Australian Open
- Venue: Melbourne Park
- Date: 16-29 January
- Time: 0000 GMT
- Coverage: Watch live on Eurosport; singles finals and one men's semi-final on BBC Two/Red Button/HD channel/website; listen on BBC Radio 5 live; text commentaries and reports on the BBC Sport website
Robson will compete in her first Australian Open
James Ward and Laura Robson are through to the main draw at the Australian Open after coming through qualifying.
Ward, 24, beat Dutchman Igor Sijsling 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 to earn a place in a Grand Slam event for the first time outside the United Kingdom.
The 24-year-old has made two appearances at Wimbledon, losing in the first round in 2009 and 2011.
Robson, 17, saw off Ukraine's Olga Savchuk, winning 6-1 7-6 (7-2) in 75 minutes.
She has more experience on the big stage having played at Wimbledon three times and also making it into the second round at the US Open last year.
There will be six players from Britain competing in Melbourne, with Andy Murray, Elena Baltacha, Heather Watson and Anne Keothavong already in the draw.
Both players will discover their first-round opponents when qualifying is complete.
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