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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‘Knows how to deal with it’:Dokic backs Demon amid rising pressure at Wimbledon

‘Knows how to deal with it’:Dokic backs Demon amid rising pressure at Wimbledon

Former Australian tennis star Jelena Dokic believes Alex de Minaur belongs among the top four contenders for the Wimbledon men’s singles title.

  • byMarc McGowan
ABC banks on Catherine Murphy and Tony Armstrong to rescue Monday nights

ABC banks on Catherine Murphy and Tony Armstrong to rescue Monday nights

The popular pair will co-host Monday’s Experts,a sports entertainment panel show that is taking the place of Q+A.

  • byLouise Rugendyke
Carlos Alcaraz outlasts Alexander Zverev to win maiden French Open final
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Carlos Alcaraz outlasts Alexander Zverev to win maiden French Open final

The 21-year-old also became the seventh man,and the youngest,to claim major titles on all three surfaces.

  • byShrivathsa Sridhar
Next stop,the top five:Why Wimbledon-bound Demon is not done climbing tennis’ world order
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Next stop,the top five:Why Wimbledon-bound Demon is not done climbing tennis’ world order

Alex de Minaur has an opportunity to move closer to his top-five ranking goal in the grasscourt season after a breakout quarter-final run at Roland-Garros.

  • byMarc McGowan
Swiatek blasts her way to fourth French Open crown

Swiatek blasts her way to fourth French Open crown

Iga Swiatek has blasted her way to a fourth French Open singles title,dismantling Jasmine Paolini quite mercilessly on Court Philippe Chatrier.

  • byIan Chadband
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Zverev settles domestic violence case,reaches Roland-Garros final on same day

Zverev settles domestic violence case,reaches Roland-Garros final on same day

Hours before the tennis star’s semi-final began,word emerged from Berlin that a district court there ended a trial stemming from an ex-girlfriend’s accusation of assault during a 2020 argument.

  • byHoward Fendrich
‘I left my heart out there’:de Minaur rues missed chances,eyes Wimbledon with confidence

‘I left my heart out there’:de Minaur rues missed chances,eyes Wimbledon with confidence

The Demon showed he now belongs with the world’s elite. While his Roland-Garros loss will hurt,the doors are opening for him to hit Wimbledon with a top-eight seeding.

  • byMarc McGowan
Zverev wins an epic rally
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Zverev wins an epic rally

Alex de Minaur and Alexander Zverev slug it out in a 39-shot rally at their Roland-Garros quarter-final.

The epic 39-shot rally that helped sink Alex De Minaur

The epic 39-shot rally that helped sink Alex De Minaur

Alexander Zverev keeps his bid for an elusive first grand slam title alive by reaching a fourth straight Roland-Garros semi-final with a 6-4,7-6 (7-5),6-4 victory over Australia’s Alex de Minaur.

  • byScott Spits andMarc McGowan
Djokovic pulls out of French Open,De Minaur avoids clash with world No.1

Djokovic pulls out of French Open,De Minaur avoids clash with world No.1

Djokovic aggravated a right knee problem during his win over Francisco Cerundolo,which was reported less than 24 hours later to be a torn medial meniscus.

  • byIan Chadband