Ashleigh Barty enters the grasscourt championships surrounded by external expectations and her own willingness to “dream big” about nabbing a Wimbledon trophy.
Loathed instead of loved? Shunned instead of savoured? Clay has been down the pecking order for Australian tennis in recent decades,but things are changing.
The two-storey home – which features five spacious bedrooms,three bathrooms,a jacuzzi and multiple living spaces – has been advertised for $2.9 million,more than four times what Court paid for the property in 1996.
Patrick Mouratoglou says Margaret Court’s tally of 24 grand slams won in the amateur days cannot compare with the American’s haul of 23 in the professional era.
A British tennis podcast has flamed debate about the name of one of Melbourne Park’s main show courts by declaring it will refer to Margaret Court Arena as Evonne Goolagong Arena instead.
A former sex discrimination commissioner argues we need to be careful about stifling the voices we disagree with.
We all know the Australian honours system is elitist and discredited. But can something be done about it?
Margaret Court’s Australia Day honours upgrade to a Companion of the Order of Australia generated some heated reader debate.
The Reverend Alistair Macrae,a former president of the Uniting Church in Australia,has joined a growing list of Australia Day honours recipients to reject their awards.
The Council for the Order of Australia,like Tennis Australia,has tried to separate Margaret Court’s extraordinary tennis achievements from her views about homosexuality.
The artist’s stand ramps up pressure for an overhaul of the Australia Day award’s system.