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Ben Simpson

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Men's tennis is dying - there's one man who must save the game

Roger Federer. Rafael Nadal. Novak Djokovic. These three names epitomise and signify dominance in men’s tennis.

Men's tennis is dying - there's one man who must save the game

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Djokovic ties Federer's run at world No.1

Novak Djokovic has equalled Roger Federer’s all-time record for most weeks as the world No.1 in men’s tennis, holding the top spot for the 310th week.

Mar

Djokovic ties Federer's run at world No.1

The bald guy

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The bald guy

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The GOAT: Who really is the greatest athlete of our generation?

Anyone born in the late seventies has been witness to some of the greatest sportspeople the planet has ever seen.

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Feb

The GOAT: Who really is the greatest athlete of our generation?

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Barty still No.1 as Osaka win streak ends

Darren Walton

Ash Barty an inspiration to all female athletes

Mar

Ash Barty an inspiration to all female athletes

Kristian Bouboukis new author

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Top five matches of the 2021 Australian Open

Feb

Top five matches of the 2021 Australian Open

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Australian Open 2021: The future is bright after a successful slam

Feb

Australian Open 2021: The future is bright after a successful slam

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Beating Novak Djokovic is not always the path to glory

Feb

Beating Novak Djokovic is not always the path to glory

Darren Walton

Osaka dreaming big ahead of Open final

Feb

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Daniil Medvedev outclasses Tsitsipas to reach Australian Open final

Feb

Daniil Medvedev outclasses Tsitsipas to reach Australian Open final

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2021 Australian Open: Men's final preview

Feb

2021 Australian Open: Men's final preview

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2021 Australian Open: Women's final preview

Feb

2021 Australian Open: Women's final preview

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Three old favourites and some fresh faces line up in Australian Open semi-finals

Feb

Three old favourites and some fresh faces line up in Australian Open semi-finals

Kaushik Lakshman

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Passing the baton: Tsitsipas conquers Nadal - the king of comebacks

Feb

Passing the baton: Tsitsipas conquers Nadal - the king of comebacks

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Men's and women's quarter-finals set at Melbourne Park

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Feb

Men's and women's quarter-finals set at Melbourne Park

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Benjamin Conkey

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Benjamin Conkey

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It's time for tennis to call timeout on medical breaks

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Feb

I agree with this. I have seen other players use the tactic against Djocovich to great success. When things started go…(more)

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Feb

It's time for tennis to call timeout on medical breaks

Benjamin Conkey

Editor

Benjamin Conkey

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It's time for tennis to call timeout on medical breaks

Have your say

Feb

I agree with this. I have seen other players use the tactic against Djocovich to great success. When things started go…(more)

Feb

Ben Pobjie

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Ben Pobjie

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Sick of it: Sport's greatest illnesses

Sport in 2020 has been, not to put too fine a point on it, weird.

Basketball

Aug

Ben Pobjie

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Sick of it: Sport's greatest illnesses

Basketball

Aug

Stuart Thomas

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Stuart Thomas

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The results are in! These are Roar readers’ bucket list sporting events

Last week, I challenged Roar readers to nominate the events that are on their sporting bucket lists.

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Apr

The results are in! These are Roar readers’ bucket list sporting events

Stuart Thomas

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The results are in! These are Roar readers’ bucket list sporting events

NFL

Apr

Stuart Thomas

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Stuart Thomas

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What events are on your sporting bucket list?

The currently silent and vacant sporting landscape has brought on much reflection. Many Australian competitions appear likely to go to ruin in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and concerns around what our sporting face will look like in a few months are genuine.

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2020

What events are on your sporting bucket list?

Stuart Thomas

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What events are on your sporting bucket list?

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2020

Stuart Thomas

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Stuart Thomas

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Australia’s ten most inspirational sporting moments

Narrowing down millions of amazing Australian sporting moments into a concise and tight top ten was a daunting task. In doing so, setting criteria was important.

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2020

Australia’s ten most inspirational sporting moments

Stuart Thomas

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Australia’s ten most inspirational sporting moments

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2020

Daniel Jeffrey

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Daniel Jeffrey

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Australian sport in doubt as government advises against large public gatherings - from Monday

Australia’s chief medical officer, Brendan Murphy, has advised Australia’s State and Federal governments to ban public gatherings of more than 500 people due to the coronavirus pandemic, leaving the immediate future of the country’s sporting competitions in grave doubt.

307

2020

Australian sport in doubt as government advises against large public gatherings - from Monday

Daniel Jeffrey

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Australian sport in doubt as government advises against large public gatherings - from Monday

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2020

Richard Mills

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Richard Mills

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One thing the Australian Open and other slams must be rid of

The Australian Open has come a long way, from top players not even bothering to turn up for it several decades ago to it jostling for the position of the best attended grand slam.

2020

One thing the Australian Open and other slams must be rid of

Richard Mills

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One thing the Australian Open and other slams must be rid of

2020

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Ash Barty shows why she is world number one

Ash Barty is world number one for a reason and her grace on the court in the second round earned her a spot in the third round.

Feb

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Another shock rocks the Open as women's defending champion Sofia Kenin crashes out

A major hurdle in Ashleigh Barty’s path to the Australian Open final has been removed from her path after Sofia Kenin suffered the earliest defeat by a women’s defending champion in nearly two decades.

Feb

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Brutal Barty makes a statement as another former champion departs: Day 2 at the Open

Feb

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Big names off to a flying start at Australian Open, but a former champ crashes out

Feb

Paul Dao

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A preview of the men’s draw at the 2021 Australian Open

Feb

Nelson Sing

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Preview and predictions for the 2021 Australian Open

Feb

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2021 Australian Open: Draw breakdown, analysis and predictions

The men’s and women’s singles draws for the 2021 Australian Open are now known, and as you can always expect at this time of year, there will be some cracking matches to watch over the next fortnight.

Feb

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2021 Australian Open: Preview

In the normal world, the 2021 Australian Open would’ve been run and done, and our champions would’ve been toasted with a media shoot by the Yarra River.

Feb

Stephen Shortis

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Australian Open: The 32 qualifiers (Part 2)

Jan

Stephen Shortis

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Australian Open: The 32 qualifiers (Part 1)

Jan

Sam James

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Australian Open: Jones breaks ground

Jan

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Classic Australian Open moments: Part 2

Absolutely typical Ash Barty. Modest, realistic and accurate. She’s a terrific player (and a great role model) and she…(more)

Jan

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Dazzling Ash Barty powers to Miami Open crown

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Energizer Extra Time: The champion tennis player James Magnussen met late at night

Jul

Energizer Extra Time: The champion tennis player James Magnussen met late at night

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Are tennis serves like this brilliant or disgraceful?

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Are tennis serves like this brilliant or disgraceful?

2017

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Tennis players distracted by people making love

There’s not usually much coverage of the Challenger Tennis tour, but this match has gone viral due to a very unusual event. Players Frances Tiafoe and Mitchell Krueger were distracted by some strange noises.