Sydney misses out on Serena comeback
SYDNEY International officials believed Serena Williams would be playing in their tournament right up until Thursday afternoon.
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‘Great choke’: Trolls’ shocking attack on Millman
JOHN Millman has revealed the shocking online backlash he received after letting two match points slip against Grigor Dimitrov.
Outsiders Istomin, Harrison through to quarters
THE Brisbane International will have a men’s finalist ranked outside the top 40, with American Ryan Harrison and Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin among a quartet looking hungrily towards Sunday’s title decider.
Murray out of Australian Open
FORMER world No.1 Andy Murray’s hiatus from tennis will continue after he was ruled out of the Australian Open due to his ongoing hip injury.
Tennis friends turn foes at Playford event
FRIENDSHIP will be cast aside when Alex Bolt and Jason Kubler square off for a semi-final berth at the City of Playford Tennis International.
Cabrera, Azarenka snare final Open wildcards
AUSTRALIAN Lizette Cabrera has snaffled the final women’s singles wildcard for the Australian Open while two-time winner Victoria Azarenka has also been offered a place.
Kyrgios carrying knee injury
THE confidence Nick Kyrgios has about his painful knee lasting the looming Australian Open marathon is obvious in how enthusiastically he speaks about playing again in Brisbane after it.
Tiley: Serena desperate to defend Open title
AUSTRALIAN Open tournament director Craig Tiley remains confident Serena Williams will defend her Melbourne Park crown despite lingering uncertainty over the American’s plans.
Former world No.4 out of Australian Open
KEI Nishikori has pulled out of the Australian Open after failing to overcome a wrist injury as the tournament braces for more big-name casualties.
Will Djokovic be ready for Aus Open?
NOVAK Djokovic’s performance in two Melbourne lead-up events next week will determine whether the six-time champion contests the Australian Open. Find out where he is playing.
Djoker joins Aus Open injury cloud chaos
THE Australian Open is facing a potentially-huge blow with six-time champion Novak Djokovic still unsure if he’ll bit fit to start. But he’s on his way Down Under to give himself every chance.
Dark horse no more: New Aus Open danger man
DON’T let a relatively low-key build-up fool you, David Goffin is one of the form players in the world right now and a major threat at this month’s Australian Open.
Hopman Cup hope not lost for Aussies
IT was a tough night at the Hopman Cup for Aussie duo Daria Gavrilova and Thanasi Kokkinakis. But hope of a tournament win is not lost. Here is what the young stars need to do.
How NSW Blues inspired De Minaur win
ALEX De Minaur has credited Lleyton Hewitt and the NSW State of Origin team for giving him the blueprint for his stunning Brisbane International victory over Milos Raonic.
Millman hunts prized Dimitrov scalp
WHEN John Millman dragged Roger Federer into a third set at Pat Rafter Arena three years ago, he was ranked No.153.Just about everyone else thought he had played a blinder that night.
Stunner! De Minaur beats Raonic
“BLOODY incredible” was how Lleyton Hewitt described Australian teenager Alex de Minaur’s Brisbane International victory over No.4 seed Milos Raonic last night.
Pliskova avoids seed curse in Brisbane
DEFENDING champion Karolina Pliskova last night entirely avoided the dramas to afflict other top-five players at the Brisbane International by cruising into the quarter-finals.
Kyrgios sympathy for wounded mate Murray
NICK Kyrgios has offered his sympathy to friend Andy Murray, saying it “sucks” that the British tennis star continues to struggle with a hip problem.
Sydney Int adds Muguruza to star cast
THE best ever Sydney International just became even better with the wildcard inclusion of reigning Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza.
Kyrgios wins, but battling injury
NICK Kyrgios survived his painful first battle at the Brisbane International on Wednesday but entered the ranks of Australian Open seeds wrestling with injury concerns.
Tomljanovic admits injury fears
AUSTRALIAN-in-waiting Ajla Tomljanovic has revealed she is terrified of injury after a long battle with shoulder problems.
Millman poised to take on Dimitrov
BRISBANE Intenational wildcard John Millman will have the chance to take on Grigor Dimitrov after the local product defeated Peter Polanski in the first round.
This isn’t the kid from Love Actually
THE tennis world is freaking out over an Instagram post by one of the world’s greatest players of himself as a child. Wait what?
Wimbledon to Elizabeth: Russian star ready for SA test
IT is a long way from Wimbledon’s centre court. But former world No. 2 Vera Zvonareva says this week’s City of Playford Tennis International is an important step on the path to rebuilding her glittering career after injuries and motherhood.
‘World’s worst’ Fed charms Perth
THINGS got weird in the tennis world as Roger Federer left his crowd in stitches and Pat Cash had a “gross” moment in his comeback.
Muguruza collapses in ‘terrible scenes’
Garbine Muguruza has dramatically pulled out of the Brisbane International, retiring from her opening match with severe cramp, while Johanna Konta was too strong for Ajla Tomljanovic.
Fed fires, Sock retires at Hopman Cup
ROGER Federer didn’t have it all his own way in a straight-sets win over Karen Khachanov, while Jack Sock sent a scare through camp USA after retiring against Japan with a hip injury.
