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Serena's coach slams 'revolting' pay gap to top players

Serena's coach slams 'revolting' pay gap to top players

Patrick Mouratoglou says tennis governing bodies must help lower-level professionals struggling financially due to the coronavirus shutdown.

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Practise your volley with the best: Federer offers free online tips
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Practise your volley with the best: Federer offers free online tips

After posting a "helpful solo drill" on Twitter, Roger Federer then encouraged fans to tweet to him their own videos mimicking it. They have responded in droves.

'We have to be prepared': Contingencies being made for 2021 Australian Open
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'We have to be prepared': Contingencies being made for 2021 Australian Open

Tennis Australia is making contingencies in case the 2021 Australian Open can't go ahead as normal in Melbourne in January.

  • by Rachel Eddie
Kyrgios' heartwarming offer of help
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Kyrgios' heartwarming offer of help

Aussie tennis star Nick Kyrgios has offered to help anyone who reaches out during the coronavirus lockdown.

Kyrgios offers to help those going hungry
Nick Kyrgios

Kyrgios offers to help those going hungry

Tennis ace Nick Kyrgios has again shown his big heart, offering to drop off food to anyone going hungry during the coronavirus crisis.

Virus might see Serena's chance at history 'disappear': Fitzgerald
Serena Williams

Virus might see Serena's chance at history 'disappear': Fitzgerald

Former Australian Davis Cup captain says Wimbledon cancellation is a huge blow to Serena Williams' quest to surpass Margaret Court's singles major mark.

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Global travel a millstone for tennis in the time of pandemic
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Global travel a millstone for tennis in the time of pandemic

If you wanted a poster boy for the correlation between globalisation and sport, tennis fits the bill.

  • by Scott Spits
Federer devastated after Wimbledon cancelled due to pandemic
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Federer devastated after Wimbledon cancelled due to pandemic

The Wimbledon tennis championships have been cancelled for the first time since World War II as the coronavirus pandemic wiped out another major sports event.

Virus highlights gap between tennis haves and have-nots
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Virus highlights gap between tennis haves and have-nots

While top tennis players donate millions and generate social media clicks, lower-level players are struggling to make ends meet.

Snow joke: Federer wows fans with home trick shots video
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Snow joke: Federer wows fans with home trick shots video

Roger Federer delighted fans by posting a video on Twitter, which shows him executing some trademark trick shots against a wall in the snow.

WTA ponders extending 2020 season once tennis resumes
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WTA ponders extending 2020 season once tennis resumes

With lower-level players reeling financially from the tennis shutdown over the coronavirus, the WTA said it was working to boost players' earnings when the sport resumes

  • by Sudipto Ganguly