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lydiajulian1
Jul 85 min read
In France the route politique has led to schism; in America the campaign trail leads to who knows where; in England we now have Starmerdom; at Wimbledon stardom is still to come
This time next week we will know our 2024 Wimbledon champions. Unlike recent political events, with the typical exception of the French,...
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lydiajulian1
Jun 306 min read
Wimbledon is on my mind
Does anyone go to work on a Friday anymore? In this post-Covid world the relative absence of foot and car traffic at the end of a...
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lydiajulian1
Jul 18, 20236 min read
A tale of two champions- one unseeded; the other seeding a new generation
In a few days, a bizarre cinematic event will occur. Two highly promoted films, ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ will be released...
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lydiajulian1
Jul 9, 20235 min read
Djokovic's duel with destiny
It has been a curious Wimbledon thus far. Much of it has been predictable: the last-minute withdrawal of Nick Kyrgios; the disappointing...
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lydiajulian1
Jun 26, 20236 min read
Whenever I gaze at Centre Court, I am in paradise! (apologies to The Kinks)
So, another Wimbledon is about to begin! How it can be two years since Roger Federer played his final match on Centre Court, let alone...
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lydiajulian1
Jul 21, 20226 min read
Wimbledon Wrap!
It’s all in the timing. Maybe we have always known that. Imagine if Wimbledon had been held this week. Yesterday, London recorded its...
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lydiajulian1
Jul 8, 20229 min read
"As seeds are sown and blown so they shall reap"
Last year I watched Ash Barty win the Wimbledon Ladies’ title in a motel room in Wagga Wagga. This year I shall be watching the Ladies’...
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lydiajulian1
Jun 27, 20229 min read
We focus on Centre Court, but everywhere else the centre seems hard to find!
Wimbledon starts tonight. All eyes of tennis fans will turn to its famous Centre Court whose flawless grass surface, only played on in...
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lydiajulian1
Jul 12, 202110 min read
Wimbledon, we missed you and welcome back!
I am told that one of the world’s most popular movie franchises is ‘Fast and Furious’. Its ninth edition was released in Australia in...
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Julian Dowse
Jul 16, 201920 min read
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
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Julian Dowse
Jul 17, 201828 min read
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.
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Julian Dowse
Jul 18, 201726 min read
Wimbledon 2017 - The old and the new once again!
Timing, timing- so much of life seems to be about timing.
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Julian Dowse
Jul 18, 201613 min read
Wimbledon 2016
“…Djokovic will be vulnerable in the wake of his maiden French victory.”
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