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Aussie Tomljanovic into Japan Open quarter-finals

Aussie Tomljanovic into Japan Open quarter-finals

Australian fifth-seed Ajla Tomljanovic has progressed to the quarter-finals of the Japan Open.

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Naomi Osaka reveals what Serena Williams said to her after US Open win
US Open

Naomi Osaka reveals what Serena Williams said to her after US Open win

Speaking to Ellen Degeneres, the champion tennis player said Williams was reassuring her in that moment.

  • by Rachel Clun
Umpire backlash leads to talk of a boycott of Serena Williams' matches
Serena Williams

Umpire backlash leads to talk of a boycott of Serena Williams' matches

Stung by a lack of institutional support for the chair umpire who penalised Serena Williams, other umpires are reportedly discussing a boycott of her matches.

  • by Des Bieler
Man-of-the-moment Millman to lead Australia in Davis Cup
Davis Cup

Man-of-the-moment Millman to lead Australia in Davis Cup

Fresh from his stunning US Open victory over Roger Federer, John Millman will spearhead Australia's Davis Cup team this weekend.

  • by Darren Walton
Naomi Osaka reveals what Serena told her
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Naomi Osaka reveals what Serena told her

US Open Tennis champion, Naomi Osaka, reveals on The Ellen Show what Serena Williams said after her shock win.

No right or wrong answer in Serena case, but Gillard had a point ...
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The Fitz Files

No right or wrong answer in Serena case, but Gillard had a point ...

Julia Gillard once captured the flaw of reducing the nuances of sexism into a soundbite generalisation. The same can be applied to the Serena Williams meltdown.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
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Tennis umpire Carlos Ramos breaks silence over Serena stoush
US Open

Tennis umpire Carlos Ramos breaks silence over Serena stoush

The umpire at the centre of the US Open women's final controversy has spoken to a newspaper in his native Portugal.

  • by Matt Bungard
Carlos Ramos to umpire US-Croatia in Davis Cup

Carlos Ramos to umpire US-Croatia in Davis Cup

Carlos Ramos, who was the umpire in the women's US Open final, will return to the chair for this weekend's Davis Cup clash between Croatia and the US.

  • by Jonathan Veal
Serena Williams was out of line, says Martina Navratilova
US Open

Serena Williams was out of line, says Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova claimed that, in complaining that the chair umpire would not have reacted the same way to an argumentative male player, Serena Williams was ‘‘missing the point’’.

  • by Des Bieler
Don't get why the Serena cartoon was racist?
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Serena Williams

Don't get why the Serena cartoon was racist?

Put simply, mocking the powerful is totally different to belittling minorities.

  • by Duncan Fine
US Tennis Association to review several umpiring controversies
Serena Williams

US Tennis Association to review several umpiring controversies

This year's US Open included an unusual mid-match pep talk to Nick Kyrgios, a code violation for a shirt change and the extraordinary Serena Williams exchange.