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**anderriter** · 04-25-2009, 06:18 PM

i am pretty ignorant on this topic. but a part of me thinks the itf surely must have thought the decision through. what they are saying the region is relatively safe and any extremists have no particular beef against the australians which would make them a specific target for any attacks.

i almost think well why doesn't a serb player or a croat or a greek etc not play the australian open, look at the clashes that have gone on there recently? they too could point to security concerns at a tennis venue.

having lived in australia for a couple of years it sounds a little hypocritical or trying to take a moral high-horse. no venue anywhere in the world could give the australians a 100% guarantee of safety. be it india, indonesia, australia, usa etc etc

I agree. It reeks of over-reaction. And it is really sad for the Indian team, who have been preparing hard for this exciting matchup for months now. The All India Tennis Association have also supposedly taken lots of extra security measures to address Australian concerns. It is definitely unfair to India (and also to the Australian players).

I mean it would make sense if they have some extra specific information that the Australian tennis team is under threat. Otherwise, I don't know what to say...

04-25-2009, 06:18 PM	#11
anderriter Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 540 Senior Member	i am pretty ignorant on this topic. but a part of me thinks the itf surely must have thought the decision through. what they are saying the region is relatively safe and any extremists have no particular beef against the australians which would make them a specific target for any attacks. i almost think well why doesn't a serb player or a croat or a greek etc not play the australian open, look at the clashes that have gone on there recently? they too could point to security concerns at a tennis venue. having lived in australia for a couple of years it sounds a little hypocritical or trying to take a moral high-horse. no venue anywhere in the world could give the australians a 100% guarantee of safety. be it india, indonesia, australia, usa etc etc I agree. It reeks of over-reaction. And it is really sad for the Indian team, who have been preparing hard for this exciting matchup for months now. The All India Tennis Association have also supposedly taken lots of extra security measures to address Australian concerns. It is definitely unfair to India (and also to the Australian players). I mean it would make sense if they have some extra specific information that the Australian tennis team is under threat. Otherwise, I don't know what to say...
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