This Month
The post-Barty generation of Australian players has arrived
Maya Joint, 18, is ready to lead a new and exciting crop of young Australian female players including Emerson Jones ahead of her Melbourne Park debut.
- Gus McCubbing
Tennis Australia raises almost $50m for sports and entertainment fund
Backers of its AO Ventures vehicle include major investors such as John Wylie and Caledonia’s Mark Nelson, along with Tesla chairwoman Robyn Denholm.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Tennis braces for first Alcaraz-Sinner showdown at Open
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have never played in a Grand Slam final despite collecting six out of the last nine major titles. That might be about to change.
- Gus McCubbing
- Exclusive
- Business of sport
‘Our competition is the couch’: Why Tiley is serious about pickleball
Pickleball is not a rival to tennis but instead is helping promote racket sports collectively to young people, says Australian Open boss Craig Tiley.
- Gus McCubbing
Djokovic says he was ‘poisoned’ during 2022 Melbourne detention
“I was fed with some food that poisoned me,” said the Serbian 24-times major winner, who is known to monitor his diet strictly.
- Reuters
- Opinion
- Federal election
Albanese v Dutton: It’s grand slam politics time in Victoria
The prime minister will be hoping that voters can park their resentment at state Labor until after the federal campaign. But Coalition leader has his own issues down south.
- Lidija Ivanovski
Champagne boss has a simple tip about doing business in China
Piper-Heidsieck chief executive Damien Lafaurie has his eye on Melbourne Park and Gen Z but the big prize remains the Chinese market.
- Gus McCubbing
How Australia’s unpredictable weather is changing sport
Athletes now worry that unpredictable weather may affect participation and ultimately the financial viability of sports long-term.
- Zoe Samios
Djokovic beaten by big-serving Opelka in Brisbane quarterfinals
Novak Djokovic was playing his first tournament of the year in preparation for the Australian Open which he has won 10 times.
December 2024
- Opinion
- Opinion
TV nostalgia be damned. Australian tennis has a winning game
Today there are more fans, both on-site and online, engaging with the sport than ever before.
- Tracey Holmes
Employment shock; Libs leader loses trial; Forrest’s vital moment
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Australian Open takes premium packages to another level
In January, fine dining comes to the tennis when Martin Benn and Vicki Wild serve guests in a new purpose-built pavilion called Club 1905.
- Jill Dupleix
Why Emirates dropped F1, Melbourne Cup to go all in on tennis
Emirates will sponsor the Australian Open for another five years at least in a deal thought to be worth $35 million, as the airline’s head of marketing reveals the real reason it dropped other sporting fixtures.
- Patrick Durkin
November 2024
What playing pickleball with Agassi taught me about finding purpose
The former US tennis great prioritises participation over success but says pickleball isn’t in competition with tennis.
- Michelle Bowes
October 2024
22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal to retire
“I leave with the absolute peace of mind of having given my best, of having made an effort in every way,” the Spanish superstar said.
- Updated
- Tales Azzoni and Howard Fendrich
September 2024
‘Bravo, Bravo!’ Sinner becomes first Italian man to win US Open
The top seed was under a cloud of controversy at the start of the tournament after revelations he tested positive for an anabolic agent in March, but avoided a ban.
- Amy Tennery
Sanjeev Gupta buys on Sydney waterfront
The steel magnate is cutting jobs and salaries at the Whyalla steelworks one week, and splashing out for prime Sydney waterfront property the next.
- Myriam Robin
August 2024
Paris changes as the Paralympics get ready to arrive
Four-time Paralympic gold medallist Dylan Alcott just attended his first Olympics. It’s given him a taste of what’s to come, and how the city has changed accessibility.
- Zoe Samios
June 2024
- Opinion
- Universities in crisis
Let’s wait before we make rash decisions on foreign students
Universities are being asked to fix a housing problem they did not create, and the government’s haste will massively disrupt thousands of students’ lives.
- Mark Scott
April 2024
This former tennis champ is chasing unicorns and dancing pantless
Dylan Alcott has a dizzying list of achievements from 15 tennis Grand Slams to being Australian of the Year. Now, he’s chasing start-ups and performing with Jason Donovan.
- Updated
- Gus McCubbing