Peter Johnston

You know, if you're grinding it out, you know, if you're between, say, 80 and 200, you're one of the – in a world global game, you're pretty good.

But it can be a grind and that's the pressure point at the moment in the sport.

It is.

And it's also, you know, especially for Australians, like what the clay court season shows is for Australians, you have to be away.

You have to play a lot of time on clay.

It's just, it's the one that unearths.

any weaknesses you have.

And so you've got to spend the time.

That costs money in Australia or for Australians.

And then the other side of the coin, Whitey, really, is those tournaments have to find a way to be monetized, those lower-level tournaments.

How do you get more money into them?

Because they're businesses as well.

And, you know, I do think that the unlocking potentially of sort of more Grand Slam funding that's spread throughout the sport throughout the year could be, you know, one of the key driver of some change because,

Especially for Australians, it's really hard.

Well, it's all about the storytelling, isn't it?

And, you know, I think this just, at this time of year, with the grass, and the focus that Wimbledon has in the lead-up, it becomes a massive new dimension to it.

Good on her.

You know, she's missed it.

And, boy, good on Berlin for the WTA event this week, who snagged, well, she's playing Queen's doubles this week, and then she's playing Berlin singles the following week.

So, you know,