Murray pulls out of Brisbane International
ANDY Murray thinks he is “not far away’’ from being fit to mount a long-shot Australian Open campaign after pulling out of the Brisbane International because of his troublesome right hip.
Barty’s Aus Open tilt rocked by Brisbane loss
AUSTRALIAN No.1 Ash Barty is set to lose the added protection of a top-16 seeding at the Australian Open as a consequence of her first-round exit from the Brisbane International.
World No. 2 collapses in ‘terrible scenes’
TOP seed Garbine Muguruza has dramatically collapsed at the Brisbane International, extending a cursed injury run.
Keys to unlocking Kyrgios’ super powers
TRIPLE Wimbledon champion John Newcombe has identified the two areas of improvement Nick Kyrgios must achieve in 2018 if he is to finally fulfil his potential.
Federer’s view on world tour’s walking wounded
TWELVE of the world’s top 20 suffered serious injuries in 2017 and most of them are battling to be fit for the year’s first Grand Slam event. Roger Federer says one simple fact is to blame.
Kyrgios: Australians are ‘disadvantaged’
NICK Kyrgios wants more home tournaments introduced as the excess travel puts Aussies behind their American and European counterparts.
Barty crashes out in Brisbane
THE triumphant homecoming hoped for by Ash Barty at the Brisbane International became a sobering lesson about life in the brighter glare of Australian tennis scrutiny.
Ebden on the attack but Thompson bows out
MATT Ebden says he has proof his brand of attacking tennis can hold sway over the legions of baseline belters in men’s tennis but it was an early Brisbane International exit for Jordan Thompson.
Grinding de Minaur ‘will be hard to beat’
IMPRESSIVE Australian teenager Alex de Minaur can call on a familiar ability to grind down opponents when he takes on Milos Raonic in the Brisbane International second round.
Kokkinakis ‘has the best pick-up lines’
AUSTRALIAN tennis star Daria Gavrilova has dished some dirt on fellow Aussie player Thanasi Kokkinakis at the Hopman Cup in Perth.
Nadal confirms Melbourne start
RAFAEL Nadal’s Australian Open campaign is apparently back on track after the world No 1 agreed to contest the Tie Break Tens event just five days before the first grand slam of the season.
Revealing insight into how freak injury changed Fed
ROGER Federer has revealed how his freak accident in 2016 changed his life and set the platform for a late career resurgence.
Young de Minaur impresses in upset win
TEENAGER Alex de Minaur gave an exciting glimpse of what he can do on the big stage with a highly impressive victory over Steve Johnson at the Brisbane International.
Stosur falls apart on home soil again
SAMANTHA Stosur has made another early exit from her home tournament, losing her first round match at the Brisbane International.
Barty’s in this to win this
AUSTRALIAN No. 1 Ash Barty intends to shore up the error rate in a season-opening match at Pat Rafter Arena on Monday night against steady opponent Lesia Tsurenko.
Murray hopes he’s fit for purpose
ANDY Murray is determined to find out this week if his suspect hip is ready to withstand the punishment of tournament tennis.
Molik backs Barty to handle pressure
FED Cup captain Alicia Molik is backing Ashleigh Barty’s supreme conditioning and on-court smarts to help the new Australian No.1 cope with the intense summer spotlight.
Serena loses in comeback match
SERENA Williams has lost her first match after making a return to competitive tennis following the birth of her daughter. But she didn’t make it easy for French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.
The sporting highlights of 2017
IT began as The Year of the Comeback and finished as The Year of the Unexpected: we take a look back at the sporting highlights from the last 12 months.
Federer ends memorable 2017 with win
ROGER Federer ended a memorable 2017 the way he started it with a singles win at the mixed teams Hopman Cup in Perth — but the news was not so good for some big name rivals.
Barty Australia’s great Grand Slam hope
SEVERAL prominent pundits and players believe Ash Barty is on track for Grand Slam stardom but the young Aussie knows consolidating her breakout year is easier said than done.
Murray makes his way to Brisbane
ANDY Murray has boarded a plane bound for Brisbane after playing an exhibition set in Abu Dhabi, providing a valuable boost for Brisbane International organisers.
Tomic goes MIA, brushed from Brisbane
BERNARD Tomic’s Australian Open hopes are in ruins after missing out on Tennis Australia’s reallocated Brisbane International wildcard which has gone to 18-year-old Alex de Minaur.
Aussie hopefuls must deliver
FORMER Australian Open quarterfinalists Alicia Molik and Jelena Dokic are challenging the country’s next generation of stars to set up their 2018 seasons with breakout summers.
Djokovic locks in testing tennis comeback
FORMER world No.1 Novak Djokovic will face one of the grittiest competitors on the ATP World Tour in his comeback match in Abu Dhabi, as he builds towards the Australian Open.
Madison unearths key to her success
AMERICAN Madison Keys says she took one paramount lesson from her comeback to make a US Open final this year: that she’s “a fighter” who can “figure things out” in tough times.
