By Alix Ramsay You can just imagine the conversation over the breakfast table. Children, many of them, chomp through toast and cereal, spreading crumbs and chaos all around them, while the two parents try to keep the peace. “Ummm, Mirka….” “Yes, dear.” “I was just wondering: what do you think about Australia?” “I love Australia…I always have. Pass the coffee, … [Read more...] about Tennis • Family Comes First For Roger Federer
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Tennis News • Player Boycott The Latest Threat To Australian Open 2021
By Alix Ramsay As if the global pandemic was not enough to give Craig Tiley, the CEO of Tennis Australia, sleepless nights, there is now a new threat to his Australian Open: a player boycott. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, there is a threat of players refusing to turn up to the first grand slam of the year unless the government of the state of Victoria relents … [Read more...] about Tennis News • Player Boycott The Latest Threat To Australian Open 2021
Tennis News • U.S. Open Under Threat As ATP’s New Boss Tries To Salvage Season
By Alix Ramsay As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to paralyse the world, the business of sport is the least of anyone’s concerns. Yet for those who run professional sport, simply trying to keep going is their top priority. Of course, the big, global sports make a lot of money. But they also spend a lot of money – and they need their athletes to be playing in order … [Read more...] about Tennis News • U.S. Open Under Threat As ATP’s New Boss Tries To Salvage Season
2020 ATP/WTA Tennis Season Could Be Extended, While Australian Open Already Prepares For Changes In 2021
By Ricky Dimon Although the 2021 Australian Open is more than nine months away (as the current schedule stands, anyway), it is already preparing for unprecedented circumstances. The best-case scenario, of course, is that the ongoing and spreading coronavirus pandemic ends well before the end of 2020 and next year’s Aussie Open proceeds as normal–with fans in the … [Read more...] about 2020 ATP/WTA Tennis Season Could Be Extended, While Australian Open Already Prepares For Changes In 2021