Should world No.449 be Wimbledon top seed?
SERENA Williams may have a protected ranking but she doesn’t have a protected seeding and is in danger of facing a big gun in the first round of Wimbledon unless organisers make a precedent.
Tennis
Hewitt ‘thrilled to be part of Alex’s first doubles win’
LLEYTON Hewitt combined perfectly with Aussie teenage talent Alex de Minaur as the one-off doubles pairing knocked the second seeds out in the opening round at the Estoril Open.
Rafa’s ridiculous new milestone
RAFAEL Nadal set a stunning new landmark in strolling through the last eight at the Barcelona Open, in another ominous performance with the French Open looming.
Hewitt doubles up for yet another comeback
LLEYTON Hewitt will come out of retirement again to play doubles at the Estoril clay-court tournament, with the 37-year-old teaming up with young Aussie Alex de Minaur.
‘Tsunami’ of match-fixing in lower-level tennis: review panel
LOWER-LEVEL tennis has a “tsunami”-like problem with match-fixing, according to a review panel set up to look into allegations of corruption in the sport which published its findings on Wednesday.
‘Tsunami’ of match-fixing exposed
A long-awaited report into the state of tennis has detailed a “very significant” corruption problem, especially in the men’s game.
Sharapova sinks to ugly 15-year low
LIFE is only getting tougher for Maria Sharapova since returning from a drugs suspension as she faces a brutal reality check.
Rising tennis star creates history
RISING tennis star Eddie Vo has etched his name into Australian tennis history books after becoming the first player to win both an under-12 and an under-14 grass court singles title.
Bold plan to save Melbourne ‘ghost town’
DURING the Australian Open, Melbourne Park is packed, but the jewel in Melbourne’s crown is otherwise deserted. A new plan aims to change that.
Kyrgios may have to give French Open the elbow
NICK Kyrgios will consult Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt on Tuesday as he nurses a worrying elbow injury that threatens to cruel his grand slam season.
Aussies back in big time as Dasha, Ash star
WITH Ashleigh Barty and Daria Gavrilova leading the way, Australia regrouped after a first-day scare to beat the Netherlands and secure their Fed Cup World Group return for the first time in four years.
Brave Bouchard finally fights back
EUGENIE Bouchard has been living a nightmare for the past 12 months but finally, she gave us what we’ve been waiting for.
Unlucky Kokkinakis’ unusual injury fall
THANASI Kokkinakis’s French Open preparations have taken a hit, with the Aussie suffering a knee injury after tumbling over an on-court advertising barrier during his loss at Monte Carlo.
Unlucky Kokkinakis’ unusual injury fall
THANASI Kokkinakis’s French Open preparations have taken a hit, with the Aussie suffering a knee injury after tumbling over an on-court advertising barrier during his loss at Monte Carlo.
Stosur’s back seat role in Fed Cup return
SHE was the headline act of women’s tennis in this country for a decade, but Sam Stosur is willing to take a back seat role as she prepares to return for Australia’s Fed Cup date with the Netherlands.
Video: American brat’s incredible tantrum
A US pro has been condemned by the tennis world after squaring up to a chair umpire in a moment of insanity in Monte Carlo.
Kyrgios’ returns serve at Twitter troll
AUSSIE star Nick Kyrgios has had a comprehensive win in an interesting Twitter “match” after firing back a number of online aces against a troll who believed he could teach him “a lesson on how to behave on the court”.
Kyrgios’ Twitter troll take-down
NICK Kyrgios is no stranger to back and forth battles, but it was off the court on Thursday where he served up another ace.
Aussie star Dellacqua hangs up boots
AUSTRALIAN tennis player Casey Dellacqua has announced her unexpected retirement in an emotional Facebook post on Tuesday.
Aussie starlet continues fine form
AUSTRALIA’S Ashleigh Barty, now ranked inside the world’s top 20, continued her rich vein of form at the Charleston Open but fellow Aussie Daria Gavrilova missed out.
Struggling Djokovic splits with coaches
NOVAK Djokovic has split with Andre Agassi and Radek Stepanek in the latest coaching change for the 12-time major champion.
Genie sinks closer to rock bottom
A DEFLATED Genie Bouchard has confessed to a confronting truth after her career took another ugly turn in Charleston.
‘So this is what Federer feels like’
AFTER finally breaking a drought many thought would haunt him forever, John Isner channelled his inner Roger Federer.
Nine pulls off Aus Open bombshell
A NEW era has begun at the Australian Open with Channel 7’s TV stranglehold dramatically snapped by a massive rival offer.
Kyrgios bombs out in more ways than one
NICK Kyrgios’s temper got the better of him at times as fellow young gun Alexander Zverev proved too strong for the Aussie in Miami.
Kyrgios in heated twitter war with ’salty’ rival
FERNANDO Verdasco has all but called Nick Kyrgios a coward for deleting a tweet attacking him as the fallout from the Spaniard’s heated win over Thanasi Kokkinakis boils over.
Kyrgios slapped after sledge ignites feud
NICK Kyrgios and Fernando Verdasco exchanged barbs after the Spaniard accused Thanasi Kokkinakis’s father of disrespecting him.
‘Crazy’: Federer’s giant Kokk up
AUSTRALIA’S Thanasi Kokkinakis pulled off the greatest win of his career and cost Roger Federer his world number one ranking.
‘Sit down and shut the f**k up’
REIGNING Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki says she and her family were targets of verbal abuse and threats from the crowd during her Miami Open loss to Monica Puig.
‘It’s not working’: Djoker’s latest setback
JUST days after declaring himself pain-free for the first time in years, Novak Djokovic has suffered another setback as he bids to return from a serious injury.
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