“The Australian Open is not going anywhere”, Victorian Government shuts down claims of the Grand Slam moving to China
Victorian Government assures all the support to Tennis Australia for hosting the Grand Slam in Melbourne.
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Anthony Carbines about Australian Open
Victorian Government minister Anthony Carbines has shut down the claims of Australian Open boss Craig Tiley that Melbourne had the risk of losing the chance to host the event. Carbines also opened up on the plans they have in their minds to keep the Grand Slam a top-class event.
As he quoted, “The Australian Open is not going anywhere and the best thing Victorians can do is get out there and show their support. We’re not surprised that there will always be those seeking (the Open) from other countries and other states. With over a billion dollars invested by our government in the Australian Open, both in infrastructure and supporting that event, we’ll continue to support the Australian Open and the team there in whatever they need.“
Continuing the train of thoughts, he also described the financial conditions of the tournament, “We will always work closely with Aus Open organizers and given our track record of over a billion dollars. we’ll always be open to what we need to do to stay clear of the pack internationally. It’s gone from $80m to zero, pretty much, Basically, we’ve got to start building the cash reserve again.“
Tiley had earlier said that there were approaches to Tennis Australia to change the location of the event within Australia or even outside the country, As he said “I know it was discussed and it was argued, absolutely. A lot of people will say, ‘Oh there is no need. We’ve just finished the redevelopment.” He also added that despite what some people say, expansion is a must for the future. (Source: PerthNow)
With Novak Djokovic back in Australia, the battle to triumph will be tight
Novak Djokovic is back in action and hence the battle to clinch the title will be a lot more interesting. As German superstar Alexander Zverev is also back after the injury, the tennis world is looking forward to a battle among three generations starting from the 1980s led by Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic to the 2000s generation led by the future big 4 of Carlos Alcaraz, Felix Auger Aliassime, Holger Rune and Jannik Sinner.
Djokovic has a winning record against most of the players born in the 1990s (minimum 2 matches played against each other) except Australian Powerhouse Nick Kyrgios (1-2) and 29-year-old Czech Jiri Vesely (0-2). He leads 10-2 against 24-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas, 4-0 against 23-year-old Casper Ruud, 8-4 against 26-year-old Daniil Medvedev, 25-year-old Alexander Zverev, and 7-5 against 29-year-old Dominic Thiem.
Coming to the record against the 2000-born, he has a losing record against 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz (0-1) but tied 1-1 against 22-year-old Felix Auger Aliassime and 19-year-old Holger Rune. He has defeated 21-year-old Jannik Sinner twice and once. He also has a 3-0 record against a promising 20-year-old Lorenzo Musetti. Australian Open 2023 is promising to be a battle among three generations of tennis and the tennis world is waiting for that.
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