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Stosur cracks world top 10 players list

by Ben Horne - March 18th 2010 @ 1:14am (17 hours ago)

Samantha Stosur’s tennis transformation has hit a new high as she cracked the world top 10 and her coach says there’s better in store.
Stosur became only the second Australian woman in more than two decades to reach a coveted top 10 ranking after brushing aside defending champion Vera Zvonareva 6-2 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals [...]


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Loss of courts killing Australian tennis, says JA

by Darren Walton - March 8th 2010 @ 1:19am

Former world top-tenner John Alexander has pinpointed what many good judges believe is the real reason behind Australia’s dramatic decline from tennis superpower to Davis Cup minnow.
While several disgruntled greats led by Lleyton Hewitt and Pat Cash have condemned Tennis Australia for not retaining the services of esteemed coaches like Tony Roche and Darren Cahill, [...]

Australia scores Davis Cup whitewash

by Robert Grant - March 8th 2010 @ 1:13am

Australia is poised to regain a foothold in the Davis Cup World Group after a 5-0 whitewash of Taiwan in their Asia-Oceania playoff at Melbourne Park.
Teenager Bernard Tomic completed a flawless Cup debut on Sunday when he won his second singles match, defeating Hsin-Han Lee 6-7 (4-7) 6-0 6-3.
Earlier Peter Luczak beat Tsung-Hua Yang 6-3 [...]

Australia defeats Taiwan in Davis Cup tie

by Robert Grant - March 7th 2010 @ 6:11am

Australia’s hopes of regaining a Davis Cup World Group spot brightened with a comprehensive win over Taiwan and news that Lleyton Hewitt could return for the next tie.
Australia clinched their Asia Oceania tie at Melbourne Park 3-0, winning both singles on the opening day on Friday and the doubles on Saturday.
The match was wrapped up [...]

Past champions say Tennis Australia too controlling

by AAP - March 2nd 2010 @ 2:14am

Potential supporters of Paul McNamee in last year’s Tennis Australia presidency battle were allegedly told voting for him could jeopardise million dollar television rights, the ABC reports.
In the Four Corners program State of Play, Dean Williams, the president of Tennis West which represents 190 tennis clubs in Western Australia, claims he was approached by Tennis [...]

Federer hopes Woods returns to golf

by AP - February 23rd 2010 @ 2:35am

Roger Federer says the worst is over for his “good friend” Tiger Woods and hopes to see him back on the golf course. “Tiger is a good friend of mine,” Federer told the English language daily The Gulf News.
“What’s happened to him has been hard to watch over the last three months, right down to [...]

We’re so full of sport, we’ve become sick of it!

by The Crowd - February 10th 2010 @ 2:16am

I have my own theory on why the crowds stayed away from the ODI cricket match at the MCG the other night. And the nation’s new infatuation with Twenty20 bash and barge is only part of the story.
There is only so much the human body can take, not to mention our purse strings. Yes, Virginia, [...]

Stosur lifts Australia to Fed Cup victory over Spain

by Steve Larkin - February 8th 2010 @ 6:55am

Australia is on the cusp of returning to the pinnacle of women’s teams tennis after heroic feats from Samantha Stosur sealed a memorable Fed Cup triumph over Spain.
Stosur featured in all three of Australia’s victories against Spain in Adelaide as the host nation claimed the tie three-two on Sunday.
Stosur’s blemish-free achievements were the cornerstone of [...]

Australian Open to face challenge from China for Grand Slam

by Alan Nicolea - February 4th 2010 @ 2:30am

The 2010 Australian Open has again proved to be an enormous success attendance-wise, and it will need to continue to be if the first Grand Slam tournament on the tennis calendar is to remain Down Under.
China have recently showed interest in hosting the Grand Slam of the Asia Pacific, and it seems their bid will [...]

Face facts, women’s tennis is not competitive

by Animan - February 3rd 2010 @ 1:53am

Billie Jean King, the tennis legend, has played tennis all her life and fought for the course of women in the tennis world in between.
But there is a problem with that kind of extraordinary focus and obsession on a simple thing like chasing down a little green ball and returning it to sender. You [...]

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