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9 October 2008 (AD)

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44.1°, Tennis anyone?

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Hot would be the understatement of the century. But according to the Elder"s weather site, in 1938, it went to 45.6°.  I guess the only thing that makes me feel cooler, is knowing that people are playing tennis in this heat. Yes, the big players on Rod Laver and Hisense get the closed roofs but how about all the juniors and legends who were playing this week? Defending Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic had to retire due to the heat as well as a few other players....Read Full Article»

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Australian Open 2009

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Last year"s Australian Open painted the story of two unseeded, not as well known players competing in the final. Tsonga was a chilling reminder of a young Mohammed Ali fighting his way through his matches as the underdog. His opponent the very funny Djokovic, was incredibly good at doing imitations of Sharapova and Nadal serving....Read Full Article»

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Australian Open

The Australian Open is almost over for this year and it's pretty early to be thinking of next years but that's what I'm doing...Has anyone ever worked Casual at the Australian Open? (Employed by Melbourne & Olympic Parks....eg. "...

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"Hey, this isn't the highlights. It's live!"

If you're a tennis fan living in the Europes, Africas or Americas and found yourself wondering with a little astonishment why your local sports channel isn't dishing up a highlights reel of Australian Open Day 6, but showing a live game instead, you're not alone.

When Roger Federer defeated Janko Tipsarevic after a marathon five setter in four-and-a-half hours, I sunk into the couch, eagerly anticipating the Lleyton Hewitt vs Marcos Baghdatis. It was 10pm AEST and I was eager to see the two crowd favourites.
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What the fuck were the police thinking?

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In the space of five days, Melbourne has become notoriously famous for two things: a) Corey 'my sunnies are too cool for Hollywood' Delaney and b) the violent confrontation that marred a good match in the Australian Open....Read Full Article»

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Australian Open: Online and Off

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Stuck at work without access to a tv? MyP2P has links to live streams of sports including the Australian Open. All you have to do is install one of the streaming applications such as SOPCast, then just click on the appropriate link on MyP2P. The quality is quite good depending on the speed and reliability of your connection. Best part is that it is free....Read Full Article»

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Celebrity Metcards

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MYKI will be a big improvement to the public transportation system when and if it ever is released. One downside of this is not being able to get some nifty looking Metcard tickets....Read Full Article»

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I'll put a girdle round about the earth

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24th of January 2007
Papa Gino's: 21.24
Official starting point: 22:00
Official finishing point: 23:38
Cafe L'incontro: 23:44...Read Full Article»

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