Oz Open trophy running out of space

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Oz Open trophy running out of space

2/5/13 2:10 AM | Johan Lindahl
Among other problems facing the Australian Open is a lack of space - on the venerable men's trophy.

Officials are worried that the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup is critically short of silver real estate, with room for only one name below that of 2013 champion Novak Djokovic.

"It's an interesting question. Our engraver tells us we can possibly squeeze in one more name next year, but that would be tight," said tournament boss Craig Tiley said. "We've been expecting for the last few years it would get to this point, but we are in the process of discussing it and talking to a couple of curators as well. There's more space, that's the bottom line."

The historic award was first engraved with the name of Fred Perry in 1943. Djokovic claimed it - his keepsake replica trophy - for the fourth time as he beat Andy Murray in the final last month.

The women's trophy is also getting squeezed, but not as much as the men's honour. "Eventually it will run out, there will come a time,"Tiley said of the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Trophy.

"They are both trophies with a lot of heritage and history around them, and we've got to make sure we keep them as they are."

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Australian doping inquiry finds drugs rife in country's sport

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/feb/07/australian-doping -sport-drugs

nadline , 2/7/13 8:31 AM

Why am I not surprised? Seems like Armstrong has caused a storm.

samprallica , 2/7/13 9:24 AM

Eufemiano Fuentes has offered to release a full list of his clients but the judges have not given him the go ahead to do so? How is this even acceptable given the current context?

samprallica , 2/7/13 9:36 AM

^^^ no, that is inaccurate...

http://tinyurl.com/bjn3wns

"The judge in the Operation Puerto doping case said on Wednesday that she would not force the alleged Spanish blood doping mastermind Eufemiano Fuentes to name the footballers, cyclists, athletes and boxers he had worked with despite a demand from the Italian Olympic Committee, which is represented at the trial, that he do so."

"The judge, Julia Santamaria, refused to insist that Fuentes unblock the codes attached to the 200 blood bags uncovered during raids on his premises in 2006, following the legal protocol that was established before the trial that it would be limited to cyclists only. She has also ruled that data from Fuentes?s computers is inadmissible to protect the privacy of those he worked with."

It is Fuentes who is on trial here, not the athletes he treated.

Conspirator , 2/7/13 2:02 PM

Ah samprallica, I am sure you are not that keen on blood dopers being exposed. Either that or you think blood doping results in bulky muscles.
As a matter of fact, blood doping and HGH are most likely in use in tennis and curiously enough ITF is not at all keen on making any serious attempt to out blood dopers despite availability of advanced methods. I wonder why? Hmmm..

holdserve , 2/7/13 3:31 PM

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