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Australian battler eyes dream Wimbledon debut
Unheralded Australian Andrew Whittington is one win away from a dream Wimbledon debut after grinding his way into the final round of qualifying at the All England Club.
Unheralded Australian Andrew Whittington is one win away from a dream Wimbledon debut after grinding his way into the final round of qualifying at the All England Club.
Andy Murray's fractured build-up to Wimbledon continued to raise concern yesterday, when he pulled out of his planned exhibition match at the Hurlingham Club with a sore hip.
Andy Murray's fractured build-up to Wimbledon continued to raise concern yesterday, when he pulled out of his planned exhibition match at the Hurlingham Club with a sore hip.
Thanasi Kokkinakis has continued to improve as he warms up for Wimbledon at The Boodles exhibition event.
John McEnroe has refused to apologise for his comments about Serena Williams - and believes men should play against women to settle the argument.
Serena Williams has asked John McEnroe for "respect" after the seven-times grand slam champion said his fellow American would be ranked "like 700 in the world" if she had to play on the men's circuit.
Roger Federer will return to the Hopman Cup in Perth this summer as he prepares to defend his Australian Open title.
The retired great suggested Williams wouldn't stand a chance if she played the men's circuit.
Novak Djokovic will have coach Andre Agassi in his corner for as long as required at Wimbledon as the Serb tries to claim back one of his lost grand slam titles.
Bernard Tomic is into the second round of the Eastbourne ATP event after beating Norbert Gombos 7-6 (7-3) 6-3.
A mere 187 days since having her serving hand sliced open by an -attacker's knife, Petra Kvitova is the first lady of the English lawns once more.
Ashleigh Barty will take on two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in the final of the Aegon Classic in Birmingham after an upset semi-final win over Spain's Garbine Muguruza
British player Dan Evans has been provisionally suspended after admitting on Friday that he had failed a doping test for cocaine at the Barcelona Open in April.
After close to 50 tennis grand slams and a handful of Davis Cup deciders, a dozen AFL grand finals, Olympic and Commonwealth Games both home and away, Boxing Day cricket and a score of world championships, including various one-goal netball thrillers, this, for me, is the finish line.
A brutally honest Thanasi Kokkinakis says it will take him a while to recover mentally from his limp display against Danill Medvedev at Queen's Club.
Former world number one Victoria Azarenka's return from maternity leave was cut short by young Croatian Ana Konjuh at the Mallorca Open on Thursday.
Thompson shocked world No.1 Andy Murray in the first round, but went down to American Sam Querrey.
Australian tennis stars Daria Gavrilova and Ashleigh Barty have both advanced to the quarter-finals of the Aegon Classic in Birmingham with tight wins.
Bernard Tomic has been sent crashing out of the Halle ATP grasscourt event in Germany by a sweet-swinging Richard Gasquet, 6-3 6-3.
Thompson, a 23-year-old who is ranked No.90, scored a win over the World No.1.
Nick Kyrgios has vowed to be fit for Wimbledon after retiring hurt midway through his Queen's Club first-round clash against American world No.55 Donald Young.
Nick Kyrgios has a short response for John McEnroe, who's discussed the possibility of coaching him.
Back on grass and happy, world No.20 Nick Kyrgios says he's fit, focused and confident of another strong Wimbledon campaign.
He's the son of a former Russian ballroom dancing champion waiting for a call from Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt. No, Alexei Popyrin isn't a household name in Australian tennis just yet.
Former champion Samantha Stosur is in a fight to retain her US Open seeding, with a hand injury further cruelling her grand slam season.
Roger Federer slumped to a shock 2-6 7-6(8) 6-4 loss to German veteran Tommy Haas at the Stuttgart Open in a disappointing comeback after the 18-times grand-slam champion missed the entire claycourt season.
A Queensland man has been charged with a sports corruption offence after approaching former Australian Open boys champion Oliver Anderson about fixing a tennis match last year.
It's been a long road back from injury but Thanasi Kokkinakis has claimed his first ATP Tour win since August 2015.
As a child prodigy, Rafael Nadal dreamed of winning just one French Open title. Now he has 10.
Australian duo easily beaten in straight sets by top-seeded pair Mattek-Sands and Safarova.
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