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Australia's Nick Kyrgios reacts against Spain's Roberto Carballes Baena during their men's singles round of 32 tennis match at the ATP Fever-Tree Championships tournament at Queen's Club in west London on June 20, 2019. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)

Newk tips fired up Kyrgios

John Newcombe predicts Nick Kyrgios will produce a big effort in round one, with the possibility of a Rafael Nadal showdown.

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Wimbledon Championship 2019. Australian player John Millman. Picture: Ella Pellegrini

Millman shakes off rough season

John Millman is not sure who he offended more — Roger Federer or another tennis God — but he’s convinced fates have massed against him.

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Australian tennis player Akira Santillan smashed five racquets in an epic meltdown after his Wimbledon qualifying loss. Picture: Twitter/Ricky Dimon @Dimonator

Aussie’s explosive exit

Akira Santillan smashes five racquets after blowing two match points in heartbreaking defeat.

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Kevin Anderson of South Africa, left, meets John Isner of the US after defeating him in their men's singles semifinal match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London, Friday July 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Glyn Kirk, Pool)

Wimbledon epic sparks chaos

Kevin Anderson calls for a rule change after winning the second-longest match in history to reach the decider. The final set lasted three hours.

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FILE - In this  July 3, 1993 file photo, Jana Novotna breaks down and weeps, as she accepts the loser's plate from the Duchess of Kent, after the Ladies' Singles Final on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, London.  The WTA says 1998 Wimbledon champion Novotna has died at the age of 49. The women's tennis body says Novotna died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, after a long battle with cancer.  (AP Photo/Dave Caulkin, File)

‘Always the champion’

Jana Novotna, who won the hearts of fans when she was comforted by the Duchess of Kent after a tearful 1993 Wimbledon final collapse, has died at 49.

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