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Tag: AusOpen
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Friday 25 January 2020 Each year since the Australian Open moved to Melbourne Park (formerly Flinders Park) in 1988 I’ve attended the local Australian Tennis Grand Slam missing only 2000, 2010, and 2013 when overseas, so 30 times out of 33 Australian Opens. I managed back in 2018 to attend the Men’s Final watching the…
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2018 was definitely an unusual year for me as it included two overseas trips. I closed off 2017 while still on an African tour, the last days of 2017 had me camping under the stars in Chobe National Park (Botswana) before heading off to Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) for a stunning helicopter flight over the falls,…
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One of the joys of living in Melbourne is getting the opportunity to attend the Australian Open each year. Melbourne being the host of the first tennis Grand Slam each year means an opportunity to see the best players in the world in our own backyard. I mean the venue is literally a 15 minute…
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Photos Each year since the Australian Open moved to Melbourne Park (formerly Flinders Park) in 1988 I’ve attended at least one day with the exceptions being 2000, 2010, and 2013 when I was travelling overseas. Living in Melbourne means I get to see the best players in the world playing in the first Grand Slam…
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On Friday 23 January I got to undertake one of my annual rituals, attending the first tennis grand slam event of the year The Australian Open. Thanks to a Christmas present from my sister Lana, I got to spend the day with my brother Reagan at Hisense Arena using ground pass tickets.