Australia have overcome a heartbreaking setback on the eve of their Billie Jean King Cup tie,with the extent of a star’s injury woes revealed.
Fast-rising Perth teenager Taylah Preston,part of Australia’s Billie Jean King Cup squad,is charging up the rankings and poised to be the nation’s next big tennis star.
The “war” over a radical new direction for professional tennis – between the cashed-up Saudis and the four grand slams – is anything but,according to Australian Open boss Craig Tiley in this interview about the future of the sport.
Tennis is amid a billion-dollar battle that is certain to change the sport regardless of who wins. On one side of the net are the cashed-up Saudis,while the grand slams are pitching for a new Premium Tour.
The two-time Australian Open champion continues to prepare for the Miami Open days after her ex-boyfriend’s unexpected death.
The Tennis Australia boss is locked in a battle with the ATP chairman over the sport’s direction,after a UK report revealed Saudi Arabia had made a $2 billion offer to merge the ATP and WTA tours.
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Ajla Tomljanovic is back on the sidelines,only weeks after the Australian Open,but it has nothing to do with the knee injury that ruined her 2023 season.
Jannik Sinner produced a comeback for the ages to outlast Daniil Medvedev 3-6,3-6,6-4,6-4,6-3 in a high-quality final and win his maiden grand slam title at the Australian Open.
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka takes on 12th seed Zheng Qinwen in the women’s final tonight,while Aussies Emerson Jones competes in the girls juniors championship final and Matthew Ebden is in the men’s doubles final.
Aryna Sabalenka has become the first Australian Open women’s defending champion in more than a decade,the world No.2 overpowering China’s Zheng Qinwen with a clinical straight sets victory.