Mr Howard has also quibbled over the wording of the document that the members of the reconciliation council will present to him at the Sydney ceremony.

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Some of this deserves to be quibbled with, and much more remains to be done, but the package looks bold, especially a week before crucial state elections.

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But few could have quibbled with the way Sampras won his record 13th Grand Slam title in a rain-affected final on his adopted Centre Court home in 2000.

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