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French Open Cash backs Kyrgios for Olympics
PAT CASH says Nick Kyrgios should be on his way to Rio in August, dismissing calls for the fiery star to be excluded from the Olympics as “ridiculous”.
Tough love Cash serves Kyrgios a dose of tough love
TENNIS legend Pat Cash has shared with Aussie firebrand Nick Kyrgios his top tips for grand slam success.
French Open Open boss demands Roland Garros roof
AMID a washout at the French Open, frustrated tournament director Guy Forget says it’s time a roof was installed on the stadium, calling it “a necessity”.
Milestone Barty’s stunning return to tennis
AUSSIE Ashleigh Barty has posted her first singles victory in almost 18 months in another important milestone since returning to tennis from cricket.
French Open Defending champ Stan starting to enjoy himself
DEFENDING champion Stan Wawrinka has blazed into the French Open quarter-finals and a clash with Spanish surprise Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
Rain French Open washout further delays Stosur
BAD weather caused French Open officials to abandon play without a ball being struck, further delaying Sam Stosur’s quest for a quarter-final berth at Roland Garros.
Promotion Tennis Queensland boss taking up new role
TENNIS Queensland chief executive Cameron Pearson will leave the state to take up a promotion as Tennis Australia’s head of major events.
French Open Serena’s unseen locker room moment
SERENA Williams gets plenty of plaudits for her work with a racquet, but it’s the moments we don’t see that really define her.
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Rain puts Stosur’s quarter-final push on hold
SAM Stosur’s French Open hopes hang in the balance after rain and fading light halted her push towards the Roland Garros quarter-finals.
Misunderstood Bernie is ‘really talented player’
VIKTOR Troicki has backed ‘talented’ Bernard Tomic to finally get serious about tennis, while a high-profile former player goes into bat for Nick Kyrgios.
Tennis’ glaring problem exposed in France
MAYBE it’s not all Nick Kyrgios’ fault. Aussie legend Wally Masur has questioned tennis’ integrity over one unfair inconsistency.
Muguruza sweeps past Kuznetsova
GARBINE Muguruza has continued a searing French Open run, ending 2009 Roland Garros champion Svetlana Kuznetsova’s hopes of a second major in Paris.
Error-strewn Serena blows up at own performance
IN the words of her coach Patrick Mouratoglou, Serena Williams has barely played decent tennis at the French Open this year.
Tsonga injury hands Djokovic golden chance
SYMPATHETIC to the plight of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Novak Djokovic says the pathway to French Open victory is not automatically simplified.
Clijsters: power-packed Sam has big advantage
KIM Clijsters predicts Sam Stosur is not only capable of toppling Simona Halep in the French Open’s fourth round, but also of marching deep into the second week.
Kyrgios cops tournament’s largest fine
JUST when it appeared Nick Kyrgios had escaped with his French Open prize money in tact, officials found an audible obscenity during his third-round loss.
Kyrgios eyes greener pastures
NICK Kyrgios is confident he will recover from shoulder soreness ahead of Wimbledon following a crushing French Open loss.
Stosur feeling ‘as good’ as year she made final
THE last remaining Australian at the French Open, Samantha Stosur, believes her claycourt game is as red hot as it was when she stormed to the final six years ago.