Australian rising star to make top-100 debut despite final defeat

Australian rising star to make top-100 debut despite final defeat

Olivia Gadecki went down in her maiden WTA singles final,but will break inside the world’s top 100 for the first time as reward for her breakout week in Mexico.

  • byMarc McGowan

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Australia suffer costly Davis Cup loss that could cruel title hopes

Australia suffer costly Davis Cup loss that could cruel title hopes

A tough loss to Spain means Australia will face a challenging task in the quarter-finals to end a 21-year title drought in the team competition.

  • byMarc McGowan
How police aced Tennis Australia official’s web of lies
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How police aced Tennis Australia official’s web of lies

A teacher and high-ranking tennis official tried to defraud his way out of trouble using phoney documents. But a canny prosecutor was not fooled.

  • byPerry Duffin
‘A really big choke from my end’:Popyrin’s weapon backfires in US Open loss
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‘A really big choke from my end’:Popyrin’s weapon backfires in US Open loss

The rising Australian talent had his chances but failed to capitalise as American showman Frances Tiafoe stormed to victory,backed by parochial support in the stands.

  • byMarc McGowan
A new Australian tennis star has emerged at the US Open

A new Australian tennis star has emerged at the US Open

American-born Australian teenager Maya Joint is shaping as the country’s newest tennis star after joining Alexei Popyrin in winning on the US Open’s opening day.

  • byMarc McGowan
The two-letter word that will save sport from the grips of gambling ads
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The two-letter word that will save sport from the grips of gambling ads

When our sporting codes talk about the health of the games they lead,and we love,what do they actually mean?

  • byTony Robinson
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Master of Montreal:Why Popyrin win is a landmark result for Australian tennis

Master of Montreal:Why Popyrin win is a landmark result for Australian tennis

Talented Australian Alexei Popyrin has dropped his self-described cocky ways to deliver a breakout win that has catapulted him up the world rankings.

  • byMarc McGowan
Australian Alexei Popyrin wins Montreal Masters 1000,defeats Andrey Rublev in straight sets

Australian Alexei Popyrin wins Montreal Masters 1000,defeats Andrey Rublev in straight sets

In a massive result for Australian tennis,Alexei Popyrin held his nerve to dispatch the world No.6,Russian Andrey Rublev,in the final of the Montreal Masters 1000 tournament.

  • byGreg Dundas
Down a set and a break,Ebden and Peers looked gone. Then they won Australia’s 12th gold

Down a set and a break,Ebden and Peers looked gone. Then they won Australia’s 12th gold

Matthew Ebden and John Peers became the only Australian gold medallists in the men’s doubles since “The Woodies” won the 1996 title in Atlanta.

  • byKonrad Marshall
‘You are crazy,I would say’:Italy’s late bloomer reaches back-to-back major finals

‘You are crazy,I would say’:Italy’s late bloomer reaches back-to-back major finals

Jasmine Paolini kept coming back,kept coming back,kept coming back,against Donna Vekic in what became the longest Wimbledon women’s semi-final. Meanwhile,Australia is once again a force on the doubles court.

  • byMarc McGowan
Classy and composed de Minaur reaches maiden Wimbledon quarter-final

Classy and composed de Minaur reaches maiden Wimbledon quarter-final

Australia’s Alex De Minaur reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time as he beat rising Frenchman Arthur Fils 6-2,6-4,4-6,6-3 in nearly three hours.

  • byScott Spits