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Alex de Minaur lost in the third round at Roland-Garros to Jakub Mensik.

Djokovic, de Minaur knocked out of Roland-Garros as young stars emerge

Novak Djokovic’s bid for an elusive 25th major title has ended in Paris after youngsters Joao Fonseca and Jakub Mensik each claimed major scalps in the third round.

  • Marc McGowan
Jakub Mensik collapses after his four-set victory in almost five hours of heat.

Alex de Minaur had a walkover. His next opponent had full body cramps and collapsed in agony

The Czech 26th seed ended up victorious but stricken on his back, unable to pick himself off the clay for several minutes amid alarming scenes in the Paris heat.

  • Ian Chadband
Australia’s Alex de Minaur is into the second round at Roland-Garros.

Demon off to strong start as he looks to rewrite his Roland-Garros history

Alex de Minaur is one of three Australians already into the second round at Roland-Garros as he tries to match, or better, his quarter-final run from 2024.

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Jannik Sinner is trying to complete his grand slam trophy set at Roland-Garros.

Djokovic, Nadal and Federer never achieved it. This should have been the year Sinner did

Jannik Sinner’s shock Australian Open defeat to Novak Djokovic is even more significant four months later, on the eve of the year’s second grand slam at Roland-Garros.

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Sam Groth and his wife, Brittany.

Australian tennis stars push Sam Groth for senior leadership role

Alex de Minaur heads a list of Australian players lobbying for the former player and parliamentarian to score a role that would cover player engagement, high performance and the Australian Open.

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Aryna Sabalenka has come out on the front foot in the players’ push.

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Top earners: Josh Giddey, Liam Hendriks and Minjee Lee.

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Finding Craig Tiley’s replacement is Tennis Australia’s No.1 priority.

‘We’ve created a monster’: Former Australian Open boss reveals vision to replace ‘one-off’ Tiley

Paul McNamee was the Australian Open’s boss before Craig Tiley, and has strong views on what should happen now Tennis Australia’s CEO has resigned.

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Alex de Minaur is one of the Australians competing in Mexico.

How Mexican cartel violence could impact Demon, Aussie players

Alex de Minaur and a group of fellow Australian players will continue their Acapulco title pursuit this week despite ongoing violence across Mexico after the death of an infamous drug lord.

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