Ash Barty’s second – and almost certainly final – retirement two years ago not only broke Australian hearts but also unleashed a potential all-time great.
The former Wimbledon champion will be stepping back onto the grass for the first time since announcing her shock retirement in 2022.
The 25-year-old Sydneysider was runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz at Queen’s last year,but tumbled out in the first round this year.
Alex de Minaur shot to the highest world ranking of his career after his win in the Netherlands,and hours later his girlfriend,Brit Katie Boulter,won the Nottingham title,also on grass.
As Novak Djokovic’s career winds down,Roger Federer has offered his theory on why the “misunderstood” Serbian became such a polarising figure.
Roger Federer was always cool on court,but no one saw the hard work he put in to look that way.
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.
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.
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.
Alex de Minaur’s transformation from admired also-ran into world-beating top-10 star has captured the attention of a sporting nation. This is how he has done it.
A senior British MP and the co-founder of a women’s safety organisation have condemned the BBC’s plans to use the Australian in their coverage.