More Open slather

First there was the mini Balkans conflict, then there was the sexual assault of a five year old boy in public toilets and then today a third man was arrested for taking "upskirt" photos.

What on earth is going on at the Australian Open? How has it become a magnet for hotheads and perverts? And how has the Open's reputation managed to survive relatively unscathed while all manner of crimes occur within its boundaries?

If these things happened in a nightclub, there would be public calls to shut the place down. Think Salt Nightclub, which was closed after police argued it "detrimentally impact[ed] on the amenity of the immediate area".

If the on-court action hadn't been so spellbinding, might people be asking harder questions of the event organisers?