In January 2019, the
New South Wales Government announced a $50.5 million upgrade of the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre, to improve facilities for players and spectators ahead of the
ATP Cup multi-nation tennis tournament, which began being held at the venue in 2020. The biggest change to the venue was the construction of a large permanent roof over Ken Rosewall Arena, allowing play to continue on the arena irrespective of the weather conditions. In addition a hardwood playing surface was added to the floor of Ken Rosewall Arena, giving the venue the capability to host sports such as
netball and
basketball. The arena was chosen to host the finals matches of the first three editions of the ATP Cup, from 2020 until 2022. The upgrade was completed in time for the
2020 ATP Cup in January.
Super Netball clubs the
New South Wales Swifts and
Giants Netball were to have moved all home matches to Ken Rosewall Arena ahead of the 2020 season. However, only three days before the 2020 season commenced the
New South Wales-
Queensland border was shut due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, forcing both the Swifts and Giants out of the state and into a Queensland hub; subsequently, neither club played a single home match at the venue in 2020. Since 2022, the arena has hosted Pulse Alive, a showcase of the creative and performing arts featuring students from
NSW Public Schools. Pulse Alive features more than 8800 students performing over three nights and includes dancers, singers, musicians and actors as well as students taking on behind the scenes roles on the VET student production team. ==See also==