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Aussie teen’s legal fight as huge US Open prize stripped

Rising Australian tennis star Maya Joint has forfeited the bulk of her $210,000 prize money for making the second round of the US Open in order to remain eligib

Doubles duo earn Australia opening Davis Cup win over France

Australia made a winning start in their quest to land a 29th Davis Cup, which is now into its third decade. Thanasi Kokkinakis set Lleyton Hewitt’s team on th

‘AO Schools Block Buster Tennis Challenge’ launched on Minecraft Education

The Australian Open today announced the launch of the AO Schools Block Buster Tennis Challenge, a collaboration with the Australian Esports League as part of it

Aussies get revenge Davis Cup campaign off to hot start

Australia scored a strong start to the 2024 Davis Cup with the team out to make amends for the past two years.The Aussies rolled France 2-1 to kick things off i

Djokovic early favourite in Australian Open 2025 betting | Betting Site

Novak Djokovic is the favourite to win the 2025 Australian Open at most tennis betting sites, despite the Serbian failing to win a Grand Slam in 2024. The

Emerson Jones rises to world No.1 in junior rankings

Rising star Emerson Jones becomes the first Australian junior girl to hold the world No.1 ranking in more than 25 years. Gold Coast

Zero to heroes: The events that sparked the revival of Australian tennis

Almost 16 years later, as Hewitt prepares to lead Australia into Davis Cup battle on Tuesday night (AEST) in Valencia as non-playing captain against France, the

‘We back ourselves against anyone’: Australia not fearing Davis Cup ‘group of death’

Lleyton Hewitt has backed his Australian team to come through the Davis Cup "group of death" despite the absence of their top gun.Beaten finalists the last two

Fitzgerald: “Purcell arguably the best first-courter in the world”

Former world No.1 doubles player and Davis Cup legend John Fitzgerald hails Max Purcell, Jordan Thompson, Matt Ebden and John Peers for their double

Aussie tennis celebrates as teen prodigy becomes new world No.1

Australian tennis is celebrating after teenage prodigy Emerson Jones became the country’s first junior girls world No.1 since 1998.The 16-year-old’s rise en

Australian Open 2024, golf news: Joaquin Niemann and Ashleigh Buhai to defend their titles

The breakthrough dual-gender concept being championed by the Australian Open could do wonders for women’s golf if replicated around the world, according to de

Australia opens Davis Cup campaign against France

Playing for the first time since the 2023 Davis Cup final, Australia begins its 2024 campaign in Valencia in the Davis Cup Finals Group Stage, openi