Tennis NZ 'disappointed' at Michael Venus snub for Halberg AwardsDavid White stuff.co.nz Michael Venus, NZ tennis ace, and wiiner of the French Open doubles winnerTennis New Zealand hasn't hidden its disappointment at Michael Venus missing out on being a finalist for the Halberg Awards. GETTY IMAGES Michael Venus was the first New Zealander in 38 years to win a grand slam. READ MORE* Del Potro stuns himself* Game, set, love match for Kiwi tennis star Michael Venus* Halberg finalists confirmedTennis NZ high performance director Simon Rea said he was baffled at Venus' omission. PHOTOSPORT Simon Rea says Michael Venus had a career defining year in 2017. As well as Venus snubbed for the Halberg Awards, tennis is the only high profile sport that doesn't get any funding from High Performance Sport NZ.

Source: Stuff January 11, 2018 02:15 UTC