John Millman has offered a stirring defence of Australia's top men tennis players after their early French Open exit, saying their sporting excellence makes them the equivalent of the country's very best AFL footballers.
Millman, a long-time top-100 player on the tour, made his comments in the week when there was familiar disappointment that only one of Australia's eight men's players in the main draw, Jason Kubler, was able to make it into the second round at Roland Garros.
