Tennis Australia wishes to pay tribute to Paul for his efforts over the past 12 years which have established the Australian Open as one of the world's marquee sporting events. His creativity and energy helped elevate the Australian Open to be on a par with the other three Grand Slams and set a benchmark for major sporting events in Australia and around the world. He leaves the Australian Open in a very healthy state after another hugely successful tournament.
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Melbourne people are very good at supporting it. We have 100,000 people who come from outside of Melbourne and we would expect those people, that sort of support, to continue.Geoff Pollard
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