From wedgies to big points,Rafa always pulled them out

From wedgies to big points,Rafa always pulled them out

The retiring Rafael Nadal was not the greatest tennis player of all time,but he was an essential part of the all-time greatest rivalry.

  • byGreg Baum

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Rafael Nadal announces retirement from professional tennis
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Rafael Nadal announces retirement from professional tennis

Spanish tennis champion Rafael Nadal announces he will retire at the end of the season.

End of an era:Rafael Nadal announces retirement from tennis
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End of an era:Rafael Nadal announces retirement from tennis

A colossus of the game,Rafael Nadal retires with 22 grand slam titles,including a record 14 French Opens.

‘The changes aren’t ideal’:Australian tennis legend Lleyton Hewitt hits out at new Davis Cup

‘The changes aren’t ideal’:Australian tennis legend Lleyton Hewitt hits out at new Davis Cup

Hewitt,the country’s current captain and winningest Davis Cup player,is the most outspoken critic about the bastardisation of the storied competition

  • byMarc McGowan
Australian Open boss claims Kyrgios will play
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Australian Open boss claims Kyrgios will play

Australian Open boss Craig Tiley claims Nick Kyrgios will make his long-awaited injury return and play the 2025 event in Melbourne.

Tiafoe abuses chair umpire at Shanghai Masters
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Tiafoe abuses chair umpire at Shanghai Masters

American tennis star Frances Tiafoe abused the chair umpire with several expletives after being bundled out of the Shanghai Masters.

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Emerson Jones achieved a 26-year Australian first. Here’s why she wasn’t excited

Emerson Jones achieved a 26-year Australian first. Here’s why she wasn’t excited

Emerson Jones is Australia’s most promising female tennis player since Ash Barty,and has a secret weapon in her own family that has her poised for great success.

  • byMarc McGowan
Hip injury derailed Demon’s season,but he could play Davis Cup for Australia in November

Hip injury derailed Demon’s season,but he could play Davis Cup for Australia in November

Alex de Minaur has not given up on playing again this year,with a goal to return from his hip injury during the upcoming European indoor season,which would be in time to help Australia’s Davis Cup title assault.

  • byMarc McGowan