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Journalism of Courage
When Andy Murray spoke to his mother Tuesday morning on the phone,she had some distressing news. His 24-year-old older brother,Jamie,had an accident at the Australian Open. Hes fine,but a baby sparrow apparently is not. Its pretty traumatic, said No. 5-seeded Murray,the 2010 finalist. I think he hit a sparrow. A baby sparrow,this morning when he was practicing with a serve. I think he killed it. Jamie,who often practices with his brother,is playing doubles at the Australian Open with Belgiums Xavier Malisse. On a more upbeat note,Andy advanced to the second round. Obviously,youd rather finish the match off without your opponent being hurt, said Murray. But,you know,it does happen quite a lot. So you just have to move on and get yourself ready for the next round.
Tennis truce
Serbian star Novak Djokovic says hes facing a friend from Croatia when he plays Ivan Dodig in the second round,and is urging fans of both players not to allow ethnic tension to mar their match. Violent episodes involving Serbian,Croatian and Bosnian fans have ruined the environment in recent years. We dont support this at all. We are very good friends off the court. Theres no reason to create any kind of bad feeling about our countries, Djokovic said.
