Alex de Minaur
The elusive search for Australia’s next grand slam champion
Ash Barty retired four years ago, and 24 years have passed since Lleyton Hewitt won the Wimbledon singles title. How is Tennis Australia’s development pathway tracking?
- Marc McGowan
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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
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
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.
- Marc McGowan
- Analysis
- French Open
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.
- Marc McGowan
- Exclusive
- Tennis Australia
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.
- Marc McGowan
- Analysis
- French Open
Tennis’ biggest names are talking about boycotting a slam. Could they really do it?
Some of the sport’s biggest stars are demanding a greater share of revenue, with this month’s Roland-Garros firmly in their sights. Here’s what we know.
- Scott Spits
- Australia’s richest athletes
- Business of sport
Australian sport’s top earners: Counting down from 25 to one
These are the salaries, prizemoney and sponsorship returns of Australia’s highest-paid athletes. In part two of our series, we count down from 25 to one.
- Marc McGowan
‘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.
- Marc McGowan
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.
- Marc McGowan