Dane Sweeny turned heads with his impressive qualification for the main draw of the Australian Open earlier this year, securing three notable victories to mark his Grand Slam debut.
Even before this standout performance, Sweeny had garnered attention from tennis enthusiasts, not just for his prowess on the court but also for his distinctive mullet hairstyle. During an interview with Sportskeeda at the Bengaluru Challenger, the young player discussed his tennis journey and his hairstyle choices at length.
When asked about which player he thought would suit a mullet similar to his, Sweeny humorously singled out former World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev, suggesting that it would complement Medvedev’s unconventional playing style. In jest, he remarked, “I think Daniil Medvedev, it would just go with his unorthodox game style… in mullets the worst, the worse is the better, you know, the worse the mullet, the better it is.”
Sweeny also shared a lighthearted exchange about mullets with fellow professional JJ Wolf, who also rocks the hairstyle, noting that it served as a conversation starter and helped them connect. However, he admitted that his mother wasn’t a fan of his hair choice.
“Yeah, we have, we, we’ve gotten together,” Sweeny remarked regarding interacting with JJ Wolf over their similar hairstyles. “I think it, it broke the ice a little bit initially… but my mullet’s not, I haven’t got too much of a mullet now, but it’s just, it’s such an Australian hairstyle…
So it’s pretty common in Australia to have a mullet, so I don’t, I didn’t think it was that much of a big deal but my mum hated it.”
