AO Retro Episode - Kooyong to Flinders Park with Woodforde, Mayotte and Curren

About this episode

The episode revisits the transition of the Australian Open from Kooyong to Flinders Park in the 1980s with insights from former players.

In an off season throw back episode we relive the Australian Open transition days of the 1980's - the move from Kooyong to Flinders Park now called RLA. Host Saqib Ali is joined by podcast repeat guests Mark Woodforde, Tim Mayotte and Kevin Curren. This is a classic conversation from the vault where the guests had so much shared experience and knowledge from their playing days to impart to the listeners. This is a special episode to recall and learn so much about the status of the AO back in the day - its place on the calendar and its prestige compared to the other three majors. Please tune in and enjoy the chat.

People in this episode

Host: Saqib Ali

Guests: Mark Woodforde, Tim Mayotte, Kevin Curren

Topics covered

• Australian Open
• tennis history
• 1980s tennis
• Kooyong
• Flinders Park

Keywords

• tennis
• sports history
• AO transition
• tennis legends

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Kooyong, Flinders Park

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