) vs Clara Burel
Court 19
Lucas Pouille (28) vs Mikhail Kukushkin
Court 20
David Goffin (20) vs Christian Garin
Click the 'Match Schedule' tab at the top of the Australian Open website for full singles schedule and timings.