Hisense Arena Roof

Melbourne s home of indoor sports entertainment and tennis will take on an iconic identity with hisense arena to be renamed melbourne arena effective immediately.

Hisense arena roof. As well as retractable seating the state of the art venue also has a retractable roof which can open or close in less than 10 minutes. The venue has fixed seating for 4 500 while raiseable retractable and removable seating can enable a maximum capacity of 10 500 for basketball tennis and concerts while cycling can cater for 4 500 fans. Australian open 2020 to have retractable roofs action at the australian open will be confined to the three stadiums with retractable roofs and eight indoor courts if conditions become hazardous. The national tennis centre at melbourne park comprises of a high performance tennis centre consisting of 21 indoor outdoor tennis courts a public plaza 1000 space public bus carpark.

The south dragons nbl team had made the venue its home court. The three arenas with retractable roofs in australia are the rod laver arena hisense arena and the margaret court arena. The tennis court is a plexicushion surface and the roof is retractable making it one of the few venues where tennis can be played during rain. Watch hisense arena get a makeover as it transitions from tennis to basketball for melbourne united s nbl game.

The arena features a cycling track which is covered over with seating for court events. Melbourne arena is an australian sporting venue with a retractable roof that is part of the national tennis centre at melbourne park in melbourne victoria. For the australian rules football ground commercially known as hisense stadium see richmond oval south australia. Cairns taipans 24 jan 2018.