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    ''I guess now that I've lost the election, that has in some ways freed me up to make those concerns that I still have public in the various roles I have in the industry as a coach or a promoter of just someone who loves the game of tennis,'' said McNamee. "I was certainly encouraged by all the support I had from people like Lleyton Hewitt and JA [John Alexander] and Jason Stoltenberg, who believe there are real issues that need to be addressed. I think it helped stir some people who believe we desperately need to regenerate the sport." McNamee returned to one of his roles as the director of the Hopman Cup yesterday, announcing that Scotsman Andy Murray would play in the tournament in January next year for the first time. Full Article at Sydney Morning Herald
    I was certainly encouraged by all the support I had from people like Lleyton Hewitt and JA [John Alexander] and Jason Stoltenberg, who believe there are real issues that need to be addressed. I think it helped stir some people who believe we desperately need to regenerate the sport.
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 1 month ago
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McNamee breaks silence after his election loss
  1. It's great for us and I think it might be a significant change for Andy in trying to get the lead-up right
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 1 month ago
  2. I wasn't there for the voting, but I fully accept the outcome
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 1 month ago
  3. To say it was a wildcard challenge, as Geoff did even after he won, I thought that was extremely unfair given the means by which I nominated has been part of the constitution for 19 years
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 1 month ago
  4. Everything has been clustered on the eastern seaboard. They've lost Canberra, they've lost Adelaide, Perth has been downgraded, Hobart has been threatened … That is another trend I would have reversed.
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 1 month ago
  5. I thought Geoff deserved a gracious exit if it came to that
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 1 month ago
  6. I didn't want to be seen as harming the sport by using my media profile to criticise it, but I certainly made my concerns very clear to those doing the voting
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 1 month ago
  7. I guess now that I've lost the election, that has in some ways freed me up to make those concerns that I still have public in the various roles I have in the industry as a coach or a promoter of just someone who loves the game of tennis
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 1 month ago

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