Make me an Aussie, says Russian tennis ace Herald Sun: "TENNIS chiefs have labelled her Australia's next big star, but there's one seriously big problem: Officially, we don't want her. Russian-born Arina Rodionova's bid to become an Australian citizen was knocked back by the Department of Immigration, despite its approved citizenship for her sister, tennis starlet Anastasia Rodionova.
Even a glowing endorsement from Tennis Australia touting her as a future beacon for the game failed to impress review staff who have sent Arina packing.
She is ranked 185 in the world and fought her way through to play in the first round of the Australian Open last night.
The dream to play for Australia came crashing down for Arina after a Canberra bureaucrat signed off on a cold letter of rejection claiming she was 'not the same calibre as her sister'."
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