Began his full-time career at The Age as an online sports reporter in 1999 before joining Sportal as the Deputy Editor of the AFL-Telstra online network in 2002. Rejoined the online desk at The Age in 2006 and was online sports editor between 2006 and 2016. Has covered two Olympics (Sydney 2000 and London 2012), numerous Australian Open tennis tournaments and several AFL grand finals. Reads the back page first. Hack golfer. Wannabe tennis star.
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We saw the best of sport in 2016, a year boasting some remarkable sporting fairytales. Here's a look into the crystal ball to ponder some sporting scenarios that, yes, may seem unlikely now but should they somehow eventuate, might leave you smiling again.
​On top of the enormity of winning his 18th grand slam in his first major tournament after an injury lay-off, Roger Federer had to overcome a thigh injury that plagued him for most of his memorable Australian Open campaign.
Some are describing it as the most anticipated match in tennis history, at least certainly of the modern era.
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It's pleasurable to ponder the could-have-beens and what-if scenarios that stem from the tennis draw.
What an unexpected match-up for the Australian Open women's final. Legend Serena Williams versus slightly older sibling Venus Williams.
What an intriguing semi-final match-up - Swiss versus Swiss. Roger Federer versus Stan Wawrinka.
It was a captivating semi-final clash between Serena Williams and the story of the tournament, Croatian veteran Mirjana Lucic-Baroni. But Williams had her own agenda, winning in just 55 minutes.
Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov won through to his second semi-finals of a major for the second time after a straight sets elimination of Belgian David Goffin on Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday.
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