Australian Open 2014 Part 3

[Macca19]

Well arent they both adorable

 

[JackNah_8]

Li Na is hilarious

 

[Spitta09]

Lol gotta love Li

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[vaughany]

Victory speech specialist. Pure gold Li Na. Hilarious!

 

[Nostradumbass]

Well done to Li Na.

 

[vaughany]

standby for the awkward of most awkward interviews Jo Griggs one on one with Li Na. hopefully Sam Smith can stay and ask the questions!

 

[BobbyMorri]

Li Na the GOAT at interviews/speeches, female version of Safin.

Very much like the great man. 3rd time finalist, very good speech, very flat/respectful celebration.

i just wanted to say that i miss him.

 

[JackNah_8]

I can't believe they picked J Griggs to interview the Aust Open winner

 

[vaughany]

I can't believe they picked J Griggs to interview the Aust Open winner

I have a great idea let's get a host of a pre recorded garden show to do a live sport interview with a world class athlete who has just won a grand slam. #ch7 logic

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Well done Li Good effort by Cibulkova to get to the final, she played well in the first set.

Side issue, calling the AO the Grand Slam of the Asia Pacific really gets on my goat. It's the Australian Open, end of!

 

[JackNah_8]

I have a great idea let's get a host of a pre recorded garden show to do a live sport interview with a world class athlete who has just won a grand slam. #ch7 logic

Hopefully Sam Smith sticks around for the interview

So does that mean Basil will interview the men's AO winner lol

 

[JackNah_8]

Well done Li Good effort by Cibulkova to get to the final, she played well in the first set.

Side issue, calling the AO the Grand Slam of the Asia Pacific really gets on my goat. It's the Australian Open, end of!

Exactly! I really didn't like that ANZ CEO guy

 

[Kaan]

At least take a commercial break before the interview, let her catch her breath...

 

[peternorth]

being branded as the grand slam of the asia pacific doesnt cause sleep loss for me.

if anything its a good thing. we are the centre of the asian pacific tennis world. we represent the country and region. economically it is beneficial.

 

[JackNah_8]

Good questions Grigg, gifts....

 

[vaughany]

At least take a commercial break before the interview, let her catch her breath...

Note to ch7: shouldn't have made Li Na walk half way back to china to join you in the studio. That was a long walk!

 

[vaughany]

Surprisingly that was a good interview. Well done Li Sam and Griggs

 

[JackNah_8]

Note to ch7: shouldn't have made Li Na walk half way back to china to join you in the studio. That was a long walk!

hahah i thought the studio was in the same building

 

[vaughany]

hahah i thought the studio was in the same building

Needed a golf buggy to transport her just about was so far haha

 

[Xtreme]

Hopefully Sam Smith sticks around for the interview

So does that mean Basil will interview the men's AO winner lol

With any luck if the match is a 5 setter and goes past midnight the odds of channel 7 extending the coverage to interview the men's winner is very slim.

Rafa should do us a favour and make it a long one

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

being branded as the grand slam of the asia pacific doesnt cause sleep loss for me.

if anything its a good thing. we are the centre of the asian pacific tennis world. we represent the country and region. economically it is beneficial.

It is the Australian Open and is one of 4 tournaments that make up the Grand Slam, it has nothing to do with the Asia Pacific region per se. You do realise there is talk of it eventually leaving Australia and being playing in China or somewhere else in the Asia Pacific region? Once we lose ownership of it we have no control over it. In my mind it can never leave Australia because it's the Australian Open. Re-brand it 'The Grand Slam of the Asia-Pacific' and you make yourself vulnerable. I don't see the US Open calling itself 'the grand Slam of the Americas', and what does that make the French Open and Wimbledon? Is there any talk of any of those other three Grand Slams representing a region? Whole thing is bollocks!

 

[Mister B]

So you pay hundreds of dollars for tickets to the tennis final and then * off after 2 hours. Why would you not get your monies worth and watch the doubles?

 

[JackNah_8]

Dennis the Menace, does it rhyme with tennis? lo who said that? Fitzgerald?

 

[Korn]

Well get your lip balm ready cos we are going to arse kiss the chinese for the next century.

 

[pepsi]

It is the Australian Open and is one of 4 tournaments that make up the Grand Slam, it has nothing to do with the Asia Pacific region per se. You do realise there is talk of it eventually leaving Australia and being playing in China or somewhere else in the Asia Pacific region? Once we lose ownership of it we have no control over it. In my mind it can never leave Australia because it's the Australian Open. Re-brand it 'The Grand Slam of the Asia-Pacific' and you make yourself vulnerable. I don't see the US Open calling itself 'the grand Slam of the Americas', and what does that make the French Open and Wimbledon? Is there any talk of any of those other three Grand Slams representing a region? Whole thing is bollocks!

The AO has had to cement its position through an upgrade of facilities and an increase in prize money. This has been partly funded through Asian and more specifically, Chinese money.

Asian/Chinese tourism money is huge for this country and many Chinese people attend the AO. It is a smart idea.

The AO ain't going anywhere.