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Tennis fans frustrated as taxi drivers request set fees outside Australian Open

High fares requested by cab drivers outside the Australian Open are "damaging" Victoria's brand and leaving tennis fans stranded late at night, the taxi industry says.

As exhausted crowds streamed out of Melbourne Park about 4am Friday following the marathon six-hour match between Andy Murray and Thanasi Kokkinakis, many said they struggled to get a taxi or rideshare because of the cost.

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