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Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow vs Marcos Giron and Evan King on court 6.

‘Party court’ is a crowd-pleaser, but tennis isn’t the main game

The Australian Open’s court 6 is a hit with casual fans eager to socialise over drinks, but one tennis legend has warned it won’t suit all players.

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Maya Joint is on the fast track to the world’s top 100.

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Maya Joint, Talia Gibson,Taylah Preston and world junior No.1 Emerson Jones are the future but quite possibly also the present of Australian tennis.

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Surging up the rankings: Italy’s Jasmine Paolini.

‘You are crazy, I would say’: Italy’s late bloomer reaches back-to-back major finals

Jasmine Paolini kept coming back, kept coming back, kept coming back, against Donna Vekic in what became the longest Wimbledon women’s semi-final. Meanwhile, Australia is once again a force on the doubles court.

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Storm Hunter is unlikely to take part in Australia’s Billie Jean King Cup finals campaign, should they prevail in Saturday’s final fixtures with Mexico.

‘We all cried’: Australia overcome injury blow with huge Paris ramifications

Australia have overcome a heartbreaking setback on the eve of their Billie Jean King Cup tie, with the extent of a star’s injury woes revealed.

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Rising Australian tennis player Taylah Preston.

‘That could be me’: The Australian talent following in Ash Barty’s footsteps

Fast-rising Perth teenager Taylah Preston, part of Australia’s Billie Jean King Cup squad, is charging up the rankings and poised to be the nation’s next big tennis star.

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Daria Saville’s second serve ultimately came back to haunt her in New York.

‘Serious injury’ blow thrusts Australia’s No.1 back for Brisbane battle

Australia will battle for a place in the Billie Jean King Cup finals in Brisbane from Friday, and will be forced to overcome a serious injury concern.

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Annette Bening in Apples Never Fall.

The Aussie tennis champ who trained Oscar-nominee Annette Bening

Apples Never Fall is the story of a Palm Beach tennis family whose secrets are exposed when family matriarch Joy goes missing.

  • Michael Idato
Australia’s team for the Billie Jean King Cup.

Our leading light sits at No.99, but Stosur says change is afoot

Only one Australian woman sits inside the world’s top 100 tennis players. But an Australian legend has revealed how and why she thinks more will be making their mark.

  • Nick Wright
Roisin Gilheany is chasing the professional tennis dream.

‘Wicked’ and dizzyingly expensive: The guide to making an Australian tennis champion

Teenager Roisin Gilheany is on the path to becoming a professional tennis player. To get to where she is now took an almighty effort and hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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Nick Kyrgios.

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Nick Kyrgios has played only one match this year due to a knee injury but returns to Wimbledon, the scene of his greatest on-court feats. What can we expect from him this time?

  • Marc McGowan

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