Tag: Ash Barty
What the Ash Barty and ‘Special K’ tennis triumphs say about Australia and the buttoned-up sport industry
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The lead-up to the 2022 Australian Open was dominated by the unvaccinated top-ranked male tennis player Novak Djokovic’s ignominious deportation from Australia.
Djokovic’s absence prompted...
‘The stars aligned’: Ash Barty’s Wimbledon win is an historic moment for Indigenous people and women in sport
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Over the weekend in London, the stars aligned in the most remarkable way. On the 50th anniversary of Evonne Goolagong Cawley’s...