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Is there a Netlix ‘curse’ on Australian Open tennis players?

Maria Sakkari of Greece waves as she walks from the court following her third round loss to Zhu Lin of China at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada poses for a photo with fans after defeating Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina in their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

FILE - Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic reacts during her final match of the Billie Jean King Cup tennis finals against Switzerland's Belinda Bencic, at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. The new Netflix docuseries about professional tennis is launching shortly before the start of the Australian Open. Tomljanovic, an Australian player who beat Williams at the U.S. Open in the 23-time major champion’s final match, offers insight into the grind of the job. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

FILE - Nick Kyrgios of Australia speaks during a press conference after defeating Tseng Chun-Hsin of Taiwan during a singles match at the Rakuten Open tennis championships in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Less than 10 minutes into the first episode of “Break Point,” the Netflix docuseries about professional tennis that launches Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, Kyrgios is seen practicing before last year’s Australian Open and is heard contemplating aloud whether he ever will appear again at the tournament. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

Is there a Netlix ‘curse’ on Australian Open tennis players?