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| Australian Open Final - Sunday 30th Jan 2011 |
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| Good atmosphere. Terrible game. |
As global sporting events go, the final of the Australian Open tennis is right up there. So imagine my pleasant surprise when I found out just before Christmas that the general public can purchase final tickets online, just like that. Brilliant.
That was Lydia's Christmas present sorted then.
The two month's anticipation built further during the two weeks of the tournament as Melbourne really did go tennis mad for a while. It seems like just about everyone we know went at least once - it is just what you do when you live in this sporting mecca. And of course, Murray reaching the final was the perfect finale for us.
Everything was great then, except of course the match. In case you didn't know Murray was soundly thrashed by Novak Djokovic in straight sets. Thankfully for us we also went to the semi final between Djokivic and Federer on the Thursday night which was a much more entertaining event.
Still, can't complain too much. Atmosphere was great, Lydia and I had a couple of nights out sans enfants and of course not everyone will be lucky enough to experience such a fantastic event in their lifetime. I just hope Murray doesn't take stage fright again next year.
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