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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.
- by Marc McGowan
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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.
- by Marc McGowan
Opinion
Nick Kyrgios
Mic drop: Why we need Nick Kyrgios off our TV screens
Charismatic and insightful and vulnerable as the Australian is, these qualities do not offset the abusive and misogynistic behaviour he has once again demonstrated.
- by Emma Kemp
Aussies roll Czechs in Davis Cup sweep
Australia rolled the Czech Republic 3-0 in their Davis Cup tie in Valencia to sit atop Group B.
Maya had a $220,000 decision to make. She chose college
Australian Maya Joint has been forced to forfeit a large chunk of her US Open prizemoney due to college laws in the United States.
- by Jesse Dougherty and Billie Eder
Aussies score winning start to Davis Cup
Australia beat France 2-1 to get off to a winning start to the 2024 Davis Cup.
Zero to heroes: The events that sparked the revival of Australian tennis
Australian tennis reached its lowest point after the 2009 Australian Open with no men ranked inside the top 100. It is a much different story now, but plenty had to happen to reverse the country’s fortunes.
- by Marc McGowan
Changing of guard in men's tennis
Jelena Dokic unpacks the changing of the guard in the men's tennis landscape after Jannik Sinner won the US Open title.
Jannik Sinner clinches US Open victory over Taylor Fritz after escaping doping ban
The world No.1, who had a potential drugs ban hanging over his head for six months, dedicated his US Open victory to an ailing relative.
- by Marc McGowan
Opinion
US Open
Immature, distasteful, offensive ... classless: Kyrgios serves up another drama
Nick Kyrgios is still not back playing tennis competitively, but he is back demeaning women – and continuing his crusade against world No.1 Jannik Sinner.
- by Marc McGowan
Sabalenka saves set with break
Aryna Sabalenka manages to stop Jessica Pegula's onslaught in the second set of the women's singles final.