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Connor Joyce
Aug 5, 2022
ROGER'S LAST HURRAH
The ‘Greatest of all time’ debate in men’s tennis will forever be ongoing. Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal nor Novak Djokovic will ever...
Darren Parkin
Aug 4, 2022
DE MINAUR REBUILD
Australia’s Alex de Minaur is continuing to put Wimbledon heartbreak behind him as he enjoys his best season since 2019. The 23-year-old...
Roddy Reynolds
Aug 3, 2022
RINKY'S RISE UP THE RANKS
While the major focus of Australian tennis fans has been on the Special K’s, Ash’s retirement, the M&M’s winning Wimbledon, and Ajla...
Todd Scoullar
Jul 30, 2022
CAN THE TENNIS CALENDAR BE IMPROVED
The tennis calendar sometimes feels never-ending. It’s relentless. It’s in every corner of the globe. There are tournaments that are...
Darren Parkin
Jul 29, 2022
THE 'OPEN' SLAM
2022 has come with an air of familiarity in men’s tennis, as both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have owned the slams, defying the years...
Stephen Huss
Jul 27, 2022
OPINION: UNIVERSAL TENNIS RATING
“Who do I play in the consolation?” “A boy name Shultz” “What is his UTR?” “9.6” “I am not going to risk it, I withdraw”. I walked over...
Craig Christopher
Jul 26, 2022
A LESSON IN PERSEVERANCE
Upon winning the Australian Open Junior Boys doubles title with good friend Marc Polmans in 2015, Jake Delaney was feeling on top of the...
Courtney Walsh
Jul 26, 2022
TENNIS IN YOUR LATE 30s AND FINDING THE RIGHT TIME TO RETIRE
Among the many wonders to occur at Wimbledon this year was a first for this century. Roger Federer disappeared from the ATP Rankings for...
Val Febbo
Jul 24, 2022
AN ODE TO LLEYTON HEWITT'S CAREER
As a child growing up in Melbourne, I had two loves, the Richmond Football Club and tennis, and every year when the Australian summer of...
Ryan Hatty
Jul 23, 2022
MASTERS OF THE MAJORS
Once upon a time, we had the big four in tennis. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. They would dominate the...
Nicholas Scott
Jul 20, 2022
WHAT TRADITIONAL STATS TELL US ABOUT TENNIS
If you watch enough tennis on TV, or even if you only watch it in January, you get used to terms like winners, unforced errors, aces and...
Val Febbo
Jul 19, 2022
THE HISTORY BEHIND EBDEN AND PURCELL'S CROWN
Matt Edben and Max Purcell have had an extraordinary doubles season in 2022 and the juggernaut has now extended to the most remarkable of...
Jedd Zetzer
Jul 18, 2022
KUBLER REACHES NEW HEIGHTS IN NEWPORT
Once dubbed “the right-handed version of Rafael Nadal”, 29-year-old Jason Kubler is in the form of his life and is proving why he was...
Roddy Reynolds
Jul 10, 2022
THE GROWTH OF NICK KYRGIOS
Nick Kyrgios, the much-maligned 27-year-old from Canberra who grew up on admittedly “shocking” courts in his hometown, could be a...
Bevan Jones
Jul 7, 2022
ONE ON ONE WITH COACHING LEGEND PETER SMITH
Without a doubt Peter Smith is one of South Australia’s most respected sporting figures, he has produced more world class players in...
Val Febbo
Jun 30, 2022
KYRGIOS IS JUST TOO HARD TO SUPPORT
When Nick Kyrgios stunned the tennis world at Wimbledon in 2014, Australia had seemingly unearthed something special that would take over...
Sean A'Hearn
Jun 29, 2022
UTR SERIES PART 4: THE FUTURE OF COMPETITIVE PLAY
Throughout our 4-part UTR series, we have looked at the origin of the UTR, its impact since being adopted in Australia and the criticisms...
Josh Heriot
Jun 27, 2022
70 YEARS SINCE SEDGMAN'S TRIPLE AT THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB
Photograph: Getty Images It was 1952, Australia was dominating tennis on the world stage post the war and a young Frank Sedgman was...
Val Febbo
Jun 27, 2022
WHY WIMBLEDON 2022 ISN'T EXCITING FOR ME
Photograph: Getty Images Opinion Every year Wimbledon is the most exciting time of the season as modern tennis and technology couples...
Jedd Zetzer
Jun 26, 2022
GOING INSIDE OUR 15 AUSSIE CHANCES AT SW19
There will be 15 Australians in the Wimbledon main draw for the first time since 2015, after a heroic week at Roehampton saw six Aussies...
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