Masur: Tomic’s troubles could be a ‘blip’
TENNIS Australia is refusing to give up on Bernard Tomic despite the fallen star’s summer prospects looking forlorn.
Muguruza out to end Brisbane curse
WIMBLEDON champion Garbine Muguruza flight to Australia may have been delayed but that won’t diminish her determination to turn around a run of bad luck at the Brisbane International.
Nadal in race to be ready for Open
RAFAEL Nadal apologised to his Queensland fans after confirming he wasn’t ready to play the Brisbane International next week but vowed to continue his preparations for the Australian Open.
Hitting home: How Aussie star will kick-start summer campaign
THE opportunity to begin her Australian summer of tennis close to home brings with it some treasured creature comforts for our highest-ranked player Ashleigh Barty.
Stosur wouldn’t bet against Serena comeback
SAM Stosur expects Serena Williams to defend her Australian Open crown, but only if the American thinks she is ready to play at her best so soon after becoming a mother.
Worst kind of return for tennis champ
THIS year’s Wimbledon women’s champion was one of hundreds inconvenienced by a flight that was forced to turn back to LA, as she attempted to make her way to the Brisbane International.
‘Mission impossible’: The difficult task facing Roger Federer
AT 35 years of age no one expected Roger Federer to have the year he did in 2017. Ahead of his Australian Open defence he knows there is a lot to live up to in 2018.
Federer ready for a repeat of magical 2017
REVITALISED after a fortnight’s family holiday in the Maldives, Roger Federer has arrived in Australia ready to embark on his milestone 20th year on the professional tennis tour.
Headline acts are tipped to show
BRISBANE International organisers are confident there will be impending arrivals from Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray to dispel injury fears and headline the tournament next week.
Lay-off a sore point for Djokovic
NOVAK Djokovic aborted a troubled year after Wimbledon but the former world No.1 is confident he is over his chronic elbow pain as he bids for a record seventh Australian Open title.
Djokovic’s painful lesson in 10-year low
FORMER world No.1 Novak Djokovic will return to the tennis court this week after an injury lay-off that’s seen him plummet to his lowest point in a decade, admitting he’s learned a lesson.
Thompson forged for battle in Brisbane
AUSTRALIAN Davis Cup player Jordan Thompson has forged his Brisbane International preparation on backbreaking hours at one of the country’s most historically significant home courts.
Muller well rested for Aussie assault
RAFA-buster Gilles Muller is running down the clock on a 2017 season in which he added further credibility to the theory that men’s tennis is an older man’s game.
Azarenka’s Open hopes in doubt
FORMER world No.1 Victoria Azarenka’s hopes of contesting next month’s Australian Open are in the balance because of continuing custody battle.
Ploy to lure Serena Down Under
TENNIS Australia has made sure Serena Williams’s management is aware of a WTA Tour rule which allows her to make a late entry to its summer tournaments, including Sunday’s Brisbane International.
Tomic no-show leaves wildcard race wide open
BERNARD Tomic’s Davis Cup record alone would, alongside a more committed approach, make him worthy of an Australian Open wildcard. But not in the present circumstances.
How Rafa is shaping Ash’s Melbourne tilt
STUDYING Rafael Nadal’s run to his historic 10th French Open triumph this year has become the blueprint for Ash Barty’s plan make an impact at next month’s Australian Open.
Serena returns ahead of Open defence
JUST four months after giving birth to a daughter, Serena Williams will return to the court next week, with one eye firmly on the Australian Open in January.
Grand Slam party for Barty in 2018?
WIMBLEDON champion Garbine Muguruza says she counts Australian Ash Barty among the contenders for Grand Slam glory this year.
Nadal buckles ahead of Australian summer
RAFAEL Nadal’s ongoing knee injuries have forced him out of a rich exhibition in Abu Dhabi, raising serious concerns for the world No.1 ahead of the Australian Open and Brisbane International.
Rafter: How I control the media
PAT Rafter didn’t become one of Australia’s favourite sons by accident — it was the result of a deliberate plan he made sure to stick to.
Millman covets top 50
BRISBANE’S cashed-up former tennis battler John Millman believes his teak-tough finish to the season proves he is capable of a personal-best ranking next year.
How Kyrgios plans to win over fans
NICK Kyrgios was booed from court by a significant part of a Melbourne Park crowd at his most recent Australian tournament but the polarising star has a simple plan to won over home fans.
Ajla’s dig: ‘More Australian than Kyrgios’
BRISBANE International wildcard Ajla Tomljanovic says she got more questions right than boyfriend Nick Kyrgios in her Australian citizenship test application, while also defending the Aussie star’s on-court behaviour.
Murray still on track for Brisbane
BRISBANE International organisers say they remain confident Andy Murray will be ready to make a comeback from injury, as planned, at Pat Rafter Arena next month.
Yes to Thompson, no to Tomic
AUSTRALIAN Davis Cup success story Jordan Thompson will return to his happy hunting ground to start the tennis season with a wildcard into the Brisbane International.
Russian tennis star set for Playford tournament
FORMER world No.2 Vera Zvonareva is the star attraction in a women’s field featuring 13 top-200 ranked players for the City of Playford Tennis International.
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