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Great says goodbye to the grand slam arena

Toronto Star reaches for "champion" where The Age (Australia) stays flat.

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As of August 31, 2026 at 11:21 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Stan Wawrinka bids farewell to the tournament he won 10 years ago.
The headline split The left frames it as "Great says goodbye to the grand slam arena". The center frames it as "Great says goodbye to the grand slam arena".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceModerate

61/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftGreat says goodbye to the grand slam arena

The Age (Australia) · Center-left · News report

CenterGreat says goodbye to the grand slam arena

The Sydney Morning Herald · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

Optics keeps watching for pickup.

SEE THE HEADLINES

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The Sydney Morning HeraldNews report · Aug 31, 11:21 PM

Great says goodbye to the grand slam arena

Stan Wawrinka bids farewell to the tournament he won 10 years ago.

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The Age (Australia)News report · Aug 31, 11:21 PM

Great says goodbye to the grand slam arena

Stan Wawrinka bids farewell to the tournament he won 10 years ago.

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Center-leftMostly Factual
Toronto StarNews report · Aug 31, 11:14 PM

Stan Wawrinka's Grand Slam career ends as the 2016 US Open champion falls to Matteo Berrettini

champion

Stan Wawrinka, of Switzerland, gestures to the crowd after he lost to Matteo Berrettini, of Italy, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in New...

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Details61/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
61/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Aug 31, 11:14 PM: Toronto Star joined the source map.

Aug 31, 11:21 PM: The Sydney Morning Herald joined the source map.

Aug 31, 11:21 PM: The Age (Australia) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 61/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.