Gold Coast morning briefing

De Minaur battles rain at the US Open

Morning, Gold Coast. Clear skies at 14 degrees, but Alex de Minaur is dodging buckets of rain in New York.

Weather

14C, Clear

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O Lord, this is still the best six hours of Australian television ever made
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