Re: Russian Ukraine War
Reply #83 –
I heard one of the flag wavers on the wireless. He said that he was opposed to the invasion of Ukraine but waving the Russian flag was meant to represent all of the good things about Russia. He sounded genuine but what relevance does that have to supporting a tennis player. I imagine that the Ukrainian player wouldn't have been thrilled to see the invader's flag.
Open Tennis is not a team sport and players' countries of origin aren't really relevant. I would ban all national flags from the Australian Open and remove all references to players' countries of origin. The Davis, Hopman and Billie Jean King Cups are a different kettle of worms and supporting national teams is the name of the game.
PS St Kilda changed its colours from red, yellow and black during World War One.