It is that time of the year when tennis enthusiasts and players turn to Australia, for the first Grand Slam event of the year, the Australian Open. The prestigious tournament is set to start on January 12, at Melbourne Park and will feature the biggest names in tennis in both men’s and women’s categories. This year also sees a few Indians in the mix competing in the singles and doubles categories. All eyes on reigning men’s doubles champion Bopanna Bopanna is the talk of the town, with the reigning men’s doubles champion all set to make a fresh journey in the Grand Slam with his new Colombian partner Nicolas Barrientos, ending a fruitful partnership with Australian Matthew Ebden, with whom the Indian won the tournament last year. In what was a two-year partnership, the duo won the Australian Open, reached the final of the US Open, claimed two ATP Masters 1000 titles, and climbed to the top of the ATP ranking. Nicolas Barrientos has big shoes to fill, and it will be interesting to see …