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Guess who's coming to the tennis?
The question is, would the character played by the much loved and recently departed Sidney Poitier in his 1963 movie be more welcome to...
lydiajulian1
Jan 12, 20226 min read


Djokovic v the World: no vaccination, a contested exemption, a denied visa and a court appeal!
It just keep’s happening! A new year and the overlap of politics, world affairs and Grand Slam tennis continues. One of my holiday reads...
lydiajulian1
Jan 6, 20225 min read


Tremors!
It says something about the potent ubiquity of Covid-19 that it continues for most to be the only topic in town as we begin the third...
lydiajulian1
Jan 1, 20226 min read


Melbourne's Grand Slam closes , but controversies remain open
Perhaps more than ever this year’s Australian Open confirmed how Grand Slam tennis is often an unwitting barometer of the political and...
lydiajulian1
Feb 28, 202111 min read


Australian Open champions set to be unmasked, like the rest of us!
In 1988 when the Australian Open was played for the first time at its new venue, then called Flinders Park, history was made when mid-way...
lydiajulian1
Feb 15, 20217 min read


An Open and shut case?
Tomorrow, competition at the Australian Open is set to commence. The gates will be open, but even after the first ball is struck there...
lydiajulian1
Feb 7, 20218 min read


A fortnight to go, but what to celebrate before then?
Tomorrow, January 26th, Australia and India have national days of celebration. For India it is their Republic Day, which commemorates...
lydiajulian1
Jan 25, 20219 min read


"It's all in the optics"
Many a reader has wondered about my linking of the world of politics to Grand Slam tennis. Well, more often than not, there are many...
lydiajulian1
Jan 19, 202111 min read


Aus Open 2020
Impeachment trials; US-China Trade agreements; a booming and then faltering Australian stock market; so much to consider.
Julian Dowse
Feb 7, 202016 min read


Aus Open 2019: The Next Generation cometh - well maybe for the women, but not yet for the men
Last year, an engaging Australian film, Ladies in Black, was released. Set in Sydney in 1959 it is a ‘coming of age’ story of a young girl.
Julian Dowse
Jan 30, 201920 min read


Australian Open 2018: 20 to 1
Last year’s Australian Open was a lavish, almost excessive, serving of history, drama and entertainment. The tennis was clearly worth coming
Julian Dowse
Feb 12, 201820 min read


Australian Open 2017-The stars shine!
How wonderful it is to be proved wrong for all the right reasons! After last year’s US Open I made the “somewhat risky and provocative”...
lydiajulian1
Feb 3, 201719 min read


Australian Open 2016
I type as the field gathers for the Lightning Stakes at Flemington. A Group One race for the best equine sprinters in the land.
Julian Dowse
Feb 20, 201620 min read

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