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Rafa facing brutal Roland-Garros draw
Stan Sports tennis expert Wally Masur believes Rafael Nadal’s first-round Roland-Garros match-up against Alexander Zverev is “one of the worst he could possibly get”.
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Adam Walton learnt tennis at a racetrack. Now he’s at Roland-Garros
Australian Adam Walton broke into world tennis’ top 100 last week. His childhood introduction to tennis will take some beating.
- by Marc McGowan
BBC told to ‘hang heads in shame’ after signing Kyrgios for Wimbledon
A senior British MP and the co-founder of a women’s safety organisation have condemned the BBC’s plans to use the Australian in their coverage.
- by Simon Briggs and Tom Morgan
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A fairytale ending is unlikely for Rafael Nadal, Australian great predicts
Australian tennis great Todd Woodbridge believes retirement-bound legend Rafael Nadal is long odds to achieve a fairytale Roland-Garros farewell in the next fortnight.
- by Marc McGowan
‘Nausea, dizziness, blood’: Djokovic says bottle blow still affecting him after shock loss
The world No.1 was comfortably beaten in the third round of the Italian Open, two days after being struck on the head by a bottle that fell from a fan’s backpack.
- by Simon Briggs
Djoker wears helmet after bottle incident
Novak Djokovic wore a bike helmet on his return to the Italian Open after he was hit by a fan's aluminium water bottle while signing autographs a day earlier.
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Member group claims Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club spent $800,000 on wagyu beef
The money was allegedly spent on the expensive variety of meat in the same financial year in which the club reported a $2.4 million loss from its hospitality operations.
- by Carla Jaeger
Tennis bosses court Games organisers for more nets in Brisbane
With the Brisbane International regularly selling out, an expected 44 per cent more matches for the Olympics could be too much for the Queensland Tennis Centre.
- by Tony Moore
De Minaur becomes first Australian to defeat Nadal on clay
There were no post-match histrionics from de Minaur after the victory, fully aware he had toppled a diminished version of the clay-court king.
- by Marc McGowan
What’s next for Australia’s great hope after emphatic debut triumph?
Teenage sensation Taylah Preston was instantly reduced to tears after her brilliant Billie Jean King Cup debut, as she declared this was just the start for her.
- by Nick Wright
‘We all cried’: Australia overcome injury blow with huge Paris ramifications
Australia have overcome a heartbreaking setback on the eve of their Billie Jean King Cup tie, with the extent of a star’s injury woes revealed.
- by Nick Wright