The 26-year-old Liverpudlian

"There has to be enough of a swing towards a party, but it's often that preferencing that actually tilts it over the line," he says."This is more of a Liberal loss."

For many Coalition voters, that loss is deeply felt. Rick describes it as a "real rout".But among others, like Aleysha, there is an inexplicable element of mirth."I think it's quite funny, that he slipped as much as he did," she says. "And I can't tell you why."

Australia's conservative Liberal-National coalition - the nation's main opposition political party - has split after a partnership lasting almost 80 years.The move marks a seismic change in the country's political landscape and comes just weeks after a federal election that saw Labor win a second term in a landslide victory.

Nationals leader David Littleproud on Tuesday said his party was not re-entering a coalition agreement, amid policy disagreements with the Liberal Party as it goes on a journey of "rediscovery" following the emphatic loss.

Littleproud added that the Coalition has been broken and repaired before, and he hoped that - with time - the parties could reconcile again.Some top players continue to believe Sinner has been given preferential treatment because of his status.

Both the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) and Wada flatly reject any suggestion that is the case.But it is clear Sinner - and five-time women's major champion Iga Swiatek, who received a one-month suspension last year after testing positive for heart medication trimetazidine - have benefitted from being able to pay top lawyers to act quickly.

"A majority of the players don't feel that it's fair," said 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic."It appears that you can almost affect the outcome if you are a top player, if you have access to the top lawyers."