Hawks, Federer: two eras, no end

Greg Baum   Either Roger Federer is the Hawthorn of tennis, or the Hawks are the Federer of the AFL. As in a quinella, either way round wins.

Federer's theft a tournament gift

Linda Pearce   Theft, John McEnroe called it, Roger Federer having "stolen" his quarter-final against Marin Cilic by recovering from a two-sets-to-love deficit and saving three match points.

Murray survives Tsonga comeback to book semi

Linda Pearce   Title favourite Andy Murray ended a remarkable day of centre court tennis at Wimbledon with the quarter-final victory that was expected, but having dropped not just his first set of the tournament but his first two.

Federer comes back from two sets down to win epic

Linda Pearce   Federer faced three match points to battle back and become the oldest Wimbledon semi-finalist since Ken Rosewall in 1974.

It's ''hard to defend'' Kyrgios' antics: Scud

Jon Tuxworth   Mark Philippoussis has urged Nick Kyrgios to seriously ponder whether he has the motivation to turn raw talent into results before it's too late. 

Nick Kyrgios 'sad' and it's Tennis Australia's problem: Olympic chief

Samantha Lane   Australia's Olympic team chief, Kitty Chiller, has described the latest instalments in Nick Kyrgios' chequered life and times as "sad". She has put responsibility squarely on Tennis Australia to ensure that future home grown talents don't land in such a "wrong" place.

Jack family dramas not a patch on Dokic or Tomic

Peter FitzSimons   The family breakdown between Sydney Swans, Kieren and Brandon Jack, and their parents Gary and Donna Jack? I don't know, and to a certain extent, I don't want to know.

Williams' long road back

Linda Pearce   It was pointed out to Venus Williams soon after the 36-year-old had confirmed her place in her first grand slam semi-final in six years that, if this was Hollywood, she would surely go on and win the title. Triumph over adversity. Always a winner.

Murray shrugs off favourite tag

Simon Briggs   You hear some peculiar questions in the Wimbledon interview room. After his fourth-round victory over Nick Kyrgios, Andy Murray was asked what kind of melon he had eaten for breakfast.

The most inspirational player at Wimbledon

Despite her defeat in the second round of the girls' singles championship on Tuesday, Jones, who has just a thumb and three fingers on each hand as well as seven toes, has her sights set on emulating her role model Serena Williams in becoming world No 1.

Who is potential Serena-slayer Elena Vesnina?

Linda Pearce   To address the obvious immediately, yes, Elena Vesnina is surprised - very - to be playing her first grand slam semi-final at Wimbledon on Thursday.

Serena Williams joins Venus in semis

Linda Pearce   Despite few having entertained the prospect in recent years of Wimbledon ever hosting a fifth all-Williams singles final, the odds for 2016 have been dramatically slashed by the presence of the two great Americans among the tournament's last four.

Kerber and Venus Williams will meet in Wimbledon semi-finals

Linda Pearce   The surprise Australian Open champion will take on the oldest semi-finalist since Navratilova in 1994.

This time Kyrgios is in a social stoush with Morgan

Val Febbo   Nick Kyrgios has found himself in another social media stoush, this time with British media personality Piers Morgan.

Kyrgios: What's love got to do with it anyway?

Greg Baum   If you are reading this, possibly it means you love sport more than some of your favourite sportspeople do. If your sport is tennis, almost certainly you love it more than Nick Kyrgios does. We know this because he tells us he doesn't love it all, often, but usually after defeats. He did again at Wimbledon on Monday.

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Behave, Kyrgios, and you'll get to No 1, says etiquette guru

Carolyn Webb   The head of a Melbourne etiquette school has offered free lessons to hot-headed Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios, who was described by a British journalist as behaving "like a petulant little brat".

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Where are Canberra's sporting crowds?

Kyle Mackey-Laws   The Raiders are knocking on the top four door, the Brumbies are just two games from finals. Where's the support?

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Cibulkova's wedding plans uncertain post win

Clare Lovell   Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova may have to postpone her wedding on Saturday after reaching the quarter-finals at Wimbledon with a rip-roaring victory over third seed Agnieszka Radwanska.

Kyrgios: Wimbledon over, where to next?

Linda Pearce   Where to now for Nick Kyrgios? Not off to prepare for the Rio Olympics, obviously, and nor to urgently draw up a short list of coaching candidates, it would seem. But if Kyrgios appears to be at a critical junction in his career, which way will he go?

Collapse against Murray 'soft': Kyrgios

Linda Pearce   Nick Kyrgios has declared himself "a little bit soft" as a competitor and described as "pretty pathetic" two of his three sets against Andy Murray in a centre court fizzer at Wimbledon.

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Sullen Kyrgios is throwing his career away

Oliver Brown   ​In spite of his latest unravelling, ​Nick Kyrgios' adolescent rebellion goes on. Ultimately, however, there is no helping one who shows no interest in being helped​.

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'If I get hurt, I'm suing': Serena blows up

Tom Morgan   Serena Williams threatened to sue a referee over slippery playing conditions as two other players erupted with rage after being refused a lavatory break.

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Tomic loses five-setter at Wimbledon

Linda Pearce   The Australian departs, disappointingly, against a player who had never won a tour level match on grass until last week.

'Look in the mirror': Kyrgios' effort questioned after Murray thrashing

Linda Pearce   The Australian was utterly outplayed - and lost both intensity and interest - after losing a close first set.