This Wednesday the Australian Open dressed in mourning after learning of the death of Mike Dicksona historic 59-year-old British journalist who was in Melbourne to cover, like every year, the tournament.
His death was announced by his wife, Lucy, and confirmed by the ‘Daily Mail’, the British newspaper where Dickson had worked since 1990.
“We are saddened to announce that our wonderful husband and father, Mike collapsed and died while in Melbourne for the Aus Open“the Dickson family wrote in a post on their Twitter account.
The news of his death It also surprised the oldest players on the circuit, including legends like Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic.who did not hesitate to show their sympathy.
“So sorry to hear of Mike’s passing, having followed tennis all these years. My thoughts for your family and to our tennis family for the loss. May he rest in peace,” Nadal wrote on his Twitter account.
The current world number 1 expressed himself along the same lines, writing the following message. “Condolences to the family of Mike Dickson. Rest in peace“.
For its part, the Australian Open declared itself “surprised and saddened” by the news. of the death of Dickson, whom event organizers called a “lifelong colleague and friend.”
Dickson, who lives in Wimbledon, was a cricket correspondent for the Mail before taking up tennis. It covers 30 different sports in almost 50 countries in total.
Source: La Verdad
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