From trophy makers serving up serious style behind the scenes at the Australian Open, to covetable fashion collabs, memorable merch and top tucker, there is much to savour at the tennis.
From trophy makers serving up serious style behind the scenes at the Australian Open, to covetable fashion collabs, memorable merch and top tucker, there is much to savour at this year’s tournament.Looking after “Norm” and “Daph” is Darren May’s chief responsibility. They sound like a kindly, old couple, but the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup and Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup are the trophies for the winners of the men’s and women’s singles respectively at the Australian Open.
Originally, Norm – which weighs eight kilograms with the finished plinth – was half the size, but when W. J. Sanders assumed production in 2012, it was enlarged. “Rafael Nadal is rumoured to have said, ‘If this is a grand slam, it needs a grand trophy,’ ” May explains. “Check the weather before finalising your outfit. I once wore a full leather outfit to a tennis match on a 35-degree day. It was the most uncomfortable two hours of my life.”
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