Australia’s top photographers capture the action in a packed year of sport
Main image: Taleena Simon of the Indigenous All Stars is tackled by Zali Fay of the Maori All Stars during the NRL All Stars game at Queensland Country Bank Stadium on 20 February. Photograph: Ian Hitchcock/Getty ImagesNovak Djokovic gives a thumbs-up from his balcony while serving quarantine at an Adelaide hotel in January.
The Indigenous Australian world No 1’s triumph came on the 50th anniversary of fellow First Nations player Evonne Goolagong Cawley’s first Wimbledon win. ‘The stars aligned for me over the past fortnight,’ Barty said. ‘It’s incredible that it happened to fall on the 50th anniversary of Evonne’s first title here too.
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