Australia is basically a country made up of European immigrants. The native Aborigines are around, but I for one, don't really hear much about them. The first Europeans to land in Australia were English convicts, then it started to have a domino effect. It is also home to many people from the former Yugoslavia, Turkey, Greece, and many other nations. Unique country, that's for sure.
I understand she probably gets a lot of funding from the Australian Tennis Association and her husband is Australian and the conditions in Australia are probably much better than in Slovakia, but I would not represent anyone but my home country, it's quite sad in a way. And aren't Tennis Australia doing this a lot with players? I mean Dokic used to represent Yugoslavia and Rodionova is Russian?
@HurricaneDominic The players come here on their own accord to live. For Jarmilla she had wanted to live in Australia before she even met her husband. Her old surname used to be Jarmilla Gajdosova but she changed it to her husbands name (Groth) when they married and settled down.
I'm not sure about Rodionova as her family still lives in Russia and her sister plays under Russia's flag. Dokic... well... that's a unique story. I can say Dokic definitely prefers Australia over her actual family.
Australia is basically a country made up of European immigrants. The native Aborigines are around, but I for one, don't really hear much about them. The first Europeans to land in Australia were English convicts, then it started to have a domino effect. It is also home to many people from the former Yugoslavia, Turkey, Greece, and many other nations. Unique country, that's for sure.
davd1986 11 months ago
ramsay street. fucking english interviewer.... Aussies dont like neighbours, only fucking poms do....next question dickhead.
MrPaulwaters 1 year ago
I understand she probably gets a lot of funding from the Australian Tennis Association and her husband is Australian and the conditions in Australia are probably much better than in Slovakia, but I would not represent anyone but my home country, it's quite sad in a way. And aren't Tennis Australia doing this a lot with players? I mean Dokic used to represent Yugoslavia and Rodionova is Russian?
HurricaneDominic 1 year ago
@HurricaneDominic The players come here on their own accord to live. For Jarmilla she had wanted to live in Australia before she even met her husband. Her old surname used to be Jarmilla Gajdosova but she changed it to her husbands name (Groth) when they married and settled down.
I'm not sure about Rodionova as her family still lives in Russia and her sister plays under Russia's flag. Dokic... well... that's a unique story. I can say Dokic definitely prefers Australia over her actual family.
pierricbross 1 year ago
She's cute and I love her accent. I'm happy she's now an Aussie
pantherz9103 1 year ago
Jarka is so cute
RespectKC 1 year ago 5
You wrote: "But 'how' does she really know about Australia?" You mean: What, not how. Fix it.
WTA only promotes the pretty girls. Morons . . .
lllllllllllllll88 1 year ago
@lllllllllllllll88 'how much'. it makes sense.
keadyd 1 year ago