Australian Open
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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From corporate boxes to tech billionaires: Inside the Allan government’s data centre courtship
Whether it be schmoozing tech giants at the Australian Open or private meetings with leading AI figures, the state government has intensified its bid to attract global data centre players.
- Daniella White
‘What a player’: Even the world No.1 is blown away by Spain’s Rafa 2.0
There is a new Rafa from Spain who is taking the tennis world by storm - and the teenage sensation, who idolised former world No.1 Rafael Nadal, is earning praise from well-qualified judges.
- Marc McGowan
The undercover critic tearing a strip off the fashion world
From the Oscars to the Brownlow, Fashion Critical runs her gimlet eye over big fashion events, often saying what everyone else is thinking.
- Cara Waters
The 21-year-old giant-killer who just banked $370,000 in three weeks
Talia Gibson lost her ninth straight match to a top-50 opponent at the Australian Open. But then she upset five top-20 rivals in the US last month.
- 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
The reason behind Craig Tiley’s massive Australian Open success
The measure of Craig Tiley’s success as head of the Australian Open is this: the tournament, in his tenure, shrugged off its image as the fourth, and least, of the grand slams and claimed a global sporting footprint that has re-shaped Melbourne’s image.
- Michael Gleeson
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‘You’ve got two jobs’: The priorities for Tiley’s successor at Tennis Australia
Tiley will remain in his current role for the next few months and be part of the process to find his successor.
- Marc McGowan and Scott Spits
Top-line tennis back in Melbourne during AFL’s Gather Round; Tennis Australia in tug of war over young Turk
Australia will host a Billie Jean King Cup tie in Melbourne for the first time in 15 years in April. Meanwhile, Tennis Australia is in a tug of war with the Turkish federation over a rising star.
- Marc McGowan
The story behind Destanee Aiava’s raw retirement post
In a wide-ranging interview, the Australian detailed shocking racist abuse, body-shaming and relentless trolling by gamblers. But she has finally arrived at a “beautiful place”.
- Marc McGowan