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Val Febbo
Mar 16, 2022
THE NEXT GENERATION NEED TO GET MOVING
Roger Federer won his first Grand Slam at 21-years-old, Rafael Nadal won his at 19 and Novak Djokovic claimed his at 20, and they are...
Roddy Reynolds
Mar 11, 2022
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE ATP'S FAILED LEADERSHIP
The ATP copped a barrage of criticism this week for their pathetic response to Alexander Zverev’s behaviour at the Mexican Open in...
Jedd Zetzer
Mar 10, 2022
THE RISE OF ALEKSANDAR VUKIC
Life on the tennis tour is not easy, especially for Australian players who spend most of the year away from home. Add a pandemic into the...
Darren Parkin
Mar 4, 2022
STAKHOVSKY FIGHTING FOR UKRAINE
In 2013, Sergiy Stakhovsky walked from Centre Court at Wimbledon having just defeated the defending champion Roger Federer in the second...
Roddy Reynolds
Feb 27, 2022
IS NOVAK DJOKOVIC PLAYING THE LONG GAME?
After all the hullabaloo that was the lead-in to the Australian Open, the Novak Djokovic saga had taken a back seat as the tour returned...
Craig Christopher
Feb 13, 2022
MAKE AUSTRALIAN TENNIS GREAT AGAIN
In my position as a tennis coach, I am often asked “when will Australia dominate the tennis world again?”. The simple answer is that it...
Alex Johnstone
Feb 9, 2022
WHAT IF?: THE CURIOUS CASE OF JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO
Photograph: Oscar Roberto Castro When the tennis world looks back through history the 9th of February 2022 will go down as one of the...
Jamie Muscatel
Feb 7, 2022
FIVE KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE 2022 AO
As we enter the month of February, I think the entire tennis world is still digesting all that has unfolded at Melbourne Park over the...
Roddy Reynolds
Feb 6, 2022
INSIDE THE PLAYING GROUP'S FRUSTRATIONS WITH TA'S WILD DECISION MAKING
Photographs: Getty Images While newly-minted grand slam champions Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis more than vindicated their...
Jedd Zetzer
Feb 6, 2022
SAVILLE IMPRESSES HEWITT, EARNS DAVIS CUP DEBUT
Photograph: Getty Images Luke Saville has been called up to the Australian Davis Cup team for the first time in his career after...
Alex Johnstone
Jan 26, 2022
TICK, TOCK: TIME RUNS SLOWLY ON THE NADAL CLOCK
Photograph: Aaron Francis - AFP Denis Shapovalov and Rafael Nadal played an epic five-set encounter in the quarterfinals of the...
Jedd Zetzer & Alex Johnstone
Jan 24, 2022
MAJOR YEAR LOOMS FOR TARO DANIEL
Photograph: Getty Images If you’re looking for a player to follow in 2022, look no further than the American born, Spanish speaking,...
Roddy Reynolds
Jan 23, 2022
AUSTRALIA'S NEXT BIG THING: CHARLOTTE KEMPENAERS-POCZ
Photograph: Getty Images While week 1 at Melbourne Park saw the end of one star Australian’s singles career in Sam Stosur, it may also...
Roddy Reynolds
Jan 19, 2022
THE WOMAN WHO INSPIRED A GENERATION
Photograph: Getty Images The crowd at the new KIA Arena was treated to an absolute thriller to open day two of the Australian Open....
Daniel Short
Jan 17, 2022
THE WOMEN WHO COULD BREAK THROUGH AT THE AO
Walking into work on Monday morning ahead of a big two weeks of Australian Open tennis, the discussion around the water cooler...
Roddy Reynolds
Jan 16, 2022
MATT REID: THE MENTOR OF AUSTRALIAN TENNIS
If you find yourself at Melbourne Park this week looking for an Aussie to support, look no further than New South Welshman, Matt Reid,...
Daniel Short
Jan 14, 2022
DOES THE AO HELP OR HINDER AUSSIE SUCCESS AT HOME?
It's been 44 years since an Aussie has claimed the Australian Open title, not since Chris O'Neil in 1978. We have to go back a further...
Alex Johnstone
Jan 14, 2022
BLOCKBUSTER ROUND ONE MATCHES AT THE AO
The draws for the Australian Open were released on Thursday afternoon and the opening round has thrown up some popcorn-worthy matches for...
Matan Slonim
Jan 11, 2022
TOMIC RETURN DERAILED AFTER COVID CLAIMS
Bernard Tomic’s much talked about comeback to the tennis tour ended in a whimper with a 1-6, 4-6 defeat to Russian ATP Cup star Roman...
Jedd Zetzer
Jan 11, 2022
SELA KICKS OFF FINAL YEAR ON TOUR, PLANS MOVE TO AUSTRALIA
Throughout his illustrious tennis career, Israel’s Dudi Sela has become a fan-favourite around the globe, and more specifically in...
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