Ashleigh Barty
- AO Briefing
- Australian Open
Alcaraz admits Sinner rivalry is driving him in Melbourne; Australian star’s brutal injury reality
Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz says he’s ready to become the youngest man to win a career grand slam.
- Scott Spits and Roy Ward
Latest
‘You are the new billboard’: Why celebrities and influencers converge on the tennis
Everyone wants something different, but they all happily converge on Melbourne Park for the Australian Open.
- Stephen Brook
- Opinion
- Australian Open
A massive Australian Open awaits, and I’m tipping a couple of first-time winners
Leading into another blockbuster Australian Open, two-time reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka is in blistering form. But I’m not tipping her to win.
- Ash Barty
Eight times more money, sixes aplenty and ‘every game on Seven or Fox’: A decade of WBBL growth
The WBBL is turning 10. Here are the numbers behind the stunning evolution of women’s cricket over the past decade.
- Roy Ward
Barty’s verdict: Australia’s grand slam drought is almost over
There has been little success since Ash Barty’s shock retirement, but the former champion believes Australia’s time is nearing.
- Nick Wright
- Updated
- Tennis Australia
Australian rising star to make top-100 debut despite final defeat
Olivia Gadecki went down in her maiden WTA singles final, but will break inside the world’s top 100 for the first time as reward for her breakout week in Mexico.
- Marc McGowan
- Opinion
- Olympics
The greatest athlete of the 21st century? Bolt runs away with it
ESPN’s American-centric list of the top 100 athletes of this century is a blatant attempt to bait hopeless chumps into pointless arguments – so let’s join in.
- Malcolm Knox
- Opinion
- Paris 2024
The athletes Olympic medallist Ash Barty is desperate to watch in Paris
She won three grand slam tennis titles but Barty will cherish her Olympic bronze medal forever.
- Ash Barty
Barty rapt to be on centre court, but please don’t ask again about a comeback
Ash Barty was feeding her toddler when she learned she’d be playing on Wimbledon’s centre stage. Although thrilled with the upgrade, she was emphatic when asked if it whetted her appetite for a return to the pro tour.
- Marc McGowan
Clijsters hopes Wimbledon appearance ‘triggers’ Ash Barty comeback
Ash Barty’s return to the grasscourts of Wimbledon was delayed by rain, but that won’t dampen the hopes of those with their fingers crossed that she’ll one day return to the pro tour.
- Marc McGowan
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