Jannik Sinner has won the final of the Australian Open against Medvedev. The Italian needed five sets to complete the comeback against the Russian, defeated 3-2 after about 4 hours of play. The Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was also present at the award ceremony, from whose hands the trophy passed. Great emotion for the prime minister of the country 'down under', who was able to congratulate his compatriot. Albanese, in fact, has Italian origins with his father being from Barletta.
Who is Anthony Albanese
Anthony Albanese was born in Sydney in 1963 to Maryanne Ellery and Carlo Albanese, a sailor from Barletta of whom he had never heard. Or at least not until he was 44 years old when the two met. Previously, his mother had always told him that his father had died in a car accident. Always a supporter of the LGBTQ+ community, anti-monarchist and supporter of free public health, Anthony often spoke of his humble origins. Proof of this is his passion for rugby 13, a more 'popular' version of the classic game with 15 players. His friendship with Russell Crowe, owner of the South Sydney Rabbitohs, also links him to this sport.
The story of his parents
The mother, of Irish Catholic family, met the father on a cruise in Asia and Europe in 1962, while he was working on the ship as a steward. From this experience, the mother returned to Sydney alone and four months pregnant. To avoid scandal, the family told that the baby's father had died in a car accident after their wedding in Europe. Albo, the prime minister's nickname, always believed this story until he was 14. After another 30 years, he then met Carlo Albanese, who died in 2014.
Albanese has always thanked his mother, who managed to support him with only a disability pension due to severe arthritis, for giving him opportunities she never had. Thanks to her, he became the first in his family to finish school and go to university.
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