Every January, the Australian Open commands global attention, but when off-court drama steals the show, Australia itself | dG1feklPQ3NLeFhQUDQ
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00:00 (dramatic music)
00:02 - What everyone waits for is that moment
00:07 of someone winning something so monumental.
00:10 (crowd cheering)
00:13 - Sport is our national language.
00:17 It's our national love language.
00:21 (crowd cheering)
00:23 - As the most global, highest profile tournament
00:29 that happens in Australia,
00:30 it's the big stage that tells you
00:32 what you need to know about the country
00:34 and how they want to present themselves to the world.
00:37 (dramatic music)
00:39 - But actually underneath,
00:42 it reveals these stories that say so much more
00:48 about Australia than anything else.
00:50 (crowd cheering)
00:52 - Australia now, I mean, they do look,
00:55 they've looked ridiculous.
00:57 - 60 degrees apparently reached on the show courts today.
01:01 - You worry about the ability of Melbourne
01:03 to host major sports events.
01:05 - No one polarizes public opinion on Perth's migrant court.
01:09 - This is a tennis tournament
01:11 and look what goes on around it.
01:13 (dramatic music)
01:15 - There's so much.
01:21 Why would you not want to watch that?
01:24 (dramatic music)
01:27 - All he has to do is hit it into court, which he does.
01:30 (dramatic music)
01:32 (music fades)
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