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its going to really suck being unvaccinated in the coming year. On top of being more likely to get sick, a lot of events and "freedoms" will be denied to you.
Oh well. sucks to be them
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Oh well. sucks to be them
The more people vaccinated the better for our healthcare system. So whatever encourages people to do it is a plus for me. If one of those things to encourage people is to get vaccinated so they can attend events like the Australian open, then I'm all for it.
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I am confident the Oz Open will happen in Melbourne in 2022 - There is even some chance the Tour Down Under may occur in Adelaide.
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Osaka has attended the MET Gala, along with Serena, Fernandez and Felix
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The special meaning behind tennis star Naomi Osaka's Met Gala dress
Her sister Mari Osaka, a retired tennis pro, and Louis Vuitton's Nicholas Ghesquiere attended with her.
I hope Osaka stays away from a tennis court until next year and gets her heart and head together. She looked fantastic in her met costume.
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Must be happy with the TV ratings and subs for the French and Wimbledon(and Aus). They really lucked up this year with Ash Barty winning Wimbledon when she did. Good sign for the health of tennis in this country
Good to have all the slams in one place. Sucks that I dont have Stan!!!
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Rumours going around that qualifying for AO will take place in Doha/Dubai again but around Christmas time to allow players to get here for the warm-up events and AO.
Hopefully we hear something earlier this year although the Victorian Government do have a few other things on the mind atm.
Hopefully we hear something earlier this year although the Victorian Government do have a few other things on the mind atm.
Oh I forgot to post this last week, bit of a sneak peak into the new court at Melbourne Park.
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What court does it replace?
It sits between rod Laver arena and John Cain arena, right next to grand slam oval.
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Looks like the old MCA but with a roof
Looks great.
Looks great.
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I am struggling to understand why qualifying has to be off-shore considering Australia would have reached its vaccination coverage by January - You either have a proper tournament with all its 'bells and whistles' or you move the whole tournament off-shore - It's bizarre, when you consider that going back to May, all the other Grand Slams had their qualifying done in the same country.
Edit: it seems that the AO want all players in Australia before XMAS - Could this result in some players missing the tournament.
Edit: it seems that the AO want all players in Australia before XMAS - Could this result in some players missing the tournament.
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Tennis to investigate allegations against Zverev
The Association of Tennis Professionals has revealed it is investigating allegations of domestic abuse made against Alexander Zverev by his ex-girlfriend.
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should be a good thing for all parties.Tennis to investigate allegations against Zverev
The Association of Tennis Professionals has revealed it is investigating allegations of domestic abuse made against Alexander Zverev by his ex-girlfriend.thenewdaily.com.au
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I just don't know what this is going to accomplish.Tennis to investigate allegations against Zverev
The Association of Tennis Professionals has revealed it is investigating allegations of domestic abuse made against Alexander Zverev by his ex-girlfriend.
The legal system struggles to prosecute cases like this, so what are a sporting organisation with less resources actually going to do?
Either they conclude there was no wrongdoing on Zverev's part, which won't be believed by many, or they conclude there was and Zverev sues the s**t out of them.
It's all optics, but I appreciate that there isn't really a whole lot else that can be done, and doing nothing isn't ideal.
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I think it is better than completely ignoring it. It wasn't going away, as seen by the recent incidents.
Its review will say a lot but say nothing at all, if you get my drift.
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I think the pressure was on the atp to address the allegations, it was never going to go away.
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The strangest thing is that as of NOW, Ben Rothenburg has failed to acknowledge on twitter the ATP's action/investigation.
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this might be something. hopefully, it is not.
Peng Shuai has gone missing a week since she made a rape claim against a CCP (China) most influential men. I hope she is alright and I hope the WTA makes sure she is.
The End of year champs in Mexico has been a huge success.
Peng Shuai has gone missing a week since she made a rape claim against a CCP (China) most influential men. I hope she is alright and I hope the WTA makes sure she is.
The End of year champs in Mexico has been a huge success.
Unfortunately, if she's currently in China then it probably is something. I've seen first-hand how untouchable guys with power are over there, members of the public are totally afraid, it's pretty ******* scary and hard to comprehend as an Australian
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I will be disgusted if the WTA and the whole tennis world turns a blind eye to this. I really really hope she is alright. If not, then it is time to shun China from tennis
The WTA is, sadly, dependent on China for a lot of its money, so it will never happen.
Would be great if we had a players union right now (cough cough Novak. here is another chance for the PTA to actually do something other than press statements)
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small update on Peng Shuai
