Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

Tennis

Clement goes into bat for marathoner Mahut

An outraged Arnaud Clement blasted the Wimbledon organisers for forcing a battered Nicolas Mahut to play doubles with him just three hours after the end of the world's longest-ever match.
June 26, 2010, 11:09 am
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Williams, Roddick stay on winning track

Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams, last year's runner-up, won in straight sets to reach the third round of the tennis championship today. Andy Roddick, beaten in the 2009 men's final, also advanced.
June 24, 2010, 8:07 am

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Groth joins the Aussie charge

Lleyton Hewitt has some Australian company in the third round at Wimbledon after Jarmila Groth continued her fine grand-slam form with a brilliant win over highly-rated American teenager Melanie Oudin.
June 24, 2010, 7:49 am

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Stosur beaten in French Open final

Sam Stosur has suffered a devastating loss in the French Open final, upset 6-4 7-6 (7-2) by an inspired Francesca Schiavone at Roland Garros.
June 5, 2010, 11:04 pm

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Stosur into French Open final

Sam Stosur stands on the brink of becoming Australia's first women's grand slam title holder in three decades after cruising through to Saturday's French Open final.
June 4, 2010, 6:03 am

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Stosur keeps climbing as French Open looms

Samantha Stosur has become Australia's highest-ranked women's player in a quarter of a century.
May 17, 2010, 2:41 pm

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Stosur handed tough draw in Madrid

Samantha Stosur has been dealt a tough draw for her return to the WTA Tour at this week's lucrative Madrid Open.
May 9, 2010, 4:09 pm
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Ball helps Aussies to Davis Cup clean sweep

Big-serving lefthander Carsten Ball has sealed a 5-0 clean sweep for Australia in their Davis Cup tie with Japan on clay in Brisbane.
May 9, 2010, 3:28 pm

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Ball bounces up to face Japanese

Big-serving Carsten Ball has surprisingly been given a singles nod ahead of Peter Luczak for Australia's Davis Cup clash with Japan in Brisbane starting on Friday.
May 6, 2010, 11:40 am

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Stosur surges to clay final in Charleston

Early signs are extremely promising as Samantha Stosur gears up for next month's French Open.
April 18, 2010, 12:29 pm
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Tennis hopeful serves it up in WA

A positive meeting with Tennis West officials has buoyed the hopes of Stephen Healy in his bid to become the next Tennis Australia president.
April 17, 2010, 11:03 am

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ABC turns off Hopman Cup

WA's premier tennis tournament, the Hopman Cup, is in limbo after the ABC confirmed it would not extend its free-to-air coverage of the event.
April 16, 2010, 3:00 pm

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Stosur beats Jankovic to reach Miami quarters

Australian tennis ace Samantha Stosur celebrated her 26th birthday with a first top-10 scalp of the year at the lucrative Miami Open.
March 30, 2010, 9:10 am

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I can win French Open, says Stosur

Slammin' Sam Stosur, the latest golden girl of Australian tennis, believes she has the game to win the French Open.
March 23, 2010, 1:03 pm

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Veteran Ljubicic wins Indian Wells title

Ivan Ljubicic beat American Andy Roddick 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/5) to win the Indian Wells men's title, the first elite Masters 1000 triumph of the Croatian veteran's career.
March 22, 2010, 7:51 am

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Sky's the limit for Sam, says coach

Samantha Stosur's tennis transformation has hit a new high as she cracks the world top 10 and her coach says there's better in store.
March 17, 2010, 10:11 am

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Molik through to face Zheng

Alicia Molik is continuing her charge up the WTA rankings, reaching the fourth round of the Indian Wells event.
March 15, 2010, 1:05 pm

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Australia caught short on facilities: Alexander

Former world top-10 player 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.
March 7, 2010, 2:04 pm

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Tomic delighted to receive call from Hewitt

Bernard Tomic insists everything is now "cool" in his relationship with Lleyton Hewitt after a belated exchange of phone calls between the two biggest names in Australian men's tennis.
February 27, 2010, 12:24 pm

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Tomic will fit in fine, says Davis Cup coach

Tennis Australia is confident teen star Bernard Tomic will slot into a team environment after he was named as the country's youngest ever Davis Cup player.
February 23, 2010, 1:00 pm

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