December 2024
Why this beer maker (and Nick Kyrgios) are all in on Gen Z drinkers
Low-carb beer group Stryda is raising capital. It says the percentage of Millennial and Gen Z drinkers will overtake Baby Boomers by 2026 – just don’t call it craft beer.
- Simon Evans
July 2024
Tennis diplomacy: Trump’s close ally accepts Rudd’s ‘olive branch’ invitation
The future Trump cabinet pick and former presidential candidate says the psychology of the bad boy of Australian tennis “fascinates me”.
- Matthew Cranston
April 2024
ASX rallies; Top fundies revealed; Musk’s $500b crisis
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
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- Start-ups
Kyrgios, Smith-backed fantasy football start-up valued at $0
The company has laid off staff and had a co-founder depart, but is hoping to grow with more humans in its AI-driven fantasy football product.
- Nick Bonyhady and John Davidson
January 2024
Shock upset as Sinner beats Djokovic in four stunning sets
Italian Jannik Sinner, one of Gen Z’s most promising tennis stars, has handed Novak Djokovic his first defeat at the Australian Open since 2018.
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- Gus McCubbing
‘Classic boys club’: The dark issue in the men’s AO draw
Alex Zverev is in nearly career-best form. But ahead of a trial over domestic violence accusations, the question is: should he be allowed to compete at all?
- Gus McCubbing
‘This is his home’: Djokovic one step closer to 11th Open championship
Novak Djokovic is still the man to beat at the Australian Open as he surpasses rivals - and Taylor Fritz.
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- Gus McCubbing
Meet the Aussie who helped China fall in love with tennis
China is obsessed with tennis as its next generation of stars aim to emulate the nation’s all-time best – Li Na – who was coached by a relatively unknown Australian back in the 1990s.
- Gus McCubbing
The worst thing about facing Novak Djokovic on court
Australia’s Alexei Popyrin has waited five years for a rematch against the man he considers the greatest player of all time. He gets his chance on Wednesday.
- Gus McCubbing
Craig Tiley’s plan to save tennis from the Saudis
The CEO marking 10 years at Tennis Australia is targeting a record crowd of a million people this year and a billion dollars in revenue within five years.
- Patrick Durkin
September 2023
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- Fitness
Pickleball is about to go major league in Australia
The son of an Australian business icon is helping to bring a new level of professionalism to a sport that is taking the world by storm.
- Zoe Samios
July 2023
Pickleball is the biggest sport you’ve never heard of
Pickleball is booming with major backing from the likes of LeBron James, Nick Kyrgios, Naomi Osaka, and Michael Phelps.
- Gus McCubbing
February 2023
Kyrgios apologises after assault charge dismissed in court
The tennis star pleaded guilty to shoving ex-girlfriend Chiara Passari in 2021, but the charge was dismissed in a Canberra court.
- Alex Mitchell
January 2023
‘Rinja Warriors’: Young Aussies are shock grand slam doubles finalists
Rinky Hijikata was a wildcard entry, but now he finds himself in the final of a grand slam alongside Jason Kubler as Australia welcomes a new set of tennis superstars.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Can anyone beat Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open?
Novak Djokovic has never lost a final or semi-final at the Australian Open and hasn’t lost in the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park since 2014.
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- Gus McCubbing
Stars slam match’s 4am finish but Tiley won’t budge on scheduling
Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley says no changes will be made to the Australian Open’s scheduling despite Andy Murray and Thanasi Kokkinakis’ early morning finish.
- Gus McCubbing
‘The Netflix curse?’: US media giant haunts the Australian Open
Filmmakers from the streaming platform have been granted all-access passes to the grand slam in the hope they can do for tennis what they’ve done for Formula 1.
- Mark Di Stefano
‘It’s brutal’: Nick Kyrgios pulls out of Australian Open
The tennis star said he was “extremely disappointed” but had injured his knee and could not play, leaving the Grand Slam without one of its biggest drawcards.
- Hannah Wootton
Tennis greats back cocky Kyrgios on the eve of the Australian Open
Australian tennis greats Ken Rosewall and Wally Masur believe Nick Kyrgios has what it takes to go all the way to the final of the Australian Open.
- Gus McCubbing
The Australian Open is already the Nick Kyrgios show
Whether the tennis establishment likes it or not, no one in the sport fills a stadium like Kyrgios these days.
- Matthew Futterman