ATP Tour
Australian star ends another lengthy Lleyton tennis drought
Alex de Minaur has defied a hip injury to qualify for the exclusive ATP finals, reserved for the eight best-performed men of the year.
- by Marc McGowan
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Pint-sized superfan cheers Demon to masterful win; fiery Popyrin ousts Medvedev
Only the top eight players in the world get to play in the year-ending ATP Finals, and it’s been a bucket-list goal of Alex de Minaur’s all year. Now, the plucky Australian is only one win away from qualifying, while his fellow Sydneysider Alexei Popyrin has taken down another top player in Paris.
- by Ian Chadband
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Tennis Australia
‘A lot of mental battles going on’: Why Alex de Minaur has vowed to play on in pain
Australian star Alex de Minaur is still recovering from the hip injury that cruelled his Wimbledon title bid and derailed his career-best campaign, but he is determined to qualify for the ATP finals.
- by Marc McGowan
Why Jannik may be judged more sinner than saint
The Italian star was cleared of doping, saying he was unwittingly contaminated while being massaged. But that won’t wash with the World Anti-Doping Agency.
- by Darren Kane
Opinion
Rafael Nadal
Why Rafael Nadal doesn’t make my top 5 all-time tennis greats
If the future of the world was at stake, who would I pick to play a winner-takes-all match?
- by Simon Briggs
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Rafael Nadal
End of an era: Rafael Nadal announces retirement from tennis
A colossus of the game, Rafael Nadal retires with 22 grand slam titles, including a record 14 French Opens.
Hip injury derailed Demon’s season, but he could play Davis Cup for Australia in November
Alex de Minaur has not given up on playing again this year, with a goal to return from his hip injury during the upcoming European indoor season, which would be in time to help Australia’s Davis Cup title assault.
- by Marc McGowan
Zero to heroes: The events that sparked the revival of Australian tennis
Australian tennis reached its lowest point after the 2009 Australian Open with no men ranked inside the top 100. It is a much different story now, but plenty had to happen to reverse the country’s fortunes.
- by Marc McGowan
Opinion
Drugs in sport
Kyrgios has (sort of) got it right about Sinner’s doping offence
Nick Kyrgios is right about Jannik Sinner escaping a ban, but not because the Italian is a drug cheat.
- by Darren Kane
Cards, golf and coffee critiques: How Australia’s top tennis players are helping each other take on the world
There are 12 Australians in the men’s draw at this week’s US Open, 10 of them in the world’s top 100. It’s more than 40 years since we’ve dominated the rankings like this, and the players say there’s a special bond forming between them.
- by Marc McGowan
Bernard Tomic was kicked out of a match – and he wasn’t even playing
The Australian lost to Andy Andrade earlier in the tournament, refused to shake his opponent’s hand and then showed up at the final as a spectator and was eventually booted out of the match.
- by Marc McGowan
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