Tennis

Barty ready for qualifying

Mon Dec 16 23:00:00 EST 2013 PAUL MALONE ASHLEIGH Barty will play qualifying for the Brisbane International to start her first full year of singles on the WTA Tour.

Who says Andy has no personality?

Mon Dec 16 13:05:00 EST 2013 ANDY Murray admitted he was boring in his acceptance speech after being named the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year.

Teen ready for Aus open big league

Bruce Matthews SYDNEY teenager Jordan Thompson doesn't want to bump into his heroes Lleyton Hewitt and Rafael Nadal when he returns to Melbourne Park next month.

Dellacqua wins Aus Open wildcard

Sun Dec 15 21:50:00 EST 2013 Bruce Matthews CASEY Dellacqua has lived up to her top seeding to qualify for next month's Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

Australian young talent's time

Sat Dec 14 22:00:00 EST 2013 Paul Malone IT HAS been seven long years since an Australian man was in the world top 10 but there are now three of them on the horizon.

Hewitt repaying Aussie tennis

Sat Dec 14 22:00:00 EST 2013 Damien Stannard ONCE the fiery protagonist, a resurgent Lleyton Hewitt is mending fences and turning mentor as he repays Australian tennis.

How did Messi miss out?

Sat Dec 14 14:01:00 EST 2013 By staff writers LIONEL Messi might be the best footballer in the world, but he's not the best sportsman in his own country.

Del Potro's slow climb back

Fri Dec 13 23:00:00 EST 2013 JAMIE PANDARAM JUAN Martin Del Potro is regaining the form that saw him win the 2009 US Open after batting inner demons and a wrist injury.

Fed Express says he can still deliver

Fri Dec 13 19:24:00 EST 2013 Paul Malone The one-time King of the Court says he is still swinging and will use the Brisbane International to launch a bigger and better 2014 campaign.

Hewitt laughs off Open swan song

Fri Dec 13 16:33:00 EST 2013 AAP THE thought of playing his final Australian Open in 2014 made Lleyton Hewitt laugh in Brisbane on Friday.

Nadal aces poker tournament

Fri Dec 13 10:57:00 EST 2013 RAFAEL Nadal dethroned another world No. 1, Daniel Negreanu, to win a charity poker tournament in Prague.

Murray's success fails to inspire Brits

Fri Dec 13 02:43:06 EST 2013 BRITISH tennis chiefs have been warned their public funding is at risk after the sport failed to capitalise on Andy Murray's success at Wimbledon.

Hewitt aims to 'damage' world's best

Thu Dec 12 22:15:00 EST 2013 Damien Stannard AUSTRALIA'S Lleyton Hewitt is as motivated as ever to inflict "damage" on the world's top-ranked tennis players this season.

Dellacqua edges closer to Open draw

Thu Dec 12 16:45:00 EST 2013 Rebecca Williams CASEY Dellacqua booked a semi-final berth in the Australian Open wildcard play-offs at Melbourne Park on Thursday.

Saville through to Open playoffs

Tue Dec 10 20:01:00 EST 2013 JESPER FJELDSTAD LUKE Saville has overcome another hurdle in his path towards elite men's tennis by winning a marathon five-setter in the Australian Open playoffs.

Dokic comeback falls flat

Tue Dec 10 19:45:00 EST 2013 AAP JELENA Dokic was looking hard for positives following her loss to Jarmila Gajdosova in the Australian Open wildcard playoff.

World No.1807 upsets Reid

Tue Dec 10 16:32:00 EST 2013 Bruce Matthews SECOND seed Matt Reid must have thought his first round would be a pushover in the Australian Open wildcard playoff.

Tomic's dad 'bonding' with new coach

Mon Dec 09 15:04:00 EST 2013 BERNARD Tomic says his new tennis coach is developing a good early bond with his controversial father John.

Fire still burns in resilient Dokic

Sun Dec 08 22:37:00 EST 2013 Bruce Matthews IT hurts former world No.4 Jelena Dokic to admit that she can't win this week's Australian Open wildcard play-off.

Barty goes beyond the court

Thu Dec 05 22:00:00 EST 2013 Bruce Matthews SPEED work on Collingwood's track and sweating it out in Richmond's heat chamber - welcome to Ashleigh Barty's pre-season.

Hewitt still driven to succeed

Tue Dec 03 23:00:00 EST 2013 Bruce Matthews QUITTING is not part of Lleyton Hewitt's DNA, whether in a tennis match, training drill and certainly not when he's in peak condition.

Resurgent Hewitt wins top honour

Mon Dec 02 23:00:00 EST 2013 Bruce Matthews FORMER world No.1 Lleyton Hewitt's career resurgence this year earns him Australia's top tennis honour, the Newcombe Medal.

Tipsarevic rounds out Kooyong field

Mon Dec 02 14:55:00 EST 2013 Bruce Matthews SERBIA'S Janko Tipsarevic is the latest player to set up at Kooyong for matches as the lead-up to the Australian Open.

Best vie for Aussie tennis honour

Sun Dec 01 19:00:00 EST 2013 Scott Gullan IT says a lot about Australia's year that a surprise doubles pair and a resurgent veteran are vying for tennis' biggest award.

Verdasco to play at Kooyong

Fri Nov 29 13:37:00 EST 2013 Bruce Matthews SPAIN'S Fernando Verdasco will play the Kooyong Classic as a final lead-up to the Australian Open in January.