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Nadal Turns 21 and Barty Ends a Barren Streak at the Australian Open

Cultureteca
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYb_dNSw0ug The buildup to the 2022 Australian Open was dominated by the madcap antivax antics of the men's world number one tennis player Novak Djokovic, aided and abetted by the sly contraptions of Tennis Australia and the state of Victoria while the federal government, having seemingly abnegated all responsibility for player eligibility, then scrambled in a cack-handed bid to play...

Cultureteca 02.02.20

Miscellany
The Australian Open moved into its second week without a plethora of fancied women following the departures on Friday and Saturday of top-ten seeds Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams, Madison Keys, Karolína Plíšková, Elina Svitolina, and Belinda Bencic, and Caroline Wozniacki also said her goodbyes, retiring from the tour after her third-round loss to Ons Jabeur, but the men's draw...

Cultureteca 26.01.20

Miscellany
Despite air quality concerns as the country continues its struggle against devastating bushfires, and lingering doubts as to the response of tournament organisers after qualifying competitors complained of breathing difficulties, the Australian Open proper commenced as planned on Monday. Wet weather was to blame for a slew of first-round cancellations, but otherwise the first Grand Slam of the tennis...