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Sport Thought: Marathon matches at the slams are enough to break you

Sport Thought: Marathon matches at the slams are enough to break you

It’s not really akin to the sporting concept of "junk time" but grand slam matches that reach 12-12 in the final set need to be wrapped up.

  • by Scott Spits

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Dicey Topics: Jim Courier talks money, death and bodies
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Dicey Topics: Jim Courier talks money, death and bodies

The tennis commentator and former world No. 1 champion discusses the subjects we're told to keep private.

  • by Benjamin Law
Comeback kid Jason Kubler rewarded with Australian Open wildcard
Australian Open

Comeback kid Jason Kubler rewarded with Australian Open wildcard

Nominated alongside Novak Djokovic for the ATP Comeback Player of the Year award, Jason Kubler’s remarkable year has been rewarded with a discretionary Australian Open wildcard.

  • by Scott Spits
Final-set tie-breakers somewhere on the Australian Open horizon
Australian Open

Final-set tie-breakers somewhere on the Australian Open horizon

Little more than five weeks out from the Australian Open, it’s unclear whether the tournament will become the latest grand slam to adopt deciding set tie-breaks.

  • by Scott Spits
Australian Open could get deciding-set tie-breakers as soon as 2019
Australian Open

Australian Open could get deciding-set tie-breakers as soon as 2019

The Australian Open could get deciding-set tie-breakers as soon as 2019.

Alex De Minaur ready for Brisbane International drawcard Rafael Nadal
Alex de Minaur

Alex De Minaur ready for Brisbane International drawcard Rafael Nadal

By his own admission Alex de Minaur was a star struck teen when he took on Rafael Nadal in Wimbledon earlier this year.

  • by Ed Jackson
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Tomic picks Kooyong for Australian Open lead-up
Australian Open

Tomic picks Kooyong for Australian Open lead-up

Bernard Tomic will warm up for the Australian Open at Kooyong, eschewing rankings tournaments at home and abroad for the invitational event.

  • by Ben McKay
Kyrgios says lighter load and better mental health gives him balance
Nick Kyrgios

Kyrgios says lighter load and better mental health gives him balance

The Canberra tennis ace won a major award on Friday night and detailed his plans to get back on the court next season.

  • by Chris Dutton
Chloe Hosking and Nick Kyrgios the real big deals at Canberra awards
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Chloe Hosking and Nick Kyrgios the real big deals at Canberra awards

The cyclist and tennis gun won the top individual prizes at the awards function after massive years for both.

  • by Chris Dutton & David Polkinghorne
Use it, don't lose it: Champion duo's message to Kyrgios
Nick Kyrgios

Use it, don't lose it: Champion duo's message to Kyrgios

First it was John McEnroe, and now Australian tennis greats John Newcombe and Lleyton Hewitt are giving Nick Kyrgios the hurry up.

Sam Stosur hires childhood coach to recapture early magic
Samantha Stosur

Sam Stosur hires childhood coach to recapture early magic

Turning 35 in March, Stosur has no plans on scaling back her singles schedule in favour of a cruisy, lucrative life on the doubles circuit.

  • by Darren Walton