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Gerard Whateley, one of Australia's biggest sports journalist has weighed on the topic of Djokovic getting a statue at Melbourne park. He compared it with Nadal's situation in Paris:
"There’s a statue of Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros and it speaks to the love the Parisians have for Nadal, and that was enacted at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. It’s a Paris Games. Nadal is a Spaniard and he was featured like a hometown hero.
You walk into Roland Garros and there’s a beautiful silver statue of Nadal – because he is loved in that city.
Novak is not loved here. He can be admired for his achievements, but he’s not loved."
You can read the full article here:
https://sen.com.au/news/2025/01/28/fractious-australian-open-overshadowed-by-precious-prima-donnas
What do you guys think?
"There’s a statue of Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros and it speaks to the love the Parisians have for Nadal, and that was enacted at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. It’s a Paris Games. Nadal is a Spaniard and he was featured like a hometown hero.
You walk into Roland Garros and there’s a beautiful silver statue of Nadal – because he is loved in that city.
Novak is not loved here. He can be admired for his achievements, but he’s not loved."
You can read the full article here:
https://sen.com.au/news/2025/01/28/fractious-australian-open-overshadowed-by-precious-prima-donnas
What do you guys think?