Todd Woodbridge isn’t a doubles tennis player, Todd Woodbridge isn’t a singles tennis player... Todd Woodbridge is a tennis person. Growing up watching Australian icons take the court, he dreamt of one day representing his country and holding up the trophy at Wimbledon. Not only did he go on to hold that trophy up multiple times, he went on to be one of the icons he once idolized. 

You can feel the passion and love Todd has for tennis every time he opens his mouth to talk about an issue, whether it be doubles tennis, the growth of the Australian Open, or stars like Nick Kyrgios. 

The Moment:
For most people, losing one half of arguably the greatest doubles team in history would set them back. That wasn’t the case for Todd Woodbridge. After the retirement of his partner Mark Woodforde, Todd looked for a new partner to take on the tennis world and that came in the form of Swedish player, Jonas Bjorkman.

Heading into the 2001 Australian Open, no one knew if Todd could take his new team to the top of the mountain, but he and Jonas soon silenced any doubters.

Todd Woodbridge isn’t a doubles tennis player, Todd Woodbridge isn’t a singles tennis player... Todd Woodbridge is a tennis person. Growing up watching Australian icons take the court, he dreamt of one day representing his country and holding up the trophy at Wimbledon. Not only did he go on to hold that trophy up multiple times, he went on to be one of the icons he once idolized. You can feel the passion and love Todd has for tennis every time he opens his mouth to talk about an issue, whether it be doubles tennis, the growth of the Australian Open, or stars like Nick Kyrgios.  The Moment: For most people, losing one half of arguably the greatest doubles team in history would set them back. That wasn’t the case for Todd Woodbridge. After the retirement of his partner Mark Woodforde, Todd looked for a new partner to take on the tennis world and that came in the form of Swedish player, Jonas Bjorkman. Heading into the 2001 Australian Open, no one knew if Todd could take his new team to the top of the mountain, but he and Jonas soon silenced any doubters.

Stay subscribed to this channel as Craig Gabriel and Richard Stansbury bring you daily updates during the 2023 Australian Open.

As all eyes turn to Melbourne for the most anticipated two weeks on the tennis calendar, Nine’s Wide World of Sports brings you Australian Open: The Happy Slam.

In this six-part documentary mini-series, James Bracey chats with the stars who made The Australian Open what it is today.

Subscribe so you don’t miss Pat Rafter, Dylan Alcott, Jim Courier, Jelena Dokic, Ajla Tomljanovic and Todd Woodbridge, as they tell their stories of how the Australian Open changed them, and how they changed it. 

Stay subscribed to this channel as Craig Gabriel and Richard Stansbury bring you daily updates during the 2023 Australian Open.
As all eyes turn to Melbourne for the most anticipated two weeks on the tennis calendar, Nine’s Wide World of Sports brings you Australian Open: The Happy Slam.
In this six-part documentary mini-series, James Bracey chats with the stars who made The Australian Open what it is today.
Subscribe so you don’t miss Pat Rafter, Dylan Alcott, Jim Courier, Jelena Dokic, Ajla Tomljanovic and Todd Woodbridge, as they tell their stories of how the Australian Open changed them, and how they changed it.

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