Game, Set, Match - Serving up a global sports event (with fans) during a pandemic w Chief Tennis Officer at Tennis Australia

Welcome to episode 1 of a new segment on the show of short, sharp bonus episodes to provide original insights, in depth perspectives on topics and experiences you may not hear about everywhere.

To kick us off, delighted to have Matt Dwyer join us, the Chief Tennis Officer at Tennis Australia and he shares how they managed to put on a global event with fans during a pandemic - hear about a number of aspects before, during and after the Australian Open that you may not have yet heard about.

Some of the points covered in this conversation include:

• 1200 players & support staff from 100 cove affected countries to the most conservative city in the world (at that stage), coming in on 17 private jets. 14 day quarantine in Melbourne, 8 events in 1 week leading to the Australian Open main draw.
• Considerations prior to event? What went better than expected?
• Learning & sharing with other sports - the connected world of sport
• Differences in quarantine for individual athletes vs teams coming in as a group
• The psychology of players and how the leading players dealt with it vs the others
• How did the Tennis Australia organisation and their own people deal with putting on this event whilst being a member of the community and dealing with the public scrutiny?
• The TA executive team not being able to be together due to risk of speed of the virus
• Matt’s experience as an individual, tennis executive and sports lover
• Learnings for future events - appealing to at home fan, use of digital etc

Let us know what you think - I’m excited to share these bonus episodes intermittently over the coming months alongside our normal episodes.

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