Sydney trying to steal Australian Open from Melbourne

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Colin D'Cops

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Herald Sun said:
Sydney trying to steal Australian Open from Melbourne

Sydney is chasing the rights to host the Australian Open tennis tournament.
Fairfax newspapers report the harbour city has launched a bid to snatch the grand slam tournament from Melbourne with plans to build a multi-million dollar stadium on the harbour's edge in the inner city suburb of Glebe.

Melbourne's contract expires in 2016.

The NSW government is keen to reinvigorate tourism in the nation's most populous city following a cooling in tourist numbers after the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

"The Australian Open tennis is arguably the best annual event in Australia, I think any events company in the country would be negligent if they didn't have it on the radar," Events NSW chief executive Geoff Parmenter told Fairfax newspapers.

"The Glebe Island site is the subject I think of quite a bit of interest because it is pretty much the last clear piece of prime harbourside real estate left."

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I personally, as I'm a Victorian, would not like to see this happen at all.
The Australian Open has grown up if you like at Melbourne Park and the facilities are still one of the best tennis facilities in Australia.

Would you be a fan of Sydney getting the Aus Open? Do you think tradition still plays a big part in sport today and it should remain in Melbourne?

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pfft i went to this years event and melbourne park is just magnificent, would be a travesty if they lost it
 

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Sydney can absolutely can get ****ed and get shown the door. **** OFF. First they disrespect Melbourne Storm and now they want our tennis tournaments. It's about tradition the Grand Slams so why even bother?

**** OFF SYDNEY:mad::mad::mad:
 
Completely different city, completely different culture and completely different people. Sydney has NO chance.
 
I would love to see Melbournians lost the Australian Open tennis. I cannot stand their arrogance, and the way they go about pinching F1 (off Adelaide) , thinking they are the centre of sport in Australia.
 
Sydney can absolutely can get ****ed and get shown the door. **** OFF. First they disrespect Melbourne Storm and now they want our tennis tournaments. It's about tradition the Grand Slams so why even bother?

**** OFF SYDNEY:mad::mad::mad:

Oh the irony! It's ok for the Vics to "steal" events from other states but the peasants scream foul when it could happen to them. Lol, you can keep the F1 race. Hardly anyone cares. Keep bowing down to the demands of one Bernie Eccelstone.

Lol @ the Melbourne Storm comment. Far out, many Vics still believe the AFL is the VFL :rolleyes:
 

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