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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
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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
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
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From boom times to the big house: Boris Becker on serving aces, serving time and bouncing back
Thirty-five years since his first Australian Open win took him to the top of world tennis, Boris Becker reflects on the dizzying highs and lows of his “intense life”.
- Scott Spits
The ‘rock bottom’ moment that nearly forced Alex de Minaur to quit tennis
Australia’s best tennis player, Alex de Minaur, reflects on his dogged rise to the world’s top 10 – and his greatest demon.
- Konrad Marshall
The ‘Kate effect’: How the Princess of Wales is changing the rules for tennis spectators
Her royal highness is bringing brims firmly back into play.
- Damien Woolnough
Rifles, flag bans and crowd control: A very different look for this year’s Australian Open
Like the Boxing Day and Sydney Ashes Tests held in the weeks leading up to the tennis, the security at Melbourne Park will be ramped up after the Bondi Beach terror attack in December.
- Scott Spits and Alexander Darling
Should a 45-year-old ranked 582 get an Australian Open wildcard? Only because she’s Venus Williams
Twenty-eight years after making her Australian Open debut, the US great will return to Melbourne Park – potentially for the final time as a player.
- Emma Kemp
How injuries have cruelled Kyrgios: Australian star on losing that invincible feeling
Nick Kyrgios has revealed after exiting the Brisbane International that the knee and wrist surgeries which derailed his career also robbed him of the invincible feeling he felt during his career-best 2022 season.
- Marc McGowan
‘OK, I’ve dealt with all of this’: Why Evonne Goolagong’s story still matters
Lila McGuire is playing the tennis legend in a new ABC TV series. She may have been born decades after Goolagong’s final victory but much about her life is familiar.
- Louise Rugendyke