It’s the world’s best-attended grand slam and the Australian Open attracts all kinds of punters. These are some of our favourites.
The Australian Open is the world’s best-attended grand slam, with organisers targeting a record 900,000 spectators this year. And within that massive crowd you’ll find all types of people: the mega-fans, the posers, the families, the Kyrgios Army.
Never mind the players or the matches - here is our guide to the Happy Slam’s greatest asset: the punters.They can recite statistics from Iga Swiatek’s head-to-head record against Ons Jabeur and give you a running commentary on Casper Ruud’s footwork. They know their inside-out forehand from their stick volley, and can recount - in great and often extraneous detail - a thrilling set in a Wimbledon quarter-final from six years ago.
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