Australia’s tennis diplomacy in the United States bedded in a new institution over the weekend.
Readers will recall former ambassador Michael Cook had a lawn tennis court installed at the ambassador’s residence (known as White Oaks) in the 1990s. But it fell into disrepair and was even used as a rough soccer pitch, until Joe Hockey convinced then-Westfield US chief Peter Lowy to put up the funds to lovingly restore it in 2017.
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Myriam Robin is Rear Window editor based in the Melbourne newsroom. A Rear Window columnist since 2017, she previously reported on financial markets and media. Connect with Myriam on Twitter. Email Myriam at myriam.robin@afr.com
