WTA Tour
‘That could be me’: The Australian talent following in Ash Barty’s footsteps
Fast-rising Perth teenager Taylah Preston, part of Australia’s Billie Jean King Cup squad, is charging up the rankings and poised to be the nation’s next big tennis star.
- by Marc McGowan
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‘It’s not a war’: The seismic shift about to hit world tennis
The “war” over a radical new direction for professional tennis – between the cashed-up Saudis and the four grand slams – is anything but, according to Australian Open boss Craig Tiley in this interview about the future of the sport.
- by Marc McGowan
‘Massive reimagination’: Craig Tiley’s vision at the centre of tennis’ tour war
Tennis is amid a billion-dollar battle that is certain to change the sport regardless of who wins. On one side of the net are the cashed-up Saudis, while the grand slams are pitching for a new Premium Tour.
- by Marc McGowan
‘My heart is broken’: Sabalenka reveals pain, says she and Koltsov were ‘no longer together’
The two-time Australian Open champion continues to prepare for the Miami Open days after her ex-boyfriend’s unexpected death.
- by Simon Briggs
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Australian Open
Craig Tiley and the $2 billion fight to control world tennis
The Tennis Australia boss is locked in a battle with the ATP chairman over the sport’s direction, after a UK report revealed Saudi Arabia had made a $2 billion offer to merge the ATP and WTA tours.
- by Marc McGowan
Sunday sport quiz: A curly one about tennis No.1s and the AFL bench noise crackdown
Challenge yourself with our sports quiz, a mix of questions about the latest in world and local sport, and the big events in sporting history.
- by Chris Berry
Tomljanovic speaks up on women’s health after uterine surgery
Ajla Tomljanovic is back on the sidelines, only weeks after the Australian Open, but it has nothing to do with the knee injury that ruined her 2023 season.
- by Marc McGowan
As it happened Australian Open 2024: Sinner’s grand slam breakthrough after five-set comeback
Jannik Sinner produced a comeback for the ages to outlast Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in a high-quality final and win his maiden grand slam title at the Australian Open.
- by Scott Spits, Roy Ward and Marnie Vinall
As it happened Australian Open 2024: Sabalenka blitzes Zheng to win women’s final as Ebden, record-breaker Bopanna claim men’s doubles
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka takes on 12th seed Zheng Qinwen in the women’s final tonight, while Aussies Emerson Jones competes in the girls juniors championship final and Matthew Ebden is in the men’s doubles final.
- by Marnie Vinall, Roy Ward and Michael Fowler
Super Sabalenka: Star Belarusian’s sheer relief after back-to-back Australian Open titles
Aryna Sabalenka has become the first Australian Open women’s defending champion in more than a decade, the world No.2 overpowering China’s Zheng Qinwen with a clinical straight sets victory.
- by Scott Spits
‘Mentally I’m ready for whatever’: Sabalenka reaches her moment of truth against Zheng in title defence
Little more than 12 months ago, Aryna Sabalenka was officially the fifth-best women’s player in the world, a star of the game boasting awe-inspiring power, but one for which questions surrounded her consistency and composure.
- by Scott Spits