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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
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US Open 2019 - The numbers and the year fit
As the Grand Slam season of 2019 ends there is a wonderful symmetry in the Men’s game between the numerals of the year and the statistics.
Julian Dowse
Sep 15, 201916 min read
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Wimbledon 2019
Good God, the world is strange. President Trump is promising to make Iran great again after imposing sanctions to make it economically weak
Julian Dowse
Jul 16, 201920 min read
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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
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US Open 2018
Having sought to establish a connection between tennis and patterns of social and political conduct in the wider arenas of life....
Julian Dowse
Sep 16, 201816 min read
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Wimbledon 2018
Not long after this year’s French Open Stephen Hawking’s ashes were interred in Westminster Abbey, next to those of Sir Isaac Newton.
Julian Dowse
Jul 17, 201828 min read
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French Open 2018
It all began on 28th May, 2018.
Julian Dowse
Jun 11, 201820 min read
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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 11, 201820 min read
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US Open 2017-Still more of the old and the new!
Some may accuse me of searching too hard for metaphorical meanings within the game of tennis that explain and/or illustrate the real world.
Julian Dowse
Sep 14, 201715 min read
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Wimbledon 2017 - The old and the new once again!
Timing, timing- so much of life seems to be about timing.
Julian Dowse
Jul 18, 201726 min read
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French Open 2017-Rafael rolls on at Roland Garros and a new champion from the Baltic emerges!
This year the 4th of May marked one hundred days since the end of the Australian Open.
Julian Dowse
Jun 14, 201721 min read
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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 2, 201719 min read
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US Open 2016
I am often accused of still living in the Cold War, which is an entirely comfortable accusation because at least way back then the West knew
Julian Dowse
Sep 19, 201615 min read
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Wimbledon 2016
“…Djokovic will be vulnerable in the wake of his maiden French victory.”
Julian Dowse
Jul 18, 201613 min read
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French Open 2016
Well, there is certainly a more than a touch of French plus ca change in the air at the moment.
Julian Dowse
Jun 22, 201620 min read
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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 19, 201620 min read
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